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Story 1 - Faoin Fharraige (Under the Sea)
Read this story to find out what happens to tourist sea creatures when they are on a guided tour of a spectacular underwater world. The sea creature children wander off from their parents and go exploring a shipwreck. They befriend a friendly ghost who can only be seen by children.
The story focuses on:
| Questions and Answers | ||
| Cé thú féin? | Who are you? | |
| Is mise... | I'm ... | |
| Cá bhfuil ...? | Where is ...? | |
| Cá bhfuil an bád? | Where is the boat? | |
| Seo... | Here's ... / This is ... | |
| Seo mé | Here I am | |
| Commands | ||
| Éist | Listen | |
| Familiar Expressions | ||
| Galánta! | Lovely! | |
| Ar fheabhas! | Wonderful! | |
There are four activities associated with this story:
• Watch the Story
Watch the story with or without accompanying text.
• Read the Story
Read the story at your own pace. Click on the arrow when you are ready to read the next page.
• Write a Story
Use the story maker to write and add pictures to your own story about characters and settings from the story.
• Game
Find the parts of the ships hidden in the coral and the seaweed then meet all the characters.
First, click on and stick together three sections of a particular boat. The boat type will change each time the game is revisited. Next, all the characters will reappear and introduce themselves e.g. "Is mise Máirtín." (I'm Máirtín). Children should click on the correct character when asked the appropriate question e.g. "Cá bhfuil Máirtín?" (Where's Máirtín?). After finding all the characters, they have the option of colouring in their boat and printing their picture.
Story 2 - The Chilly Little Tree
A young palm tree is cruelly taken to Wales from a sunny climate, leaving his friends behind. He's miserable with the weather but when the summer sun arrives, he's in his element!
| The story focuses on: | ||
| Cad é mar atá an aimsir? | What's the weather like? | |
| Tá sé grianmhar/ag cur fearthainne/gaofar/fuar/ag cur sneachta | It's sunny/raining/windy/cold/snowing | |
| Is maith liom an ghrian/an fhearthainn/an sneachta/an ghaoth | I like the sun/rain/snow/wind | |
| Ní maith liom... | I don't like... | |
| Ba mhaith liom dul abhaile | I want to go home | |
| Níor mhaith liom dul abhaile | I don't want to go home | |
| Maidin mhaith | Good morning | |
| Ar dóigh | Great | |
| Iontach maith | Very good | |
| Tá mé sásta anseo | I'm happy here | |
There are four activities associated with this story:
• Watch the Story
Watch the story with or without accompanying text.
• Read the Story
Read the story at your own pace. Click on the arrow when you are ready to read the next page.
• Write a Story
Use the story maker to write and add pictures to your own story about characters and settings from the story.
• Sequencing Activity
Place pictures from the story in the correct order.
This is a story based on the issue of bullying and provides the choice of two endings. Harry, Barry and Marri are school bullies and the story describes what they get up to. Read the story page-by-page and choose which ending you like best.
The story focuses on:
| Greetings | ||
| Maidin mhaith | Good Morning | |
| Feelings | ||
| Cad é mar atá tú? | How are you? | |
| Tá tuirse orm | I'm tired | |
| Tá mé go holc | I'm awful | |
| Expressing needs | ||
| Ba mhaith liom | I want | |
| Commands | ||
| Oscáil an mála | Open the bag | |
| Déan deifir | Hurry up | |
| Expressions | ||
| Nach mór an trua | What a pity | |
There are two activities associated with this story:
• Watch the Story
Watch the story with or without accompanying text.
• Read the Story
Read the story at your own pace. Click on the arrow when you are ready to read the next page.
