Responding to written materials – WJECComparing with the writer

Look again at what Will wrote:

A bod yn onest, dydw i ddim yn chwarae chwaraeon fel pêl-droed a rygbi ond weithiau rydw i’n hoffi gêm o golff achos mae’n fy helpu i i ymlacio. Fy hoff hobi ydy cerddoriaeth. Rydw i’n hoff iawn o wrando ar fandiau a chantorion newydd.

What do you and Will have in common and how are you different? Maybe you like playing golf like Will, maybe not. The Welsh phrase for like Will is fel Will. The Welsh phrase for unlike Will is yn wahanol i Will.

Exercise

Talk about what your favourite sports and interests are in relation to what Will said in the above paragraph. In other words, say how you are fel Will and how you are yn wahanol i Will, eg:

• Fel Will, dw i’n hoffi...
• Yn wahanol i Will, fy hoff hobi i ydy...

Now read what Geraint has to say.

Dw i wrth fy modd yn gwylio gemau pêl-droed ond, yn fy marn i, mae tocyn tymor yn costio llawer o arian. Dydw i ddim yn ennill cyflog mawr fel y chwaraewyr! Wedi dweud hynny, mae rhaid cael chwaraewyr da er mwyn ennill pob gêm ac felly rhaid talu cyflog mawr iddyn nhw. Mae fy ffrindiau i’n gwylio pob gêm ar y teledu ond mae’n well gyda fi wylio’r gêm yn y stadiwm.

If you are responding to this text in a group discussion, you could also ask your partners whether they agree or disagree with Geraint or what their opinions are:

• Wyt ti’n cytuno gyda Geraint? – Do you agree with Geraint?
• Ydych chi’n cytuno gyda Geraint? – Do you agree with Geraint?

• Wyt ti’n anghytuno? – Do you disagree?
• Ydych chi’n anghytuno? – Do you disagree?

• Beth ydy dy farn di? – What’s your opinion?
• Beth ydy eich barn chi? – What’s your opinion?

Now read what Claire says about attending football matches.

Dw i wrth fy modd yn mynd i wylio gemau pêl-droed ond mae’n ddrud iawn. Yn gyntaf, mae tocynnau tymor yn costio llawer o arian ac ar ben hynny, mae rhaid talu am gostau teithio a’r bwyd! Mae tocynnau tymor gyda fy ffrindiau ond does dim tocynnau tymor gyda fy nheulu a fi achos maen nhw’n ddrud iawn. Dylai’r clybiau gynnig disgownt ond dydyn nhw ddim, yn anffodus! Wedi dweud hynny, mae’r profiad yn anhygoel! Mae’n werth pob ceiniog!

Exercise

Why not discuss this piece in a group? You could:

• talk about what Claire says about her hobby
• talk about what she says about season tickets
• agree or disagree with her
• ask your partner for his/her opinion
• ask whether your partner agrees or disagrees with Claire – Wyt ti’n cytuno neu’n anghytuno gyda Claire?