March 17 is the feast day of Ireland’s patron saint, the cleric Patrick (386–461).
St. Patrick’s Day might be one of the world’s most celebrated holidays, with city-sponsored festivities held in Japan, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Great Britain and the United States as well as the saint’s beloved Ireland. But perhaps in no other adopted nation is the Irish presence felt as keenly as in the United States, where an ethnic holiday has expanded to embrace all Americans.
In virtually every U.S. elementary school, public or private, classrooms are decorated with green; a failure to wear green to school on St. Patrick’s Day might be punished with a playful pinch. Stationery stores sell St. Patrick’s Day greeting cards, bakeries offer shamrock-shaped cookies sprinkled with green sugar, and local pubs serve green beer.
Read More: http://www.america.gov/st/peopleplace-english/2008/March/20060308150433abretnuh2.862811e-04.html
St. Patrick’s Day might be one of the world’s most celebrated holidays, with city-sponsored festivities held in Japan, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Great Britain and the United States as well as the saint’s beloved Ireland. But perhaps in no other adopted nation is the Irish presence felt as keenly as in the United States, where an ethnic holiday has expanded to embrace all Americans.
In virtually every U.S. elementary school, public or private, classrooms are decorated with green; a failure to wear green to school on St. Patrick’s Day might be punished with a playful pinch. Stationery stores sell St. Patrick’s Day greeting cards, bakeries offer shamrock-shaped cookies sprinkled with green sugar, and local pubs serve green beer.
Read More: http://www.america.gov/st/peopleplace-english/2008/March/20060308150433abretnuh2.862811e-04.html
English Speaking Club
Introductions
- Today is St. Patrick's Day ... what do you know about this hoilday? How is it celebrated in the world?
- For you, what is the best part of American culture, and what is the worst part?
Discussion topic: POLITENESS
1. What are some situations when it is important to be polite?
2. Can you think of any times in our society when people are often impolite with one another? Why is it this way? How can we change it?
3. In order to be a successful person, is more useful to be aggressive or polite? Can a person be both aggressive or polite?
4. Do yuo think that people in Ukrainian society respect strangers? Is it important to show respect to people you don't know? How can this be done?
Group Task
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