Saint Patrick's Day: Video-based activities

Watch the video and choose the best answer: (00:00 to 1:50)

1. Ireland is also called:
a. the Diamond Isle b. the Emerald Isle c. The Ruby Isle

2. The story of Saint Patrick’s Day goes back
a. to the 3d century b. to the 4th century c. to the 5th century

3. A 16- year old boy was kidnapped in Britain by Irish marauders and was kept as a shepherd-slave in Ireland for:
a. six years b. ten years c. seven years

4. What encouraged him to escape?
a. another slave b. a vision c. God

5. How many visions did he have? a. 2 b. 3 c.4

6. His mission was to help
a. British people b. French people c. Irish people

7. He became a a. a druid b. a teacher c. a priest

8. St Patrick is said to have eliminated what from Ireland:
a. snails b. flies c. snakes

9. These animals can be seen as a symbol of a. Satan b. paganism

10. Another symbol associated to Ireland is
a. the shamrock b. beer c. the tree

11. Saint Patrick’s Day is March 17th because:
a. it’s the day he was born b. the day he escaped
c. the day he died

Answer the questions: (1:50 to end)

1. What do Catholics do during Lent?
2. Where in America was St Patrick’s Day first celebrated?
3. When did people start celebrating it in New York City?
4. Today, what parade is the most famous?
5. What countries did Irish immigrants flee to during the Potato Famine?
6. What clothes do people in America wear on St Patrick’s Day?
7. What politician of Irish origin appears in the video?
8. What was the traditional Irish meal?

DIDO- Grafton Street

This is a great song (one of my favourite) by Dido, a British singer-songwriter of an Irish father. She wrote this song after her father's death some years ago. Grafton St. is one of the most popular and crowded of Dublin's streets.

No more trips to Grafton Street,
No more goin' there,
To see you lying still,
While we all come and go.

No more watching sunsets,
It seems like summer's holding on.
And no more standing quietly at your window.

No more driving down your road,
Wond'ring when you'll be home.
And no more peace when they all leave
And leave us two alone.

And time we always lose is finally found here with you.
My love, I know we're losing but I will stand here by you.

No more calling friends from the car saying "I don't know when,
I'll be there but I'll do my best to come."
No more letting you warm my hands,
No more trying to take it in.
And no more saying "goodbye for the last time again"
And no more saying "goodbye for the last time again"

And time we always lose is finally found here with you.
My love, I know you're leaving but I will stand here by you.

No more trips to Grafton Street,
No more goin' there,
No more sitting up all night,
Waiting for any word.

Nothing's left that's safe here now,
Nothing will bring you home
Nothing can bring us the peace
We had in Grafton Street

"One" by U2

Listening activities: "One" by U2

"MOLLY MALONE"

"Molly Malone" (also known as "Cockles and Mussels" or "In Dublin's Fair City") is a popular song, set in Dublin, Ireland, which has become the unofficial anthem of Dublin City.