Customs, festivals, celebrations, days, months and seasonsRole play: Christmas

Can you recognise and use terminology relating to the cycle of the year?

Part ofIrish – Learners (CCEA)Identity, lifestyle and culture

Role play: Christmas

Role play C (Higher)

You discuss Christmas with a classmate. Your classmate speaks first.

Question

Classmate: Cad é a dhéanann tú lá Nollag de ghnáth?

1. Say that in the morning you go to visit your grandmother and you give her a present.

Classmate: Cad é a bhíonn le hithe agaibh lá Nollag?

2. Say that you eat turkey, ham, roast potatoes and lots of apple tart.

Classmate: Nach n-itheann tú glasraí?

3. Say that you don’t like vegetables but they are good for you, so you eat one or two.

Classmate: An dtéann tú amach áit ar bith Oíche Nollag?

4. Say that you usually stay at home with your family and play board games or watch a film on TV.

Classmate: Cad é a fhaigheann tú mar bhronntanais ag an Nollaig?

5. Say that you usually get new clothes and sometimes you get makeup or vouchers.