Use St. Patricks's Day to give your students an opportunity to learn and use figurative language in English. This unit gives students an occasion to extend their communicative competence in informal settings. Students also have the chance to present their work to the mainstream peers and join in group response at an appropriate time. 1.A simple book or article about St. Patrick's Day 2.
Students review vocabulary needed to understand the idioms.
Literature about St. Patrick's day can also be included in the introduction to this unit as it provides a natural way to talk about the language. Print the idioms from the above list on the board. Use a shorter list for younger students. Students then brainstorm what each idiom sounds like it means. By giving examples of idioms in a sentence, elicit from students what each actually means.