Reading (Foundation)
Read the email below. Léigh an ríomhphost thíos.
A Eilís, a chara,
Cad é mar atá tú? Ní raibh mé ábalta labhairt leat an deireadh seachtaine seo caite mar bhí mé ag stopadh le mo sheanmháthair. Tá sí ina cónaí faoin tuath agus níl an tseirbhís fóin rómhaith faoin tuath.
Beidh mé ag stopadh le mo sheanmháthair gach deireadh seachtaine mar tá sí measartha sean anois.
Bhris gadaithe isteach i dteach sa cheantar ar na mallaibh. Ghoid siad airgead ó sheanduine. Ar ndóigh, bíonn eagla ar mo sheanmháthair anois nuair a bhíonn sí sa teach léi féin. Mar sin de, ní bheidh mé ar fáil Dé Sathairn go ceann tamaill.
Siúlaim chuig na siopaí gach maidin Shathairn agus ceannaím earraí tí agus earraí grósaera. Is maith léi dul ar Aifreann gach tráthnóna Shathairn fosta, mar sin, téim léi. Caithim oíche Shathairn ag amharc ar scannán nó ag imirt cluichí ríomhaire.
Beidh mé sa bhaile Dé Domhnaigh. An mbeidh tú saor? Buailfidh mé leat fá choinne caife tráthnóna Dé Dhomhnaigh.
Do chara buan,
Lucia
Try to answer these questions in English. Freagair na ceisteanna seo i mBéarla.
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1) Where was Lucia last weekend?
She was staying with her grandmother in the countryside.
Bhí mé ag stopadh le mo sheanmháthair. Tá sí ina cónaí faoin tuath.
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2) Why did Lucia not speak to Eilís?
The phone service is not too good there.
Níl an tseirbhís fóin rómhaith ann.
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3) What did the thieves steal?
They stole money.
Ghoid siad airgead ó sheanduine.
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4) How does her grandmother feel now?
Her grandmother feels afraid.
Bíonn eagla ar mo sheanmháthair anois.
Try to answer these questions in Irish. Freagair na ceisteanna seo i nGaeilge.
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5) Ainmigh dhá rud a cheannaíonn Lucia gach Satharn.
(Ceannaíonn sí) earraí tí agus earraí grósaera.
Siúlaim chuig na siopaí gach maidin Shathairn agus ceannaím earraí tí agus earraí grósaera.
I walk to the shop every Saturday morning and I buy household goods and groceries.
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6) Cá dtéann a seanmháthair Dé Sathairn?
(Is maith léi dul) ar aifreann.
Is maith léi dul ar Aifreann gach tráthnóna Shathairn fosta, mar sin, téim léi.
She likes to go to Mass every Saturday evening also, so I go with her.
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7) Ainmigh rud amháin a dhéanann Lucia san oíche.
(Caitheann sí oíche Shathairn) ag amharc ar scannán/ag imirt cluichí ríomhaire.
Caithim oíche Shathairn ag amharc ar scannán nó ag imirt cluichí ríomhaire.
I spend Saturday night watching a film or playing computer games.
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8) Cén lá a bhfuil Lucia saor fá choinne dí?
(Buailfidh sí le hEilís fá choinne caife) tráthnóna Dé Dhomhnaigh.
Buailfidh mé leat fá choinne caife tráthnóna Dé Dhomhnaigh.
I'll meet you for a coffee on Sunday afternoon.
Translation
Dear Eilís,
How are you? I wasn’t able to speak with you last weekend because I was staying with my grandmother. She lives in the countryside and the phone service is not too good in the countryside
I will be staying with my grandmother every weekend because she is fairly old now.
Thieves broke into a house in the area recently. They stole money from an old person. Of course, my grandmother is now afraid when she is in the house by herself. Therefore, I will not be available on Saturdays for a while.
I walk to the shops every Saturday morning and I buy household goods and groceries. She likes to go to Mass every Saturday evening also, so I go with her. I spend Saturday night watching a film or playing computer games.
I will be home on Sunday. Will you be free? I will meet you for a coffee in the afternoon.
Your good friend,
Lucia
