Extra curricular activitiesSpeaking: Clubs at school

Can you talk about the clubs and societies in your school?

Part ofIrish – Learners (CCEA)School life, studies and work

Speaking: Clubs at school

Answer three questions about the clubs and traditions in your school and what it needs.

1. An bhfuil a lán clubanna agus cumann ag do scoil? - Does your school have a lot of clubs and societies?

Tá a lán clubanna agus cumann ag mo scoil mar atá ...My school has a lot of clubs and societies, such as ...
Maidir le clubanna ...As regards clubs ...
is ball mé / tá mé i mo bhall ...I am a member ...
Níl mé i mo bhall ______ ach ba mhaith liom bheith. I am not a member ____ but I would like to be.
Tá a lán clubanna agus cumann ag mo scoil mar atá ...
My school has a lot of clubs and societies, such as ...
Maidir le clubanna ...
As regards clubs ...
is ball mé / tá mé i mo bhall ...
I am a member ...
Níl mé i mo bhall ______ ach ba mhaith liom bheith.
I am not a member ____ but I would like to be.

Here are some clubs and societies you could use to complete the sentences above.

Boy holding basketball.
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Is ball mé den fhoireann líonpheile / cispheile - I am a member of the basketball club
den fhoireann iomána / camógaíochtaof the hurling / camogie team
den fhoireann peile of the football team
den fhoireann líonpheile / cispheile of the netball / basketball team
den fhoireann reathaíochta trastíre of the cross country running team
den chór of the choir
den cheolfhoireann of the orchestra
den ghrúpa traidisiúnta of the traditional group
den chumann Ghaelach of the Irish society
den chumann timpeallachtaof the environmental society
den chlub teicneolaíochtaof the technology club
den chlub eolaíochta of the science club
den fhoireann iomána / camógaíochta
of the hurling / camogie team
den fhoireann peile
of the football team
den fhoireann líonpheile / cispheile
of the netball / basketball team
den fhoireann reathaíochta trastíre
of the cross country running team
den chór
of the choir
den cheolfhoireann
of the orchestra
den ghrúpa traidisiúnta
of the traditional group
den chumann Ghaelach
of the Irish society
den chumann timpeallachta
of the environmental society
den chlub teicneolaíochta
of the technology club
den chlub eolaíochta
of the science club

2. Cad é atá de dhíth ar an scoil? - What does the school need?

Ba chóir go mbeadh ____ sa scoil.There should be a ____ in the school.
Tá easpa áiseanna ____ sa scoil. There is a lack of ______ facilities in the school.
linn snámhaswimming pool
páirc tríú glúin 3G pitch
raon gailfgolf range
saotharlann drámaíochtadrama workshop
raon reathaíochtarunning track
páirc rugbaírugby pitch
seomra sóisialtasocial room
Ba chóir go mbeadh ____ sa scoil.
There should be a ____ in the school.
Tá easpa áiseanna ____ sa scoil.
There is a lack of ______ facilities in the school.
linn snámha
swimming pool
páirc tríú glúin
3G pitch
raon gailf
golf range
saotharlann drámaíochta
drama workshop
raon reathaíochta
running track
páirc rugbaí
rugby pitch
seomra sóisialta
social room
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páirc rugbaí

3. Cad iad na traidisiún a bhaineann leis an scoil seo? - What are the school traditions?

Tá clú agus cáil ar an scoil mar gheall ar ___ agus ___. The school is famous because of ____ and ____.
Bhain an scoil _______. The school won ______.
Tá tradisiúin láidir _______ sa scoil. There is a strong tradition of _______ in the school.
Tá muid iontach bródúil as an scoil. We are very proud of the school.
Tá clú agus cáil ar an scoil mar gheall ar ___ agus ___.
The school is famous because of ____ and ____.
Bhain an scoil _______.
The school won ______.
Tá tradisiúin láidir _______ sa scoil.
There is a strong tradition of _______ in the school.
Tá muid iontach bródúil as an scoil.
We are very proud of the school.