My areaSpeaking (Foundation): What is your area like?

Can you describe the facilities, advantages, disadvantages and problems in a variety of areas?

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Speaking (Foundation): What is your area like?

5. Cén sórt ceantair é? - What sort of area is it?

Is _____ é. - It is _____ .

baile / áit / ceantar siopadóireachta a shopping town / place / area
baile tionsclaíochan industrial town
baile tráchtálaa commercial town
baile turasóireachtaa tourist town
baile stairiúil an historical town
bruachbhailea suburb
baile / áit / ceantar siopadóireachta
a shopping town / place / area
baile tionsclaíoch
an industrial town
baile tráchtála
a commercial town
baile turasóireachta
a tourist town
baile stairiúil
an historical town
bruachbhaile
a suburb
Image caption,
Is baile turasóireachta é

6. An maith leat do cheantar? - Do you like your area?

Is/Ní maith liom mo cheantar mar ... - I do / don’t like my area because ...

Tá mo cheantar ...My area is ...
Is ceantar _____ é.It is a _____ area.
Sílim / measaim / ceapaim go bhfuil sé ...I think that it is ...
Creidim go bhfuil sé ... I believe that it is ...
I mo bharúil / I mo thuarim, tá sé ...In my opinion, it is ...
bríomharlively
callánach noisy
ciúin quiet
deas nice
glanclean
gnóthachbusy
iargúlta remote / isolated
salach dirty
socair / suaimhneachpeaceful
Tá mo cheantar ...
My area is ...
Is ceantar _____ é.
It is a _____ area.
Sílim / measaim / ceapaim go bhfuil sé ...
I think that it is ...
Creidim go bhfuil sé ...
I believe that it is ...
I mo bharúil / I mo thuarim, tá sé ...
In my opinion, it is ...
bríomhar
lively
callánach
noisy
ciúin
quiet
deas
nice
glan
clean
gnóthach
busy
iargúlta
remote / isolated
salach
dirty
socair / suaimhneach
peaceful
Image caption,
Tá mo cheantar gnóthach