Rang Mháire (Mary's Class)

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Thanksgiving is November 25
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Last Time (October 25) (back to top)

Warmup:

Text to translate
Cén chaoi a bhfuil sibh?
Cén lá é an lá inniu?
Tabbies of Doom -- Your Lucky Classmate chose the set on the past tense forms of the irregular verbs

Stuff:

We went through the answers for PI 35, page 55. Our author is taking the opportunity to talk about those few irregular verbs that have a dependent form. The ones that are wildly irregular in the past tense will use go/nach, not gur/nár. This is a nice tie-in to the previous page, but then she doesn't make us do anything with the info -- so I did! First we rewrote the Léigh sentences with “deir sé” as indicated in the book, then we did them again, #1-4, 7, 8 in the past tense and #5, 6, 9, 10 in the future tense (also after "deir sé").

We finished out the evening with the audio exercise we didn't have time for last week.

Obair bhaile:

Work on the vocabulary for Unit 4 (Quizlet sets now available)
Look at worksheet 4.3G (e-mailed) so you will be ready for its listening exercise next week

Previous Class (October 18) (back to top)

Warmup

Cén scéal?
Cén lá é an lá inniu?
Short text to translate
Tabbies of Doom via Quizlet -- Your Lucky Classmate chose the "Nouns and meanings" set for Unit 4.

Stuff:

We talked about the first page of PI 35, which is about using go and nach to make sentences into subordinate clauses. We went through the answers.

Over on the second page, our author is taking the chance to talk about those few irregular verbs that have a dependent form. The ones that are wildly irregular in the past tense will use go/nach, not gur/nár. Oddly, she's not having you practice with any of those forms, but I am. Do what it says at the bottom of the page, but write the set again per the instructions below.

We shared our short passages answering question “Cé mhéad seomra atá i do theach?” Maith sibh! We did some more of the PowerPoint, this time on the furniture and appliance vocabulary, but we ran out of time so the audio exercise I'd planned to do will be held over to next time.

Obair bhaile:

Work on the vocabulary for Unit 4 (Quizlet sets now available)
PI 35, page 55 – First write out the Léigh sentences with “deir sé” as indicated, then do them again, #1-4, 7, 8 in the past tense and #5, 6, 9, 10 in the future tense (also after "deir sé")

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