Дидактичний матеріал "​Northern Ireland​​ "в 8 класі.

(Ulster) is the smallest part of the UK. A red right hand is a part of the coat of arms of Ireland.

The legend says that there was not King in Ulster. The Vikings sailed from Scandinavia.

They liked this green and spacious land very much. Vikings decided that the first man who first touched Irish land, would become King of Ireland.

When they were very close to the shore, one of them cut off his right hand and threw it on the land.   

       His bloody hand was the first to touch the ground and he became a King of Ireland. His name was Heremon O'Neil.

The surnames of people in Ireland often begin with O' that means "from the family of'” (O'Brien, O'Neil), or Fitz, "the son of” (Fitzgerald).

 Irish people celebrate their St. Patrick’s Day. Irish people wear green clothes and  pin shamrocks on their jackets to show they are –Christians.

Patrick died on the 17th of March in 460 AD and became Saint.  Saint Patrick brought Christianity to Ireland .

  At those times Irish people didn’t believe in God. He used a shamrock leaf to teach them faith in God, Jesus Christ and Holy Spirit.

The legend says that in Ireland there were lots of snakes. People were  scared.

Patrick used a wooden stick to drive the snakes into the sea. To this day, there are no snakes in Ireland.

On Saint Patrick's Day people go to church in the morning but in the afternoon they  have parades wearing green.

They go to the pub and drink green beer. They listen to Celtic music and dance.Children in Ireland  pinch their friends who don’t wear green on this day!

Leprechaun is a fairy old man wearing a green coat and a hat. He makes shoes but he is very rich.

The legend says he is unfriendly and that he hides a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.

If you catch one, he had to give you a pot of gold, usually found under a rainbow. But if you stop looking at him, he disappears!                                                      

 1. What is the smallest part of the UK?

2. What is a part of the coat of arms of Ireland?

3. Why is a red a part of the coat of arms of Ireland?

4. Who became the first King of Ireland?

5. What do O’ and Fitz in the Irish surnames mean?

6. Why do the Irish people celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on the 17^th of March?

7. Why do they pin shamrocks on their jackets?

8. What did Saint Patrick bring to Ireland?

9. How did he teach people faith in God?

10. How else Patrick help people?

11. What do Irish do on Saint Patrick's Day?

12. Why do children in Ireland pinch their friends on this day?

13. What is a leprechaun?

14. What and where does he hide?

15. What may happen when you catch him?