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St. Patrick reading / listening
Saint Patrick's Day. 17th March
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| Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, is an __________ celebration of the patron saint of Ireland. It is a national holiday in Ireland, and millions of Irish people all over the __________ where there are Irish communities celebrate. Celebrations are __________ on all things Irish and the colour green. City authorities in Chicago even __________ the city’s river green for this day. Many people wear green clothes, eat Irish food and drink the Irish drink Guinness, which many bars also __________ and dye green. There are also traditional St Patrick’s Day parades. The one in Dublin is __________ over five days and attracts half a million people. The New York parade is the __________, with two million spectators. Many people with no Irish connections celebrate and __________ themselves Irish for a day. |
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| Saint Patrick was a Christian missionary. Some __________ say he was born in England, while others __________ he was Italian. Most agree he lived in the fifth __________. When he was sixteen, he was captured and taken as a slave to Ireland. He lived as a slave for six years before __________. He joined the church to __________ as a priest and became a missionary in the north and west of Ireland. Legend has it that Patrick drove all the __________ out of Ireland. There are many other legends about Patrick that have cemented him as a key part of Irish culture. March 17 is believed to be the __________ of his death. Unlike other saints, Patrick was never canonised by a Pope, although most Christian churches __________ him as a “Saint in Heaven”. |
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MORE ACTIVITIES ON ST. PATRICK'S DAY
http://www.5minuteenglish.com/mar17.htm
https://www.myenglishpages.com/site_php_files/reading-saint-patrick-day.php
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