Responding to written materials – WJECResponding to written materials – the environment

What about putting into practice some of the ideas you have looked at in this guide?

Read this paragraph taken from an article in a papur bro – community newspaper – about a council’s decision to grant permission to open a chip shop near a school.

SIOP SGLODION ARALL!

Mae’r cyngor wedi rhoi caniatâd i agor siop sglodion newydd ym Mhontardawe, y bumed siop o fewn milltir i’r ysgol. Yn ôl Mr Lewis, athro sy’n gweithio yn yr ysgol leol, mae’n broblem fawr iawn. "Mae’n broblem mewn llawer o ardaloedd eraill, hefyd," dywedodd Mr Lewis. "Dydy’r cynghorau ddim yn poeni am y sefyllfa, mae’n amlwg, ac mae hyn yn warthus! Mae gordewdra’n broblem fawr a dylai cynghorau Cymru - a phawb arall - wneud rhywbeth i geisiodatrys y broblem!

Read the article carefully. Read it aloud. Some words are explained in the glossary, but are there any other words that seem unfamiliar?

• What is y bumed siop? Say the word bumed aloud. Could it be mutated? Does it sound like another word? What about a number?
• What is gordewdra? Say it aloud. Is there a word or are there words in that one word that you know? Think of the context – chip shops and problems associated with chip shops.

Read the passage again and then answer these questions. Remember to look for key words in the questions and the passage to help you and remember to look carefully at the first word in each question.

Here are some comments in response to the article on the papur bro's website.

Who do you agree with? Why?

If you wanted to discuss these opinions in a group situation, you could ask each other:

• Beth mae Alun yn ddweud? – What does Alun say?
• Wyt ti’n cytuno gyda Siân? – Do you agree with Siân?
• Gyda phwy wyt ti’n cytuno? – Who do you agree with?
• Pam? – Why?
• Beth ydy dy farn di? – What’s your opinion?

Why not try this in a group? Remember the expressions:

• fel... – like...
• yn wahanol i... – unlike...

Try to include some Welsh phrases or idioms in your answer in order to sound like a fluent Welsh speaker.

Ben and Sam, who live locally, have been reading the article about the chip shop. Read their responses.

Ben’s response:

Dw i ddim yn cefnogi’r siop sglodion newydd achos mae llawer o siopau sglodion yn yr ardal yn barod! Agorodd siop sglodion arall yn yr ardal yn ddiweddar ac yn bendant, mae’n broblem fawr. Dw i’n bwyta sglodion nawr ac yn y man ond dw i’n gwybod bod gormod o sglodion ddim yn dda i chi! Hefyd, mae’r siopau yma’n achosi problemau gyda sbwriel. Dw i’n gweld llawer o bacedi sglodion ar y llawr – mae’n warthus!

Sam’s response:

Dw i’n bwyta sglodion weithiau. Mae llawer o siopau sglodion eraill yn yr ardal ond maen nhw’n achosi problemau gyda sbwriel.