Let's Go Shopping in Irish!

Let's Go Shopping in Irish!

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to shop and pay for things in Irish with confidence.

What do you already know about shopping in Irish?

Vocabulary

Key shopping-related Irish vocabulary: shop (siopa), money (airgead), buy (ceannaigh), sell (díol), price (praghas).

Greetings

Learn how to greet the shopkeeper in Irish: 'Dia dhuit' (Hello) and 'Slán go fóill' (Goodbye for now).

Making Requests

Practice making simple requests in Irish: 'An bhfuil sé seo le ceannach?' (Is this for sale?), 'Is maith liom é sin' (I would like that).

Counting Money

Learn how to count money in Irish, including the names of euro and cent: 'euro' (euro), 'cóir' (cent).

Paying for Items

Practice phrases for paying for items: 'Cé mhéad atá air?' (How much is it?), 'Tá sé seo go maith' (This is good).

Role-Playing

Engage in role-playing scenarios where students take turns being the shopkeeper and the customer in Irish.

Review and Practice

Review the vocabulary and phrases learned in the lesson and practice them in pairs or small groups.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.