Personal writing – WJECDiscussing different types holidays and festivals

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Discussing different types of holidays and festivals

There are many different types of holidays or festivals. Here are some of them.

WelshEnglish
gwyliau anturadventure holiday
gwyliau gyda’r teulufamily holiday
gwyliau gyda ffrindiauholiday(s) with friends
yr Eisteddfodthe Eisteddfod
gŵyl grefyddol/gwyliau crefyddola religious festival/religious holidays
gwyliau tramorholiday abroad
gwyliau mewn dinascity holiday
Welshgwyliau antur
Englishadventure holiday
Welshgwyliau gyda’r teulu
Englishfamily holiday
Welshgwyliau gyda ffrindiau
Englishholiday(s) with friends
Welshyr Eisteddfod
Englishthe Eisteddfod
Welshgŵyl grefyddol/gwyliau crefyddol
Englisha religious festival/religious holidays
Welshgwyliau tramor
Englishholiday abroad
Welshgwyliau mewn dinas
Englishcity holiday

Question

Listen to Alex Jones talk about an annual Welsh festival then answer the questions that follow.

Open Transcript
  1. Pamae Alex Jones yn siarad amdani?
  2. Pwy mae hi'n gweld yno?
  3. Ble mae hi’n ?

Question

Look at this piece about Jason Mohammad. Does it provide answers to the questions listed in the first column below?

Dw i’nEid gyda fy nheulu arRamadan. Rydyn ni’n diolch i Allah am ein helpu ni iam y. Rydyn ni’n gwisgo einac rydyn ni’n’r tŷ. Rydyn ni’n mynd iyn y mosg ac wrth gwrs, rydyn ni’n caeli ddathlu. Dyma’r pryd o fwydi Fwslimiaid fwytay dydd ers mis!

QuestionAnswer
Beth?
Gyda phwy?
Pryd?
Pam?
Gwisgo beth?
Gwneud beth?
Bwyta beth?
QuestionBeth?
Answer
QuestionGyda phwy?
Answer
QuestionPryd?
Answer
QuestionPam?
Answer
QuestionGwisgo beth?
Answer
QuestionGwneud beth?
Answer
QuestionBwyta beth?
Answer

You, too, could ask these questions as you plan to write about a holiday or festival. You could also ask yourself:

Gweld beth?

Teithio sut?

Y tywydd?

Exercise

Now, try writing about a holiday in full sentences.

You can write or talk about a holiday you would like by using, Hoffwn i (I would like) and Dylwn i (I should). You could also use Baswn i’n (I would), eg

Hoffwn i fynd i Sir Benfro ar fy ngwyliau. Dylwn i fynd yno yn achos baswn i’n nofio yn y môr, torheulo yn yr haul a chwarae gemau ar y gyda’r teulu. Hefyd, baswn i’n a bwyta’r bwyd lleol. Baswn i’n cael amser bendigedig achos mae Sir Benfro yn hyfryd.

What kind of holiday would you like?

Think of the questions in the grid again and use these tenses to describe what you would like.

If you wanted to write about a holiday in the past, you would need to use past tense forms, such as:

  • Es i i… - I went to…
  • Gwelais i… - I saw…
  • Bwytais i… - I ate…

Look at Writing about the past for more information.

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