IRISH BELIEFS & SUPERSTITIONS

IRISH BELIEFS & SUPERSTITIONS

Unit 8: GOOD LUCK, BAD LUCK

Topic: IRISH BELIEFS AND SUPERSTITIONS

Learning Standard

• Reading 3.1.2 Understand specific details and information in simple longer texts on a range of familiar topics 

• Reading 3.1.1 Understand the main points in simple longer texts on a range of familiar topics 

Learning objective:

• read about Irish beliefs and superstitions

• compare superstitions in their country with superstitions in Ireland

Success criteria

• read and understand the Irish beliefs and superstitions

• answer all questions related to the topic

click next to read the text (read and listen)

skim and scan for specific information

Multiple Choice

You will get "the gift of the gab" if you kiss ____________.

• The Blarney stone

• The walls

• Rainbow

• Stone circles

Multiple Choice

__________ can do magic and bring people good or bad luck.

• Leprechauns

• Rings of stone

• pot of gold

• fairies

Multiple Choice

What happens if you destroy one of the rings of stone?

• wishing a good life

• you'll have an accident for another 7 years

• have an accident before the end of the year

• getting rich

Multiple Choice

The text is about

• local belief

• Irish belief

• Britain belief

• Will

Open Ended

In my country we don't believe in fairies, but some people believe in __________ because......

Fill in the blanks and state your reason.

Multiple Choice

When did nearly everyone in Ireland believe in fairies?

• Nowadays

• In the past

• Last year

• Present day

Multiple Choice

The Celts lived _________

• Italy

• Malaysia

• Only in Ireland

• All over Britain

Multiple Choice

Some Irish believes that fairies are ________.

• bad spirit

• Good and bad

• Good and bat

• Usually good

Multiple Choice

Some Irish _________ think it's dangerous to destroy the stone circles.

• pupils

• people

• Archaeologists

• fairies

Multiple Choice

Leprechauns can show people where to find_________.

• stone

• money

• rainbow

• flower

Multiple Choice

Irish people have a talent for __________.

• become popular

• good listener

• speaking

• kissing

Multiple Choice

What happens if you destroy one of the rings of stone?

• wishing a good life

• you'll have an accident for another 7 years

• have an accident before the end of the year

• getting rich