St Patrick’s Day with Irish Songs and Fun Texts

What’s the criac, lads? St Patrick’s Day is coming soon and we must get ready to bring the Irish spirit to our classroom. For these lessons, I choose a fantastic song from Celtic Woman called Tír na nÓg. Didn’t get the name of the song? Fear not! It is in Gaelic, the old language still spoken in Ireland by the elderly. All the worksheets include a song activity and a text.

The lessons are organized in: lead-in > reading for gist > reading for detail > follow-up.

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A1 Handout Answer Key

1. pot of gold | shamrock | beer | Irish flag | horse shoe | hat | balloons | rainbow | leprechaun

2. ( ) ( X ) ( )

3. a. On March 17th. | b. Ireland. | c. He used a shamrock. | d. Shamrocks, leprechauns, rainbows, horse shoes and a pot of gold. | e. They wear green clothes. | f. They drink green beer and go to parades on the street.

4. Personal answers.

5. come / dark / mine / break / kiss / home / knew / reaches / true / around / safe / time / forgot / stay / heart

A1+ Handout Answer Key

1. come / dark / mine / break / kiss / home / knew / reaches / true / around / safe / time / forgot / stay / heart

2. was born / shamrock

3. ( X ) ( ) ( X ) ( X )

4. a. In Britain around 385AD. | b. From Rome. | c. A shamrock. | d. Driving the serpents out of Ireland. | e. Wear green, eat green food and drink green beer. | f. There is a parade in Dublin and in Chicago, the river is dyed green for a few hours.

5. Personal answers.

A2 Handout Answer Key

1. come / dark / mine / break / kiss / home / knew / reaches / true / around / safe / time / forgot / stay / heart

2. dress up / pool table / NYC / avoid / rules / keep in mind / overwhelming

3. Personal answers

4. T / F / F / T / F / T / T

5. Personal answers

A2+ Handout Answer Key

1. come / dark / mine / break / kiss / home / knew / reaches / true / around / safe / time / forgot / stay / heart

2. feast / pagan / mass / slave / known for / priesthood / kidnapped

3. Personal answers

4. T / T / F / F / F / T

5. Personal Answers

B1 Handout Answer Key

1. worlds / guide / mine / stay / heart / ancient / clear / eternal / away / dawn / fairytale / sacred / safe / sound / path / come / heart / pain

2. maze / shamrock / subdued / otherwise / raucous / debauchery

3. Personal answers

4. F / T / F / T / T / T / T.

B2 Handout Answer Key

1. worlds / guide / mine / stay / heart / ancient / clear / eternal / away / dawn / fairytale / sacred / safe / sound / path / come / heart / pain

2. hue / stretch / skiffs / take place / thaw / dye / around the corner

3. Personal answers

4. F / T / T / T / F / T / T

5. Personal answers

See you soon!