Students learn about the history of St Patrick’s Day and complete an open/cloze reading task similar to B2 Cambridge Use of English Activity 2 with focus on prepositions. Students practice practice using common verbs and adjectives with prepositions in phrases.
St Patrick’s Day Reading
Overview
Seasonal
Level
Upper-Intermediate: B2Advanced: C1
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3 student pagesTeaching notes
Teaching time 120 mins
Language functions Comprehending text
Language forms Prepositions
Activities
DiscussionGap fillQuestions and answersSentence completionWriting
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