An ISLAND (une ξle) divided into 2 COUNTRIES (2 pays) : - NORTHERN IRELAND : part of the U .. K (>head of state = Queen EII) - REPUBLIC OF IRELAND : independent Republic (> head of state = President)
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1)
You order a Colcannon
and an Irish
stew for you and your family.
What are
the two main ingredients of the Colcannon ?
___________________ and kale (=___________).
Explain the
tradition.__________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
What are
the main ingredients of the Irish stew ?
___________________________________________________________________________
Which one
would you prefer ?
__________________________________________________
2)
Now, you order a drink.
What is the
most famous Irish beer ? ___________________
What colour
is it ? _______________________
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There are no snakes in Ireland, which is surprising because there are a lot of snakes in Great Britain. But the Irish have an explanation. What they say is that St Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland , drove the snakes out of the country in the fifth century.
A lot of Irish legends mention St Patrick; but they don't know many facts about him, except what he tells us in a book he wrote in latin about his life. He says he was born in England around 389 AD. When he was 16, he was kidnapped by bandits and taken to Ireland as a slave. He escaped but came back to convert the Irish to christianity.
Today St Patrick is still very important in Ireland. So is his emblem, the shamrock. It has three leaves, which is why Patrick chose it, to represent the Holy Trinity; everybody recognizes it as the emblem of Ireland. And St Patrick's Day , the 17th of March, is a very special day. It is a holiday in Ireland.
Green is St Patrick's colour, so on Saint Patrick's Day, the Irish like wearing green clothes, eating green food and sending each other green greeting cards. They also organize parades through the streets, with big bands- and not only in Ireland.
After the Great Potato Famine in the 1840s, millions of Irish people emigrated to England, America or Europe, and their descendants are fond of remembering their Irish roots. Irish Americans love St Patrick's Day; every year, more than 150,000 of them march towards St Patrick's Cathedral in New York. There are celebrations in lots of English towns and even in France. So don't miss the fun on the 17th of March!
Answer the questions 1. Date of birth 2. Place of birth 3. What animals disappear of Ireland thanks to Patrick? 4. What happened in 405AD? 5. What did he do for the Irish people? 6. Draw St Patrick's emblem. 7. St Patrick's day is ... 8. St Patrick's colour is ... (Give examples) 9. Where and how is it celebrated? 10. Why not only in Ireland?
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Answer the questions : What happened ?
II. Explain in French the
following references :
III. Match the sentence wih
each paragraph of the song :
1. « They » l.2
€
English soldiers €
Irish soldiers €
English civilians
2. « The kids » l.6
€Irish children
€ English children€ the 13 martyrs
3. « You » l.11
€protestants
€ catholics
€English
4.
« our » l.15 €protestants € catholics
€
English
