SAINT PATRICK`S DAY

SAINT PATRICK’S DAY
Saint Patrick’s real name was Succat . He was born in Britain in
387AD, but his grandmother was French.
First, Irish pirates kidnapped him when he was 16 years old.
After, the Irish pirates sold Succat as a slave so he was a
prisoner and worked for pirates. He lived in a cage for years. In
411, Succat escaped from the pirates and decided to go to
France because he wanted to be a priest. In 432, Succat
decided to come back to Ireland and he started to evangelize
Ireland. Succat started to teach people and to build churches.
At Cashel, Succat explained the Holy Trinity (the 3 elements of
Christianity : Father-Son-Holy Spirit ) with a small green plant
because this plant has three leaves. It is called the shamrock
and it is the symbol of Ireland. Then, the legend says Saint Patrick destroyed all the snakes or reptiles in
Ireland. Finally, he died in Downpatrick, Ireland on March 17th in 461.
Saint Patrick’s Day is celebrated in Ireland and in the United-States. Many American people have
ancestors in Ireland because their great-grand fathers immigrated to America a long time ago ! Ireland is
also called « The Emerald Isle » so on St Patrick’s Day everybody wears green.
Niveau A1 : Savoir lire un message informatif assez simple et comprendre des textes très courts et
très simples, phrase par phrase, en relevant des noms. Pouvoir se faire une idée du contenu du texte.
1. Who was Succat ?
St Patrick’s best friend
his father
Saint Patrick
2. What was his nationality ?
3. His origins ?
Niveau A2 : Savoir identifier des informations précises et des informations particulièrement
prévisibles contenues dans un texte simple.
4. What Saint Patrick’s religion ?
Protestant
Celtic
5. What does the shamrock symbolize ?
Ireland’s history
St Patrick
Catholic
the Holy Trinity
6. Why is Saint Patrick celebrated on the 17th of March ?
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7. Where is Saint Patrick celebrated ?
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8. Why ?
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Saint Patrick’s
biography
9. a) Read your text again and fill in this time-chart.
Saint Patrick / Succat
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387A
When he was 16,
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403A
Succat ..………………
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411A
- He ………………………..
for pirates.
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for years .
9. b) With the help of your time-chart, recap
St Patrick’s life.
He decided to
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432A
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because
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on …….………….
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461A
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with a shamrock.
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