– my crazy St. Patrick’s Day in Southeast Asia
Last year, I celebrated St. Patrick’s Day in Southeast Asia. We celebrated it on March 17. It was a new and fun experience for me.
St. Patrick’s Day came from Ireland. It was about Saint Patrick. He lived a long time ago. He helped people and taught them about religion. People liked him very much. After he died, people celebrated his life every year on March 17.
I was in Bangkok at that time. The weather was very hot, but the city was busy and exciting. Many people went outside in the evening. Some bars and restaurants played Irish music and had special drinks.
I went out with my friends. We wore green shirts and hats. We walked in the street and saw many happy people. There was a small parade. People danced and smiled. Some people took photos together.
We sat in a small restaurant and ate food. We listened to music and talked. I felt relaxed and happy. It was interesting to celebrate this Irish holiday far from Ireland.
That day was special. I learned new things and enjoyed time with my friends. It was a great memory for me.
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Exercise 1
Listen to the story, then find out if a statement is true or false:
- St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17.
- The author was in Bangkok during the holiday.
- People wear green clothes on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Saint Patrick taught people a long time ago.
- The author ate food with friends.
- Saint Patrick is a famous singer.
- The holiday is only celebrated in Ireland.
- People danced and smiled during the parade.
- The author felt relaxed and happy that day.
- Bars and restaurants played Irish music.
- The author wore a red shirt.
- People remembered Saint Patrick after he died.
- The city was busy and exciting.
- The author went swimming during the holiday.
- Friends took photos together.
- The holiday is about having fun and learning history.
- The parade was very big and long.
- The author learned new things and enjoyed time with friends.
- Saint Patrick helped people and taught religion.
- The author stayed home alone during the holiday.
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Exercise 2
a) or b)?
- Was he in (a) Southeast Asia or (b) East Asia?
- Did he celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on (a) March 17 or (b) March 1?
- Did he go to (a) Dublin or (b) Bangkok?
- Did he wear (a) red clothes or (b) green clothes?
- Did he eat food with (a) alone or (b) friends?
- Was the parade (a) very big or (b) small?
- Did people (a) dance and smile or (b) sit quietly?
- Did bars and restaurants play (a) Irish music or (b) Chinese music?
- Did he (a) go swimming or (b) see the parade?
- Was Saint Patrick a (a) singer or (b) religious teacher?
- Did Saint Patrick teach people (a) a long time ago or (b) yesterday?
- Is St. Patrick’s Day celebrated (a) only in Ireland or (b) in many countries?
- Did he feel (a) relaxed and happy or (b) tired and sad?
- Did he take photos with (a) friends or (b) strangers?
- Did people remember Saint Patrick (a) after he died or (b) before he died?
- Is St. Patrick’s Day about (a) fun and history or (b) only studying?
- Was the city (a) busy and exciting or (b) quiet and boring?
- Did he (a) learn new things and enjoy time with friends or (b) stay at home?
- Did Saint Patrick (a) play games or (b) help people and teach religion?
- Did he (a) stay home alone or (b) go out with friends?
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Exercise 3
multiple choice, one answer correct
- Where did he celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?
(a) Southeast Asia
(b) East Asia
(c) South America - What day is St. Patrick’s Day?
(a) March 17
(b) March 1
(c) April 17 - Which city did he visit?
(a) Dublin
(b) Bangkok
(c) Hanoi - What color clothes did he wear?
(a) Red
(b) Blue
(c) Green - Who did he eat with?
(a) Alone
(b) Friends
(c) Family - How was the parade?
(a) Very big
(b) Long
(c) Small - What did people do in the parade?
(a) Dance and smile
(b) Sit quietly
(c) Stand in line - What music did bars and restaurants play?
(a) Irish
(b) Chinese
(c) Thai - Did he go swimming or see the parade?
(a) Go swimming
(b) Take a nap
(c) Watch the parade - Who was Saint Patrick?
(a) Singer
(b) Teacher
(c) Dancer - When did Saint Patrick teach people?
(a) A long time ago
(b) Last week
(c) Yesterday - Where is St. Patrick’s Day celebrated?
(a) Only in Ireland
(b) In many countries
(c) Only in Asia - How did he feel that day?
(a) Relaxed and happy
(b) Angry and tired
(c) Sad and worried - Who did he take photos with?
(a) Friends
(b) Strangers
(c) Family - When did people remember Saint Patrick?
(a) Before he died
(b) During the parade
(c) After he died - What is St. Patrick’s Day about?
(a) Only studying
(b) Work and homework
(c) Fun and history - How was the city?
(a) Quiet and boring
(b) Dark and empty
(c) Busy and exciting - What did he do with friends?
(a) Stay at home
(b) Go out and enjoy
(c) Watch TV
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✅ Green = regular verbs
🟧 Orange = irregular verbs
| Infinitive | Past Tense | A1 Definition (A1) |
|---|---|---|
| celebrate ✅ | celebrated ✅ | to do something happy for a special day |
| be 🟧 | was / were 🟧 | to exist or to have a state |
| come 🟧 | came 🟧 | to go to a place |
| live ✅ | lived ✅ | to have life in a place or be alive |
| help ✅ | helped ✅ | to do something good for someone |
| teach 🟧 | taught 🟧 | to help someone learn something |
| like ✅ | liked ✅ | to feel happy or enjoy something |
| die ✅ | died ✅ | to stop living |
| remember ✅ | remembered ✅ | to keep something in your mind |
| go 🟧 | went 🟧 | to move to a place |
| play ✅ | played ✅ | to do a game or music |
| have 🟧 | had 🟧 | to own or eat something |
| wear 🟧 | wore 🟧 | to put clothes on your body |
| walk ✅ | walked ✅ | to move with your feet |
| see 🟧 | saw 🟧 | to look at something |
| smile ✅ | smiled ✅ | to make a happy face |
| dance ✅ | danced ✅ | to move your body with music |
| take 🟧 | took 🟧 | to get something or a photo |
| sit 🟧 | sat 🟧 | to be on a chair or place |
| eat 🟧 | ate 🟧 | to put food in your mouth |
| listen ✅ | listened ✅ | to hear something carefully |
| talk ✅ | talked ✅ | to speak |
| feel 🟧 | felt 🟧 | to have a feeling |
| learn ✅ | learned ✅ | to get knowledge or information |
| enjoy ✅ | enjoyed ✅ | to be happy with something |
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Vocabulary:
to celebrate – to do something happy for a special day
a fun experience – something you do that is happy and nice
a long time ago – many years before now
to teach – to help someone learn something
to be busy – to do many things, not free
to be exciting – to make you feel happy and interested
to wear a shirt – to put a shirt on your body
to take photos – to make pictures with a camera or phone
to feel relaxed – to feel calm and not worried
from Ireland – something or someone comes from the country Ireland
to enjoy time with friends – to have happy moments with friends
memory – something you remember from the past
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Answers
Exercise 1
False: 2,6,7,11,14,17,20
- St. Patrick’s Day is on March 17.
- The author was in Dublin during the holiday. True is: The author was in Bangkok during the holiday.
- People wear green clothes on St. Patrick’s Day.
- Saint Patrick taught people a long time ago.
- The author ate food with friends.
- Saint Patrick is a famous singer. True is: Saint Patrick was a religious teacher, not a famous singer.
- The holiday is only celebrated in Ireland. True is: The holiday is celebrated in many countries, not only in Ireland.
- People danced and smiled during the parade.
- The author felt relaxed and happy that day.
- Bars and restaurants played Irish music.
- The author wore a red shirt. True is: The author wore green clothes, not a red shirt.
- People remembered Saint Patrick after he died.
- The city was busy and exciting.
- The author went swimming during the holiday. True is: The author went out with friends and saw a parade, not swimming.
- Friends took photos together.
- The holiday is about having fun and learning history.
- The parade was very big and long. True is: The parade was small, not very big and long.
- The author learned new things and enjoyed time with friends.
- Saint Patrick helped people and taught religion.
- The author stayed home alone during the holiday. True is: The author went out with friends, not stayed home alone.
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Exercise 2
a) or b)?
- a: 1, 2, 7, 8, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18
- b: 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 19, 20
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Exercise 3
1-a, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c, 5-b, 6-c,
7-a, 8-b, 9-c, 10-b, 11-a, 12-b,
13-a, 14-a, 15-c, 16-c, 17-c, 18-b
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