Reading (Higher)
Read the email from Liam.
Léigh an ríomhphost ó Liam.
A Chiaráin, a chara
Cad é mar atá tú? Ní fhaca mé thú le fada an lá! Fuair mé guthán póca nua do mo bhreithlá agus tá mé an-sásta leis. Is féidir liom chuid mhór rudaí a dhéanamh air mar tá réimse leathan aipeanna ar fáil air. D’fhreastail mé ar cheolchoirm coicís ó shin agus bhí mé ábalta grianghraif a ghlacadh leis agus iad a uaslódáil láithreach agus clib a chur ar mo chairde. Bhuail mé le cailín as Tír Eoghain ag an cheolchoirm agus bhí sí fíor-álainn ar fad!
Tá seirbhís idirlín ar mo ghuthán i rith an ama, mar sin, bhí sé furasta dom ceangal léi ar na meáin shóisialta láithreach. Anois bíonn muid ag labhairt le chéile beagnach gach lá. Má théann tú ar líne, beidh tú ábalta na pictiúir a ghlac mé ag an cheolchoirm a fheiceáil chomh maith le físeán. Caithfidh mé a admháil go raibh atmaisféar ar dóigh ann. Thig liom an guthán a cheangal le mo ríomhaire dár ndóigh agus na pictiúir a chur ar chipín cuimhne fosta.
Ar an lámh eile, sílim go gcaithim barraíocht ama ar mo ghuthán nua, áfach, mar is féidir liom cláir theilifíse a fheiceáil air agus caithim cuid mhór ama ag amharc ar scannáin ghrinn! Tá an-suim agam sna suíomhanna scannáin fosta mar tá rogha leathan scannán ar fáil orthu.
An bhfuil guthán póca nua agat go fóill? Thig liom teachtaireachtaí a sheoladh chugat air sin. Tá sé níos fusa ná ríomhphoist. Ag dúil le scéala uait roimh i bhfad.
Do chara,
Liam
Question
Can you find the following words/phrases in the text?
| 1) for a long time | 2) a mobile phone | 3) wide range |
| 4) apps | 5) to upload | 6) tag |
| 7) connect | 8) memory stick | 9) humorous films/comedies |
| 1) for a long time |
| 2) a mobile phone |
| 3) wide range |
| 4) apps |
| 5) to upload |
| 6) tag |
| 7) connect |
| 8) memory stick |
| 9) humorous films/comedies |
| 1) le fada an lá | 2) guthán póca | 3) réimse leathan |
| 4) aipeanna | 5) uaslódáil | 6) clib |
| 7) ceangal | 8) cipín cuimhne | 9) scannáin ghrinn |
| 1) le fada an lá |
| 2) guthán póca |
| 3) réimse leathan |
| 4) aipeanna |
| 5) uaslódáil |
| 6) clib |
| 7) ceangal |
| 8) cipín cuimhne |
| 9) scannáin ghrinn |
Read the following statements and try to find four which are true. Léigh na ráitis seo a leanas. Aimsigh ceithre cinn atá fíor.
Question
1) Bhris guthán Liam.
Bréagach
Liam's phone broke.
Question
2) D'fhreastail Ciarán ar cheolchoirm le Liam ar na mallaibh.
Bréagach
Ciarán attended a concert with Liam recently.
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3) Bhí breithlá Liam ann ar na mallaibh.
Fíor
It was Liam's birthday recently.
Question
4) Bhuail Liam le cairde nua as Doire ag an cheolchoirm.
Bréagach
Liam met new friends from Derry at the concert.
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5) Thig le Liam grianghraif a ghlacadh ar a ghuthán.
Fíor
Liam can take photos on his phone.
Question
6) Beidh Ciarán ábalta pictiúir Liam a fheiceáil ar líne.
Fíor
Ciarán will be able to see Liam's pictures online.
Question
7) Tá cuntas meán sóisialta ag Liam.
Fíor
Liam has a social media account.
Question
8) Is maith le Liam amharc ar an pheil ar a ghuthán.
Bréagach
Liam enjoys watching football on his phone.
Translation
Dear Ciarán
How are you? I have not seen you for a long time! I got a new mobile phone for my birthday and I am very happy with it. I can do a lot of things on it because there is a wide range of apps available on it. I attended a concert a fortnight ago and I was able to take photographs with it and upload them immediately and tag my friends. I met a girl from Tyrone at the concert and she was very pretty indeed!
There is internet service on my phone at all times, so it was easy for me to connect with her on social media immediately. Now we speak with each other nearly every day. If you go online, you will be able to see the pictures I took at the concert as well as a film. I must admit that there was an excellent atmosphere there. I can connect the phone to my computer of course and put the pictures on a memory stick as well.
On the other hand, however, I think that I spend too much time on my new phone because I can watch TV programmes on it and I spend a lot of time watching comedy films. I have a huge interest in film websites also because there is a wide range of films available on them.
Have you a new phone yet? I can send you messages on that. It's easier than emails. Looking forward to hearing from you before long.
Your friend,
Liam
