Speaking about school staff and pupils
Can you answer four questions about school staff and pupils?
1. Cé hé/ hí príomhoide na scoile?
Who is the principal of the school?
Is é an Máistir / í an Mháistreás ______ príomhoide na scoile.
Mr / Ms ______ is the principal of the school.
2. Cá mhéad dalta agus múinteoir atá sa scoil?
How many students and teachers are in the school?
Tá breis agus míle dalta ar an scoil.
There are more than a thousand students in the school.
Tá thart fá seasca múinteoir sa scoil.
There are about sixty teachers in the school.
3. Déan cur síos ar na múinteoirí sa scoil.
Describe the teachers in the school.
Here are some useful adjectives to use in your answer.
cairdiúil - friendly
righin - strict
dairíre - serious
greannmhar - funny
crosta - cross
feargach - angry
feargach - hot tempered
cothrom - fair
cuidiúil - helpful
craiceáilte - crazy
ar mire - mad
Maidir leis na múinteoirí ... As regards the teachers ...
Tá bunús na múinteoirí _____. The majority of the teachers are _____.
Tá cuid de na múinteoirí _____. Some of the teachers are _____.
Tá duine nó beirt _____. One or two are _____.
Sílim go bhfuil an Mháistreás X _____. I think Ms X is _____.
4. An réitíonn tú leis na múinteoirí?
Do you get on with the teachers?
Réitím / Ní réitím leis na múinteoirí. I get on with / don’t get on with the teachers.
Réitím go maith le gach múinteoir. I get on well with every teacher.
Ní réitím le _____ I don’t get on with _____
mar ... because ...
is bulaí fir é / mná í he / she is a good man / woman
caitheann sé / sí go maith linn he / she treats us well
thig leis / léi bheith ... he / she can be ...
cuireann sé / sí isteach orm he / she annoys me
tugann sé / sí barraíocht obair bhaile dúinn he / she gives us too much home work
bainim sult as a ranganna I enjoy his / her classes
tá craic mhaith ann / inti he / she is good craic
tá suim aige / aici sa pheil Ghaelach he / she has an interest in gaelic football
tá dáimh agam leis / léi mar gheall ar _____ I have an affinity with him / her because of _____
