Číslo šablony: III/2 VY_32_INOVACE_P1_2.2 Tematická oblast: Festivals and Celebrations

ST. PATRICK´S DAY Typ: DUM - kombinovaný

Předmět: AJ Ročník: 4. r . (6leté), 2. r. (4leté)

Zpracováno v rámci projektu

EU peníze školám CZ.1.07/1.5.00/34.0296

Zpracovatel:

Mgr. Petra BrukováGymnázium, Třinec, příspěvková organizace

Datum vytvoření: březen 2012

Metodický list DUM seznamuje studenty se základními informacemi

o svátku Den sv. Patrika formou prezentace . DUM procvičuje získané vědomosti pomocí cvičení

v závěru prezentace. Součástí DUM je i řešení cvičení. Snímky se mohou využít k souvislému vypravování. Některé obrázky slouží k popisu a zdůvodnění jejich souvislosti se státním svátkem.

Inovativnost materiálu spočívá ve využití ICT techniky. Klíčová slova: St. Patrick´s Day, shamrock, leprechaun, Blarney Stone.

ST. PATRICK´S DAY

1) St. Patrick´s Day in Ireland• It is a religious holiday.• Everything is closed

except pubs and restaurants. 2)

• People go to mass.• They watch the annual St.

Patrick´s Day parade.• They drink green beer, eat

potatoes prepared in various ways. 3)

• People wear shamrocks on their jackets or caps.

• They also wear green, white or orange badges.

• Girls and boys wear green in their hair. 4)

St. Patrick´s Day in the USA• The Irish immigrants started

celebrations in 1737.• The biggest parade is in NY,

one million of people watch it every year.

• Many people, not only the Irish, wear green clothing.

• Chicago dyes its river green.• Savannah dyes its fountains

green. 5)

• People have dinner parties serving all green foods.

Saint Patrick• He is the patron saint of Ireland.• He was born in 4th century AD.• He was kidnapped by pirates as a child.• He was sold into slavery in Ireland.• He was imprisoned for 6 years.• He “saw“ God in prison.• Later he escaped to France.• He became a bishop there.

• He was sent by the Pope to Ireland.• He converted the Irish to Christianity.• He travelled throughout Ireland for 20 years.• He established monasteries, schools and

churches.• Now there is a legend about St. Patrick. He had

put the curse of God on snakes in Ireland and he drove all the snakes out.

Symbols

Shamrock• It is a three-leaved clover.• It is native to Ireland.• The legend says St. Patrick used the shamrock

to illustrate the doctrine of the Trinity.• It symbolizes The Father, The Son, and The Holy

Spirit. • The Irish consider shamrocks a good-luck

symbols.

Leprechaun

• It comes from an old Irish word “luchorpan“.• It means “little body“.• It is an Irish fairy.• It looks like an old man.• He is dressed like a shoemaker.• They are unfriendly, live alone, make shoes.• Each one has a pot of gold.• You can find a leprechaun by the sound of his hammer.• If you catch him, he might tell you where the gold is.

The Blarney Stone• It is a stone set in the wall of

the Blarney Castle.• People kiss the stone to have

the gift of blarney.• One legend says that a 6)

woman cast a spell on the stone.

• She wanted to reward a king who had saved her life.

• After kissing it king could speak sweetly and convincingly. 7)

• It´s very difficult to reach the stone.

QUIZ1. St. Patrick´s Day is celebrated to

commemoratea) St. Patrick´s birth.b) St. Patrick´s death.c) the day when St. Patrick drove snakes

out of Ireland.

2. St. Patrick died ona) March 17, 461 BC.b) March 17, 461 AD.c) March 17, 361 AD.

3. St. Patrick was born ina) France.b) Ireland.c) Britain.

4. The colour which is not associated with St. Patrick´s Day is

a) purple.b) orange.c) green.

5. The shamrock meansa) coming of spring.b) bad luck.c) the number “three“.

6. A leprechaun isa) a goblin.b) a fairy.c) a giant.

7. The typical meal for St. Patrick´s Day is

a) pizza.b) potatoes.c) fish and chips.

8. Blarney Stone comes froma) castle.b) mansion.c) cave.

9. St. Patrick´s Day was celebrated in the USA for the first time in

a) 1787.b) 1737.c) 1776.

10.The city which has the green river on St. Patrick´s Day is

a) NY.b) Washington, DC.c) Chicago.

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Zdroje

1. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/BakedPotatoWithButter.jpg/220px-BakedPotatoWithButter.jpg 2.

2. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Green_Beer.jpg/220px-Green_Beer.jpg3. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Happy_Saint_Patrick%27s_Day_2010%2C_Dubli

n%2C_Ireland%2C_Accordion_Violin.jpg/220px-Happy_Saint_Patrick%27s_Day_2010%2C_Dublin%2C_Ireland%2C_Accordion_Violin.jpg

4. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/St_Patricks_Day_Parade_Montreal.jpg/220px-St_Patricks_Day_Parade_Montreal.jpg

5. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Chicago_River_dyed_green%2C_focus_on_river.jpg/150px-Chicago_River_dyed_green%2C_focus_on_river.jpg

6. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Blarney_Stone_from_below.jpg/220px-Blarney_Stone_from_below.jpg

7. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/35/Kiss_the_Blarney_Stone.jpg/220px-Kiss_the_Blarney_Stone.jpg

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