Ireland: a land of creatures and legends
Objectives
- Objectif grammatical: le prétérit simple
- Objectifs lexicaux: la description physique, les légendes, les monstres et l'horreur, les paysages
- Objectifs culturels: découverte de l'Irlande, ses traditions, légendes et créatures légendaires.
Tâche finale: expression écrite - création de la carte d'identité d'un monstre légendaire inventé ( son dessin, la description de son apparence et sa légende racontée au prétérit ).
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1. Use Ireland's map to answer the questions:
II. Now, watch the video and answer the questions:
IV. Find the right name for each picture:
Landscapes + geography
Animals
Ireland
People
Symbols + traditions
Adjectives
Let's learn about Ireland!
Listen to Eileen and fill up the gaps.
Let's learn about Ireland!
I come from ___________________ . It's a small country in the ____________ of Europe. It's just next to the _____________ _______________ . The Irish flag has three colours: _____________ , _________________ and ___________ . You often see the Irish flag above important buildings like the _________________ building, or the _____________ _______________. One of the most important symbols of Ireland is the __________________ . The shamrock is a small ___________ plant with ____________ leaves, so the shamrock looks like a four-leafed clover, but it only has three leaves, and they look like three ______________ joined together. In Ireland, the ________________________ is very beautiful. We have lots of ________________, mountains, beaches, and ________________ along the west coast, especially. Some of these cliffs are among the highest in Europe. All around Ireland you can see lots of _________________. We have a very long history in Ireland and there are many castles all over. Sometimes people still live in these castles. Sometimes, they are only for ____________ to visit.
Watch these two videos about Irish mythical creatures:
Read the text about mythical creatures and legends of Ireland:
Complete the tab with information on the monsters:
Let's recap!
Let's recap!
Let's recap!
Let's recap!
Vocabulary challenge!
==> Use as many words as possible to invent a new legendary monster, and write its description!