Leprechauns are the most well-known
elves (fairies) of Ireland.They live in the large green hills, wild areas and in the forests of County Antrim.The leprechaun
is an ugly little creature with pointed ears and is about 40 centimetres
tall. He likes being alone and avoids contact with humans or any other
leprechauns or fairies. His job is to make shoes for the other faires and he is
famous as a fairy shoemaker.Because
they are a kind of fairy,leprechauns
are often invisible. When
they are not invisible, you can recognise a leprechaun because he has a shoe in
one hand and a hammer in the other. He also likes to smoke a pipe of
tobacco which smells horrible!
Leprechauns are naughty, they like to cause mischief. They like to hide in trees
and although they are small, they can usually move very fast and are
nearlyimpossible
for a human to catch!
They usually dress in grey or green colored coats, red trousers, leather apron
and a red or green wide hat. They carry two leather bags, in one he
carries a silver shilling and in the other, a gold coin to buy his way
out of a difficult situation. They like to drink a very strong Irish drink
called poteen and can be found in an intoxicated state a lot of the time. Leprechauns like to ‘adopt’ families and move in with them. When a Leprechaun has moved in the first
sign is that things start to disappear, or appear again in unexpected places. Furniture may be moved around the
room, and the whiskey or milk will be found to have gone down overnight, and then to have been replaced with water ( especially the whiskey! ). If all
this begins to happen,
the family involved will
know they must start leaving out presents of food and drink to keep the cheeky little fairy happy. Then, the
leprechaun will go round the house at night finishing the jobs that the people
have no time to do.
Leprechauns guard the fairies' treasures as they must prevent humans from
stealing it. They hide the treasures in
a 4-leaf clover garden called Lucky Charm garden. According to myth,
Leprechauns hate the rainbow, because it will show where the gold is hidden. As the saying goes "A pot of
gold can be found at the end of a rainbow" and when a rainbow appears this
causes the leprechauns great anxiety. Even if he moves his pot of gold quickly,
he can never escape from rainbows.Since it rains a lot in Ireland, there are a lot of
rainbows! If a human ever catches a leprechaun (which is very
difficult) and demands his treasure, he will give it to the human if the human
sets him free. If you can ever catch a Leprechaun he'll tell you where
his pot of gold is hidden if you let him go, but he'd prefer to give you three
magical wishes if you'll leave his gold alone. Choose your wishes
carefully as he will try to trick you!
QUESTIONS
1)What
clothes do leprechauns wear?
)Why
is it difficult to meet a leprechaun?
3)What
is the leprechaun´s job?
4)What
is the first sign that a leprechaun has adopted a family?
5)If
the family give him food and drink, what will he do to help them? 6)Where
does the lepreachaun hide the fairies´treasure? 7)What
can be found at the end of the rainbow? 8)Do
leprechauns like rainbows? 9)If
a human catches a leprechaun, what will he give the human in exchange for his
freedom?
10)Why must you be careful what you wish for if a
leprechaun gives you three wishes?
1° What is the video about? Why?
2° Who is it addressed to?
3° Who has been represented on the 20 dollar bill so far?
4° Who speaks in this video?
5° Who is the winner of this civic action?
2° Listen to the recording again and take notes of key-words
by classifying them:
Women's actions / Key dates / Working conditions
/ Women's demands / Types of celebrations
3° Make a timeline and recap the information you gathered.
ACTION 5
Watch the following video and react.
Say what the topic is actually about and find out a definition.
ACTION 6
Listen to the following song
and complete the activities.
Listen to the song and write the correct word.
Unjumble the words.
This is a man's world, this is a man's
........................ (DORLW)
But it wouldn't be nothing,
nothing without a ........................... (MOWNA) or a girl
You see, man made the .................... (SCRA) to take us
over the road
Man made the ........................ (SINTRA) to carry
heavy loads
Man made electric .......................... (TLHGI) to take
us out of the dark
Man made the
............................ (TABO) for the water, like Noah made the ark
This is a man's, a man's, a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing,
nothing without a woman or a girl
Man thinks about a little ...............................
(YABB) girls and a baby boys
Man makes then happy 'cause man makes them
............................. (YTSO)
And after .......................... (NAM) has made
everything, everything he can
You know that man makes
....................... (EYOMN) to buy from other man
This is a man's world
But it wouldn't be nothing,
nothing without a woman or a girl
He's lost in the widerness.
He's lost in bitterness.
ACTION +
Find an original idea...
OPTION 1
...to support women's heritage.
OPTION 2
...to bring to light a girl or woman of importance in today's society.
