37169 kiss me im irish

Colegio Laico Angol Idioma Extranjero Inglés 8° año Básico Profesor: Macarena Arévalo Alarcón UNIT 4: Cultural elements Part Reading Lesson Kiss me I’m Irish Name: Grade: _ Date: _ Warm up: Let’s start This is a reading lesson, so that we are going to learn vocabulary and practice your reading skills Pay attention to the instructions given by your teacher Objectives: • To read a text related to Irish folk • To know the use of sequence in a text using connectors • To respect other culture Let’s have fun learning English! Before reading activities: I Let’s answer the following questions: Do you like other countries’ mythology? _ What famous legends you know? Irish Folk Irish folktales and Celtic tales were put down in writing mainly in the 1800s They are oral fictional tales of the Irish-speaking districts, originally told in various dialects These stories talk about semidivine, dwarfish beings and persons they met, and other incidents Some of these beings have their roots in Celtic mythology The Celts were a group of tribal societies in ancient Europe who spoke Celtic languages and had similar culture Present day Celts live in Scotland, Ireland, Wales and small parts of France and England Northern Ireland is sometimes called ULSTER and it consists of six counties: Antrim, Down, Armagh, Tyrone, Fermanagh and Londonderry Belfast is the capital city The island is surrounded by sea Five of the mentioned six counties meet at Lough Neagh, a vast lake that is formed by volcanic lava The Celts were one of the biggest nomad people in Europe, that is why lots of European countries share similar cultural elements Celtic symbols Giant’s Causeway is the eighth wonder of the world It consists of about 40,000 regular hexagonal-shaped mass basalt columns, packed closely together at different heights Some clusters of columns make distinctive shapes which have been given appropriate names such as Giant’s Organ, the Punchbowl and the Wishing Chair According to the legend this was the Giants’ work and in particular, the work of the giant called Finn McCool He was very strong and one time when he fought with a Scottish giant, he picked up a huge piece of earth and threw it at him Then the earth fell into the sea and became the Isle of Man As a result, the hole filled with water and called Lough Neagh Giant’s Causeway Another legend is connected to this wonder it is said to be the end of a road, because Finn fell in love with a lady giant who lived in the Scottish Hebrides at Staffa, that is why he began to build this wide causeway to bring her across to Ulster Don’t think that Halloween is just for kids ! More than thirty per cent of adults wear People decorate their houses for Halloween parties, costumes for Halloween They go to Halloween balls or parties where a jury gives prizes and they prepare food like pumpkin pies and toffee for the best costumes In New York, Greenwich Village Halloween parade is the largest and apples They dress up, which makes a spooky most festive Halloween party in the world atmosphere Scary costumes like witches, skeletons, Halloween may not be a national holiday in the USA, but it is certainly a national vampires and ghosts are the most popular Kids trick or treating ! Adults partying ! celebration ! Antrim, there are nine glenns or valleys which form a lovely and romantic area of rivers, waterfalls, wild flowers and birds People who lived there are great storytellers Storytelling was always part of Irish life The Irish said to be superstitious people Stories were told in oral form about gods, fairies, warfare and romance by the side of fire and so many of folk tales survived Some fairies are the following: Leprechaun, Banshee, Love Fairy, Mermaids, Pooka, Selkies, Fairies and Tuatha De Dannan Antrim panoramic view People often go to, pubs to meet and drink with their friends or families, they serve a range of alcoholic and soft drinks The most traditional drink is beer It has got three types: British beer or ale is brewed and should not be drink cold; bitters are also popular and have a strong taste; lager beer is cold and more gassy than ale In a bar you can have a round or a drink for each person in a group Pubs are important in social life with their own character and atmosphere Some of them serves pub meals (sausages, chips) or international dishes An interesting habit exists the following when it is closing time comes, the barman or barmaid rings a bell and calls out ”Last orders!” to give them time for ordering one more drink After it the bar person calls ”Time!” Customers have ten minutes for finishing their drinks and must leave Irish beer While reading activities: Irish Facts: True or False? _Irish tales are always true _The Celts contributed to the Irish culture and folklore _ULSTER is another name to Northern Ireland _The Giant’s Causeway can be called the eighth wonder of the world _Antrim is a horrible place in Ireland _ Fairies and mermaids are part of the Irish folklore _Irish people don’t like beer What did I learn about Ireland? _ _ _ _ _