Exploring Irish Family Phrases

• Primary Education
• Lower Secondary (Key Stage 3)

Exploring Irish Family Phrases

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to discuss and describe your family members in the Irish language.

What do you already know about talking about family in Irish?

Introduction to Irish Family Terms

In Irish, the word for family is 'clann.' Let's start by learning how to say 'mother,' 'father,' 'sister,' and 'brother' in Irish.

Mother and Father

In Irish, 'mother' is 'máthair' and 'father' is 'athair.' Practice pronouncing these words aloud.

Sister and Brother

The Irish word for 'sister' is 'deirfiúr' and 'brother' is 'deartháir.' Let's practice saying them together.

Describing Family Members

Now, let's learn how to describe our family members using words like 'older,' 'younger,' and 'twin' in Irish.

Interactive Exercise: Family Tree

Create a family tree on the board and label it with Irish family terms. Ask students to identify and label their own family members.

Conversation Practice

Pair up and have a conversation in Irish about each other's families. Use the new vocabulary and descriptive words we've learned.

Wrap-Up and Review

Recap the new Irish family vocabulary and encourage students to ask any remaining questions. Assign a short written exercise for homework.

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.