Rang Mháire (Mary's Class)

Announcements

Class canceled due to weather Jan 28

No class Feb 18
Feb 23 "Éigse" event for the Center for Irish Music at Celtic Junction
Intro Feb 25-March 18, Irish for Tourists 7-8pm Apr 22-May 6
Milwaukee workshop March 1-3
IMDA St. Pat’s celebration March 16-17, NB: 16th is parade etc day and 17th is Day of Dance

Last Time (February 11) (back to top)

Warmup:

Cén lá é an lá inniu?

Stuff:

BC 15 & 16 -- I think we're getting close to the end of "catch-up" time....
PI 13 -- A review of the regular past tense! Or at least it should be....

Related to the past tense, I handed out a sheet with some common activities that one might talk about, say with one's classmates when one is making small talk about how one's previous week has gone, hint hint....

We finished out our time looking at a sheet Will worked up, re: an article in Tuairisc in which the writer complained about clichés being translated wholesale from English. Said clichés were presented in list format on Will's sheet, your task being to figure out the English sayings from which they came. Go raibh maith agat, a Will!

Obair bhaile:

PI 13 #7-13
Finish looking at the clichés (for fun/warmup, not for class)
Consider what English saying might be our equivalent of "Is ionann an cás an t-éag 'is an bás"

Previous Class (December 10) (back to top)

Warmup:

Nollaig shona agus athbhliain faoi mhaise dhuit/dhaoibh
Beannachtaí na Féile (or féile)
Beannachtaí an tséasúir (or tSéasúir)

Cén lá é an lá inniu? What day is today?

Stuff:

We went over the second handout/worksheet on “orduimhreacha,” specifically the page about dates, and checked all our answers.

One more return to “Ceisteanna” (Bileog 6.4C). Last week I asked you to get and give answers again, then write up those answers, mar shampla:

Éiríonn Ruairí go moch ar maidin. -OR- Ní éiríonn Ruairí go moch ar maidin.

This time I asked you to rewrite your answers in indirect speech format (using subordinate clauses):

Pos: Deir Ruairí go n-éiríonn sé go moch ar maidin.
Neg: Deir Ruairí nach n-itheann sé bricfeasta mór.

Remember that for eclipsable consonants it will look more like this:

Pos: Deir Ruairí go dtéann sé go dtí an obair ar an traein.
Neg: Deir Ruairí nach mbíonn lón aige le cairde go minic.

Everyone did a great job. Bainigí sult as an saoire!

Obair bhaile:

Nothin’ -- see you at the dinner and enjoy your break

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