ELS Beginner Syllabus

ELS weekly LOs

BEGINNER LEVEL (A1) Cutting Edge (weeks 1 – 13), Speak Out (weeks 14 – 25), New English File (weeks 26-37) Legend/abbreviations: (SB)- Student Book; (U)-Unit; (M)-Module; (F)- File; (TRP)- Teacher’s Resource Book/Pack; (TB)- Teacher’s Book; NCE- New Cutting Edge;; NEF- New English file; LEI- Learning English in Ireland; EI- Exploring Ireland; ID- Instant discussions; DAZ- Discussions A-Z; NCE- New Cutting Edge; Gram 1- Grammar 1 Games &

Activities; Vocab 2- Vocabulary 2 Games & Activities; ICG- Intermediate Communication Games; RW – Reward; PW2 – Pair Work 2; RG – Reading Games; PG – Pronunciation Games; EI- Exploring Ireland; Vocab 2 Vocabulary 2; Gram 1- Grammar 1; GFVP(Games for Vocabulary practice) SoS(Ship or Sheep)

Learning outcomes:

By the end of each week’s lessons, students should have achieved (or enhanced)

their communicative competency with the language items listed under

Topics/skills. These items are the target objectives for each week. The lessons will

also include exercises and activities developing students’ dictionary skills,

activities about Ireland and TIE preparation.

Week 1 (Module 1) Cutting Edge

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- Personal and possessive pronouns – I/ my, you/ your etc - Classroom phrases: ‘How do you spell?’ etc - Introduction phrases – ‘What’s your name?’, ‘Nice to meet you.’, etc

Lexis:

- Common words - Days of the week - Numbers 0 -20 - The alphabet, - Names - Jobs - Saying hello and goodbye

Pronunciation:

Sentence stress and word stress

Speaking:

- Making introductions, saying hello and goodbye

- Classroom instructions

- Talking about personal information

Writing:

- Capital letters

- Punctuation: full stops and question marks

Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix

SUPPLEMENTARY MATERIAL:

- CE(TRB) Classroom language: questions; 1A ‘What’s your job?’ [names and jobs with

verb ‘be’]; 1B ‘What’s his surname?’ [names, jobs, spelling]

- WB (pp. 4-9)

- GFVP (unit1 p.10)

- STUDENT BOOK UNIT:

CE M1


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- Verb ‘be’ singular forms (+/-/? Forms): I am, you are not, are they? etc - ‘Be’ contracted forms

Lexis: - family and everyday objects - classroom language

- phone numbers

Pronunciation:

- Sentence stress, also in questions - word stress and short forms

Speaking:

- talking about your friends

- making classroom conversations

Listening:

For phone numbers

Writing:

- filling in a form

- Writing about yourself

TIE preparation:

- prepared task

o book (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)

o investigation (planning, investigating, gathering information, reflecting,

presenting)

o news story (selecting, preparing, presenting, discussing)

- spontaneous oral task – expressing an opinion, asking for an opinion, agreeing,

disagreeing, making suggestions, giving advice, negotiating, asking questions, arriving at

a conclusion, decision making

- authentic written task – article, formal and informal letter or e-mail, report, review,

description


- CE (TRB) 2A ‘Where are you from’; 2B ‘Bingo – numbers up to 100; 2C Numbers game;

2D ‘What’s your address?


- CE – M2


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- The verb ‘Be’ plural forms (+/-/? forms) - Plural nouns - Demonstrative pronouns: this, that, these, those

Lexis: - Places you visit and live - Food and drink - Common adjectives

Pronunciation:

- Plural nouns - Contracted verb forms plural of ‘Be’

Speaking:

- Ordering food in a cafe, asking about prices

- discussing a menu

- Writing:

- Writing a postcard home

Dictionary skills:

- finding spelling in a dictionary



- CE (TRB) 3A ‘What are their names?’; 3B ‘What’s this’ (demonstrative pronouns)


- CE – M3

Week 4 (Module 4) Cutting Edge progress assessment

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- There is/are (+/-/? Forms)

- Quantifiers : a/an/some/any - determiners – a lot of, some and not many - Prepositions of place and directions

Lexis: - Places in a town/city - Phrases for describing places

Pronunciation:

‘TH’ sounds Sentence stress

Speaking:

- comparing/finding differences in two pictures of places

- asking and answering questions about where you live

Writing:

- Writing about where you live

- Revision of capital letters

Consolidation: modules 1-4

Progress test : modules 1-4


- CE (TRB) 4A ‘where’s the cinema?; 4B places & people; 4C spot the difference (there

is/are)


CE M4


Topics/skills:

Language focus: - Present simple regular verbs singular, (+/-/? Forms) - Possessive ‘s’

Lexis: - food (countable and uncountable nouns); quantifiers: a cup of, a glass of and a bottle of

Pronunciation:

- Family members; - Personal possessions - Rooms around the house

Speaking:

Talking about your family Buying things in a shop

Writing: - Writing about yourself

- Prepositions and articles

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


- CE (TRB) 5A Bob’s family (relationship vocab and possessives); 5B ‘Pres simple

dominoes’; Rooms in a house


CE M5


Topics/skills:

Language focus: - Present simple regular verbs plural, (+/-/? Forms) - Object pronouns: him, her, it, them

Lexis: - Like/dislikes, free-time activities - Sports - Famous couples

Pronunciation:

- Asking each other about likes and dislikes - Telling the time

Speaking:

- Asking each other about likes and dislikes - Telling the time

Writing: - Using pronouns

Dictionary skills:

- finding grammar in a dictionary



- CE (TRB) 6A ‘Like, love, hate (pres simple, likes); 6B ‘Pronoun snap: (subject/object

pronouns); 6C ‘Sports’; 6D ‘Does he or doesn’t he?’


CE M6


Topics/skills:

Language focus: - Present simple: adverbs of frequency - past simple: questions and short answers - common verbs in Past Simple

Lexis:

- Daily routines

- Time expressions with preposition collocation – in the morning, at 2pm, on Saturday... - Days of the week

Pronunciation:

- word stress – days of the week

Speaking:

- interviewing your teacher about his/her daily routine

- asking each other about their routines

- Telling the time and using time expression collocations

- Talking about TV programmes

Writing: - writing about their routines and free time

- writing a personal description

- Spelling double letters

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


- CE (TRB) (p.140) 7A ‘A footballer’s diary’; 7B Adverb partners (adverbs of frequency); 7C

Classroom survey – (time expressions), 7D Verbs & nouns

- STUDENT BOOK UNIT

CE M7

Week 8 (Module 8) Cutting Edge progress assessment

Topics/skills:

Language focus: - Can and can’t for ability - Question words: what, when, where, who, how, etc

Lexis:

- Parts of the body - Quantities - Parts of the body - prices, buying and selling - Big numbers

Pronunciation

- word stress - quantities

- Can/can’t

Speaking:

- Talking about what you can and can’t do

- discussing

- saying what you have decided

Writing: - Writing about the fist seven years of life – childhood

- Describing yourself

- Spelling – silent letters

Dictionary skills:

- finding spelling in a dictionary


Consolidation: modules 5-8

Progress test : modules 5-8


- CE (TRB) 8A ‘What can you do?’; 8B ‘Question word quiz’; Vocab booster: Body parts


CE M8

Week 9 (module 9) Cutting Edge

Topics/skills:

Language focus: - Past simple of the verb ‘Be’ (+/-/? Forms) - present simple vs. present continuous

Lexis:

- Common adjectives: young/old, rich/poor, happy, safe, etc

- Adjectives for describing people: tall, short, quiet, noisy, happy, sad, etc

- Years and ages

Pronunciation:

- Was/wasn’t & were/weren’t

Speaking:

- Talking about your childhood - Asking about dates of birth of family and friends

Writing: - Writing about the past

- Contracted forms


- CE (TRB) 9A ‘Adjective dominoes; 9B ‘where were you?’; 9C Describing people


CE M9

Week 10 (Module 11) Cutting Edge Topics/skills:

Language focus: - Past simple of regular verbs (+ form) - Common irregular verb forms in the past - question words, word order in questions, questions with other verb forms - use of definite, indefinite and zero articles

Lexis:

- Life events - Dates and months - Common irregular verbs - go, have, write, make

Pronunciation:

- Regular and irregular past verb forms - word stress - months

Speaking:

- Talking about your life events - past - Creating a time line for your life

Writing: - A personal history

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


- NCE (TRB) 10A ‘Pat simple quiz; 10B ‘Ten things about me (past); 10C Irregular verbs;

10D ‘The date game’


NCE M10


Topics/skills:

Language focus: - Past simple (-/? Forms) - Yes/no questions and ‘wh’/question word question forms - And & but

Lexis:

- Holiday expressions - Irregular verbs - vocabulary booster – in an Internet café - The weather

Speaking:

- Asking questions about the past - Past simple questions game - Buying a train ticket

Writing: - Making sentences with ‘and & but’ - Write an email



- CE (TRB) 11A ‘Collocation pelmanism – (verb/noun collocation); 11B ‘Did you or didn’t

you?’; 11C ‘Madonna’s life story’; 11D ‘Past simple snakes and ladders’; Vocab booster:

The weather

STUDENT BOOK UNIT: CE M11

Week 12 (Module 12) Cutting Edge End of course book assessment

Topics/skills:

Language focus: - ‘Want to’ (future) - ‘Going to’ (future)

Lexis: - Things you buy - Colours and sizes - Shopping - Clothes

Pronunciation:

- sentence stress - Weak form of ‘to’

Speaking:

- What we’re doing at the week

Writing: - writing about the future, things you want to do - Punctuation and capital letters

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


- CE (TRB) 12A ‘Shopping crossword; Vocab booster: ‘Clothes’; 12B ‘My partner’s future;

12C Revision board game

STUDENT BOOK UNIT: CE M12

Week 13 End of course book assessment & TIE mock exam prep

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

Consolidation modules 11-15

End of the book progress test modules 1-15


- NCE (TRB) (p.166) Testmaster summative tests, receptive skills tasks and communicative

assessment of key LOs of programme

Week 14 (unit 1) Speak Out

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present simple - be

- possessives - this/that, these/those - making requests – modal verb can

Lexis:

- greetings - countries and nationalities

- objects

- tourist places, hotel services; phrases for booking in at a hotel

Pronunciation:

- stressed syllables

- sentence stress and polite intonation

Speaking:

- introducing people

- identifying objects - giving information for numbers, prices, etc; - making simple requests

- arrival and check in at a hotel

Writing:

- improving your use of capital letters

- completing a hotel registration form; - writing an email to book a hotel room



Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present simple for routines: I/you/we/they

- present simple for routines: he/she/it

Lexis:

- daily routines, activities, jobs

- the time

- household routines; phrases to describe life at home

Pronunciation:

- strong and weak forms of do you - present simple verb endings - polite intonation

Speaking:

- talking about activities

- talking about routines; describing other people’s routines - asking questions at a tourist information centre - talking about life at home: likes and dislikes

Writing:

- using linkers: and, but and or

- writing an internet posting to a pen pal

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present simple and frequency adverbs: sometimes, usually, always, often, hardly ever and never;

- modifiers quite, not very, really and very

- have/has got for possession

- making arrangements

Lexis:

- describing personality

- family and family tree

- special occasion activities; phrases to describe special occasions - frequency expressions

Pronunciation:


- contracted forms of have/has got - positive and negative intonation

Speaking:

- describing personality

- talking about friendship

- talking about your family

- making arrangements to meet friends

- talking about a special occasion

Writing:

- improving your use of apostrophe ’s - writing about your family

- writing an invitation



Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- there is/are for describing rooms

- can for expressing possibility

Lexis:

- vocabulary to describe rooms/furniture; prepositions (1)

- vocabulary to describe places in towns; prepositions (2)

Pronunciation: - strong and weak forms of can and can’t - there is/are - polite intonation

Speaking:

- describing your home, places

- talking about things you can do in towns; - describing a favourite place in your town/city

- having a conversation in a shop

Writing:

- improving your use of commas; - writing an email about your home

- writing a blog about your favourite place

Consolidation (weeks 14-17)

Progress test (weeks 14-17)


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- countable and uncountable nouns to describe food - nouns with a/an, some, any

- how much/many; quantifiers - ordering in a restaurant

Lexis:

- vocabulary to describe food/drink, containers

- restaurant words

- ingredients; phrases for writing a recipe

Pronunciation: - fast speech: linking

Speaking:

- talking about your eating and drinking habits - talking about diets and lifestyle

- ordering a meal in a restaurant

- describing a special dish

Writing:

- learning to use paragraphs and write a short report - writing a recipe

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- past simple – be

- past simple – common verbs

Lexis:

- dates and time phrases

- common verbs (1)

- phrases for interviewing

- expressions to describe weekend activities

Pronunciation: - past simple regular verbs with /t/, /d/ and /Id/ - strong and weak forms of was and were - showing interest

Speaking:

- talking about people’s favourite things - describing your favourite childhood things

- talking about your life/past events

- describing a perfect/terrible weekend

- interviewing a special person

Writing:

- linking sentences with because and so - writing your life story

- writing a profile essay about a special person Culture lesson about Ireland: see Appendix

6.3


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- giving advice (should/shouldn’t)

- adverbs of manner

- offering to help (I’ll, Let me, Shall I)

Lexis:

- the body; health

- common verbs

- problems, phrases to describe a problem and to give advice

Pronunciation:

- consonant clusters

Speaking:

- talking about what to do when you don’t feel well and giving advice - discussing cures for the common cold - doing a quiz about your fitness - talking about healthy weekends - giving advice and offering help; thanking someone - asking for help in a pharmacy

Writing:

- using adverbs in stories and how to make stories more interesting

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- comparatives and superlatives

Lexis:

- travelling

- describing places

- asking for and giving directions

Pronunciation:


- strong and weak forms of the

- sentence stress for correcting

Speaking:

- talking about how you like to travel; comparing places and holidays - planning and talking about a long journey - giving directions in the street

- describing a town/city you know

Writing:

- checking and correcting information

- writing about a holiday

- writing a short article about a town/city

Consolidation (weeks 18-21)

Progress test (weeks 18-21)


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present continuous for temporary situations

- present simple vs. present continuous

Lexis:

- verbs + prepositions

- language used to describe appearance

- language used to ask for and give a recommendation

- types of film

- festival activities; phases to describe an event

Pronunciation:

- weak forms of prepositions and articles - word linking

Speaking:

- talking about taking photos - talking about what people are doing

- discussing various film stars; - describing people’s appearance

- asking and answering a questionnaire about films - asking for and giving recommendations

- describing an event

Writing:

- writing a blog entry about what you are doing

- writing a review of an event



Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- articles: a/an, the, no article

- modal verbs can/can’t, have to/don’t have to for giving permission and expressing

obligation

Lexis:

- transport collocations

- excuses

- phrases to describe and complain about problems

Pronunciation: - strong and weak forms of a and the - strong and weak forms of can, can’t, have to and don’t have to - intonation to show being happy or unhappy

Speaking:

- talking about types of transport

- talking about ways to travel around towns/cities

- apologising for being late - telling a long story

- dealing with problems when flying

Writing:

- using linkers and writing a story

- writing an email about an experience at an airport/on a plane

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- future plans (be going to)

- wishes (would like to)

- predicting the future (will, might, won’t)

Lexis:

- collocations related to future plans/wishes

- phrases with get

- making suggestions (how/what about?)

- adjectives (meaning good or ok)

- phrases to describe weather

Pronunciation:

- going to and would

- contracted form of will


Speaking:

- talking about your future plans/wishes

- making predictions about situations

- making some suggestions - inviting friends to join you - talking about weather and how it makes you feel

Writing: - improving your use of linkers: too, also and as well - writing a short story

- writing a message board notice about your country


Week 25 (unit 12) Speak Out: End of course book assessment

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present perfect for past actions relating to the present and experiences - present perfect vs. past simple

Lexis:

- outdoor activities

- prepositions

- telephoning expressions

- phrases to describe an experience

Pronunciation:

- sentence stress

-

Speaking:

- talking about unusual experiences

- describing movement from one place to another - talking about past experiences

- describing difficult situations/problems - saying telephone numbers; phoning someone about a problem

Writing:

- using postcard phrases and writing a postcard - writing a story about an exciting/frightening experience

End of the book consolidation

End of the book progress test

Week 26 New English File (F1)

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- verb be

- possessive adjectives

- definite and indefinite articles

- plurals

- demonstrative determiners this/that, these, those

Lexis:

- numbers 1-1,000

- days of the week

- countries and nationalities

- personal information - the classroom, common objects, classroom language - practical English: on a plane

Pronunciation:

- vowel sounds, word stress, the alphabet

-

Speaking:

- roleplaying dialogues

- asking for and giving personal information - giving instructions - asking for a drink

Writing:

- completing a form

Revise and check F1


Supplementary material

- SB Grammar Bank F1

- SB Word Bank F1

Week 27 New English File (File 2)

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present simple for expressing routine actions : statements, negative forms, questions

- possessive s

- a/an + jobs

Lexis:

- verb phrases

- irregular plurals

- common verb phrases

- jobs

- family

- practical English: at a hotel

Pronunciation:

- consonant sounds

- third person -s

-

Speaking:

- roleplaying an interview, dialogues

- asking for and giving information about jobs, family

Writing:

- writing an email or letter to your teacher

Revise and check F2

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description



- SB Word Bank F2


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present simple and adverbs of frequency

Lexis:

- common adjectives

- language for describing daily routine

- time words and expressions

- the date

- telling the time

- prepositions of time

- practical English: in a coffee shop

Pronunciation:

- vowel and consonant sounds

- the letter o and h

- word stress

-

Speaking:

- expressing feelings

- talking about daily routine

- interviewing your partner with a questionnaire

- asking and answering questions

- buying a coffee

Writing:

- writing an email or letter to your teacher

Revise and check F3




- Word Bank F3


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- can/can’t for ability

- like + -ing

- object pronouns

- possessive pronouns

Lexis:

- verb phrases

- free time activities

- love story phrases

- music

Pronunciation:

- vowel sounds

- sentence stress

- rhyming words

-

Speaking:

- talking about abilities, music


- practical English: in a clothes shop

Writing:

- describing a friend

Revise and check F4

Consolidation (week 26-29)

Progress test (week 26-29)



- Word Bank F4

Week 30 New English File (File 7A,7B)

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- countable and uncountable nouns with a/an, some/any, how much/how many

- quantifiers: a lot, not much, etc.

Lexis:

- food

- drinks

- practical English: at a restaurant

Pronunciation:

- the letters ea

- consonant sounds

Speaking:

- making a food diary

- talking about famous dishes



- ordering a meal

Writing:

- writing the ingredients of a famous dish from your country

- writing instructions to make your favourite sandwich

Revise and check F7 – exercises for F7A and 7B

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


- SB Grammar Bank F7 – exercises for F 7A and 7B

- SB Vocabulary Bank F7 – exercises for F7A and 7B


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- past simple of be

- past simple: regular and irregular verbs

Lexis:

- word formation

- past time expressions

- regular and irregular verbs

- practical English: in a gift shop

Pronunciation:

- sentence stress

- past simple verbs

-

Speaking:

- talking about famous people

- telling a story


- interviewing your partner about a night out and yesterday

- buying a present

Writing:

- writing a holiday report

Revise and check F5




- SB Vocabulary Bank F5

Week 32 New English File (File 6A, 6B)

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- the present and the past: there is / there are vs. there was / there were

Lexis:

- houses and furniture

- prepositions of place

Pronunciation:

- sentence stress

- consonant sounds

- silent letters

Speaking:

- describing your house

- describing pictures

- describing what happened

Writing:

- describing what happened

Revise and check F6: exercises for 6A, 6B

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description


- SB Grammar Bank F6: exercises for 6A, 6B

- SB Vocabulary Bank F6: exercises for 6A, 6B


Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- comparative and superlative adjectives

- would like to vs. like

Lexis:

- personality adjectives

- the weather

- adventures

- common adverbs

Pronunciation:

- sentence stress

- consonant groups

- adjectives and adverbs

Speaking:

- talking about the weather

- agreeing and disagreeing

- expressing opinions


- practical English: going home

Writing:

- writing an email

- making a reservation

Revise and check F8

Consolidation (week 30-33)

Progress test (week 30-33)




Week 34 New English File (File 6C, 6D) Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present continuous for describing temporary actions

- present simple vs. present continuous

Lexis:

- verb phrases

- places in a city

- directions

Pronunciation:

- verb + -ing

- city names

-

Speaking:

- talking about neighbours

- describing pictures

- asking for and giving directions


- practical English: in the street

Writing:

- writing a postcard

Revise and check F6C, F6D



- SB Grammar Bank F6C, F6D

- SB Vocabulary Bank F6C, F6D

Week 35 Outcomes Elementary (U7)

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- auxiliary verbs: be, do, can

- modal verbs have to / don’t have to for expressing obligation

Lexis:

- relationships

- jobs and activities in the home

- describing people

Pronunciation:

- really?

- sentence stress

Speaking:

- talking about your family

- expressing surprise

- giving opinions about family life

- explaining things that are (not) necessary

- talking about people you know

Revise and check U7

TIE preparation:

- prepared task



presenting)






description

Week 36 New English File (File 7C, 7D)

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- be going to for plans and predictions

Lexis:

- holidays

- verb phrases

Pronunciation:

- sentence stress

- vowel sounds

Speaking:

- planning an ideal summer holiday

- roleplaying dialogues and fortune telling

- talking about the future, making predictions

Writing:

- writing about your holiday plans

Revise and check F7: exercises for 7C, 7D



- SB Grammar Bank F7: exercises for 7C, 7D

- SB Vocabulary Bank F7: exercises for 7C, 7D

Week 37 New English File (File 9) End of course book assessment

Topics/skills:

Language focus:

- present perfect for past actions relating to the present and experiences - present perfect vs. past simple

Lexis:

- been to

- past participles

Pronunciation:

- sentence stress

- irregular past participles

- experiences

Speaking:

- talking about experiences

Writing:

- completing a questionnaire

Revise and check File 1-9, Test File 1-9




Appendix

IBAT Irish cultural programme multi-level The following units do not have to be done in order; it is recommended that the class is

invited to suggest topics; topics should also link up to forthcoming excursions.

In general the following websites have good materials for most or all of the topics below:

http://www.yourirish.com, Wikipedia.com,

For TIE short stories: http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/

1. The Celts – Elem -Int: LEI U.3, WWI pp.19-31; Int+ - Adv: EI U.16, WWI pp. 19-31

2. Irish food/drink - Elem -Int: LEI U.7, EI U.7; Int+: weblinks www.dochara.com,

Wikipedia, www.foodtimeline.org/foodireland

3. Pub culture - Elem -Int: LEI U.8; Int+ - LEI U.7,

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/quotes/irish_drinking_jokes.html,

4. Sport/GAA - Elem -Int: LEI U.10; Int+ - Adv: EI U.11, WWI pp. 14-18,

http://www.independent.ie/sport/, http://www.ofiaich.ie/collections/irish-sport.asp,

5. Castles - Elem -Int: LEI U.12, http://www.medieval-castles.net/irish/index.htm,

http://www.eyeflare.com/article/10-amazing-castles-ireland/, ; Int+ - Adv:

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/CreepyCastles.html,

6. Writers & literature - Elem -Int: LEI U.14; Int+ - Adv: EI U.18,

7. Irish musicians - Elem -Int: LEI U.17; ; Int+ - Adv:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ireland,

8. Traditional music/instruments & dancing - Elem -Int: LEI U.16 – 17, EI U.5; Int+ -

Adv – EI U.5 & U.15, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ireland,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_dance,

9. St. Patrick/Book of Kells/Monastic Ireland/Saints & Scholars - Elem -Int: LEI U.15,

http://www.history.com/topics/who-was-saint-patrick, ; Int+ - Adv: EI U.12,

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick,

10. Myths & legends - Elem -Int: LEI U.19-20; Int+ - Adv: EI U.14,

http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/,

11. Claddagh/Romance - - Elem -Int: LEI U.18; Int+ - Adv – EI U.13,

12. Festivals - Elem -Int: http://www.new-age.co.uk/celtic-festivals-samhain.htm; Int+ -

Adv – EI U.17, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween,

http://www.yourirish.com/

http://www.dochara.com/

http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodireland

http://www.digitaldreamdoor.com/pages/quotes/irish_drinking_jokes.html

http://www.independent.ie/sport/

http://www.ofiaich.ie/collections/irish-sport.asp

http://www.medieval-castles.net/irish/index.htm

http://www.irishcultureandcustoms.com/ACalend/CreepyCastles.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ireland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_Ireland

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_dance

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick

http://www.luminarium.org/mythology/ireland/

http://www.new-age.co.uk/celtic-festivals-samhain.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween

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