Expressing Preferences in Irish: Likes and Dislikes

Expressing Preferences in Irish: Likes and Dislikes

Learning Objective

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to describe what you like and dislike in Irish.

What do you already know about expressing preferences in Irish?

Introduction to Likes and Dislikes

In Irish, expressing likes and dislikes is important for communication. Let's learn how to do this!

Vocabulary for Likes

Likes: Is maith liom (I like), Tá grá agam do (I love), Is aoibhinn liom (I adore)

Vocabulary for Dislikes

Dislikes: Ní maith liom (I don't like), Ní thaitníonn sé liom (I don't enjoy), Is fuath liom (I hate)

Practice: Likes and Dislikes

Interactive Activity: Students pair up and take turns expressing their likes and dislikes using the provided vocabulary.

Forming Sentences

Constructing sentences: Is maith liom an tae (I like the tea), Ní thaitníonn sé liom an bia sin (I don't enjoy that food)

Listening Comprehension

Listening Exercise: Students listen to short dialogues and identify the likes and dislikes expressed by the speakers.

Role-Play Activity

Role-Play: Students engage in role-play scenarios where they express their likes and dislikes in various contexts.

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.