A Lucky Day!

St. Patrick’s Day gives us a wonderful occasion to talk about luck. You could have a lesson on vocabulary, a lesson about superstitions (great for real and unreal conditionals), or a class discussion about cultural traditions. For more ideas, see an older post published in honor this March holiday. In an upcoming video lesson in my Language…

Finding Four-leaf Clovers: Practice with compound modifiers

St. Patrick’s Day is around the corner. Although it’s one of the smaller holidays on our calendar, it still represents a chance to talk about culture and tradition. My Spring Playlist on YouTube highlights an old video I made in honor of March 17. I’ve shared some teaching ideas in the past connected to St….

St. Patrick’s Day: Teaching Ideas

This posting answers the request of a viewer for ideas related to the upcoming St. Patrick’s Day holiday. Have your students watched my video on St. Patrick’s Day? You can watch the opening talk together and then pose comprehension questions. For example: 1. Who celebrates St. Patrick’s Day in the U.S.? 2. When is it…