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Here are some notes on An-tAdh:

Found a brilliant French website with all French grammar explained. Hopefully it will do the job for me as we haven`t done hardly any verbs or tenses at school..... http://www.francais.ie/grammar/

That litcharts website is very good. I wish I had known about that when I was doing my Junior Cert.

Na Blátha Craige notaí by Liam O'Flaithearta


Codarsnacht
• Tá codarsnacht láidir sa dán seo idir an dá íomha a cuirtear os ár comhair amach.
• There is a strong contrast in the poem between the two images put in front of us.

• Is áit dearóil é, a deir an file linn.
• The poet tells us the place is horrible.

• Áfach, tugtar íomha iomlán difriúil sa dara chuid den dán.
• However, we are given a different image in the second part of the poem.

• Deirtear linn gur áit iontach deas sona é sa dara chuid den dán.
• We are told the place is wonderful, nice and happy in the second part of the poem.

• Is léir mar sin go bhfuil codarsnacht láidir sa dán.
• It is clear that there is a strong contrast in the poem.

Pearsantú

• Sa dara leath den dán úsáideann an file pearsantú.
• In the second part of the poem, the poet uses personification.

• Tosaíonn na bláthanna ag caint leis an bhfile.
• The flowers begin talking with the poet.

• Deir siad go bhfuil siad faoi dhraíocht ag ceol na farraige.
• They said that they were entranced by the music of the sea.

Litir: Timpiste

Tá súil agam go bhfuil tú i mbarr na sláinte. Is fada an lá ó chuala mé uait. Go raibh maith agat as ucht do litir. Bhí sé ar intinn agam scríobh chugat. Ní raibh am agam scríobh go dtí seo. Bhí mé an-ghnóthach. Fán go gcloise tú mo scéal.

Bhí mé ar mo bhealach ar scoil an tseachtain seo caite. Bhí an aimsir uafasách, bhí an ghaoth ag séideadh go fíochmhar agus bhí na bóithre fliuch le báisteach. Bhí na bóithre sleamhain. Bhí mé ag rothaíocht ar nós na gaoithe. Ní fhaca mé an solas dearg nuair a tháinig mé go dtí na saoilse tráchta. Ní raibh mé ábalta an rothar a stopadh. Bhuail carr mé. Leag sé mé. Bhí mé i mo luí i lár an bhóthair. Bhailigh slua timpeall orm. Chuir duine éigin fios ar otharcarr. Bhí mé ag cur fola go dona. Tháinig an t-otharcarr gan mhoill. Chuir siad mé ar shinteán. Bhí an pian uafasách.

Bhuel níl aon nuacht eile agam. Scríobh litir chugam go luath. Ná déan dearmad. Ná déan moill. Beidh mé ag tnúth le litir uait roimh i bhfad. Feicfidh mé tú roimh i bhfad. Tabhair aire duit féin. Slán go fóill.

People in History: Theobald Wolfe Tone

Theobald Wolfe Tone was born in Dublin. Even though he was an Anglican, he hated the idea of ‘absolute slavery’ that the Catholics had to endure. Due to this, he wrote a pamphlet called ‘An Argument on Behalf of the Catholics of Ireland’ which ordered the Catholics and Protestants to unite and the Society of United Irishmen was founded in Belfast in October 1791. The aims of the society were to unite Catholics and Protestants in order to bring liberty and equality to Ireland and to campaign peacefully to reduce English power over Ireland. Wolfe Tone married a girl named Matilda Witherington when she was 16. Due to Tone’s requests of ordering French ships to help them win the rebellion, he was recognized and arrested in Provost’s Prison. The judge refused to shoot him, instead he sentenced Tone to be hanged. However, Tone committed suicide to avoid this travesty and was buried in Bodenstown, Co. Kildare. Tone is known as the father of Irish republicanism because he was the first to state that Ireland should be a republic.

People in History: Leonardo Da Vinci

Long ago, there was a famous artist named Leonardo Da Vinci. Da means from. He was born in an Italian city called Vinci which was located near Florence. Leonardo was raised by his single father. Leonardo was one of the first Italians to use oil paint. He was left-handed. Leonardo Da Vinci left many paintings unfinished and destroyed most of his work. Two of his works, the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, are the most famous, most reproduced, most parodied portraits and religious paintings of all time. Leonardo was a vegetarian who loved animals and despised war, yet he worked as a military engineer to invent advanced and deadly weapons. Leonardo drew the plans for the first armoured car in 1485. He invented the bicycle 300 years before it appeared on the road. Leonardo Da Vinci created an inflatable tube so people could float in the water. Leonardo Da Vinci had dyslexia and when he made notes on his inventions it was all written in reverse which made it hard for others to dig through his notes and steal his ideas. Leonardo Da Vinci dug into graveyards at night to steal corpses and study human anatomy (and find out where the soul was). He produced aerial maps for Cesare Borgia which are still accurate today. Leonardo is considered by many as the father of modern science. He was one of the most acclaimed artists of the Renaissance. He was the illegitimate child of Messer Piero Fruosino di Antonio da Vinci, a Florentine notary, and Caterina, a peasant. Leonardo sketched the first parachute, helicopter, aeroplane, tank, repeating rifle, swinging bridge, paddleboat and motorcar. It took Da Vinci about 10 years to paint Mona Lisa’s lips.

People in History: A Unionist Who Opposed Home Rule

My name is Daniel Devine and I am a unionist who is opposing against Home Rule. I am fairly prosperous living at Coleraine, Co. Antrim. I work at a shipyard called Sailer’s Booty and my wife, Chloe works at a linen industry. We both get good salary with an average of over £400 a week for supporting the Union. The Union was an act passed in 1800 and it united Ireland, England, Scotland and Wales into one state called the United Kingdom. Us protestants feared that if Ireland had its own parliament, we might be outvoted and discriminated against by the Roman Catholics. I warned my mates that ‘Home Rule will be Rome Rule’. Many of my ancestors were alive during the Ulster Plantation of 1609. After the 1910 general election, the Liberal Party in Britain needed the support of the Irish Home Rule Party to gain power. John Redmond made a deal that he would support the Liberals if they introduced a Home Rule Bill in Parliament. The Liberals agreed and a Home Rule Bill was passed into the House of Commons in 1912. Us unionists were horrified with Ireland getting its own parliament. Edward Carson and James Craig led unionist opposition to the Home Rule Bill as many unionists believed that it would break up the UK and weaken the British Empire. They organised street demonstrations and drew up a document called the Solemn League and Covenant which promised to oppose Home Rule by force if necessary. It was signed on Ulster Day, 28 September 1912. Over 100,000 joined the Ulster Volunteer Force. The UVF was supplied with arms during the Larne gun-running.

Household Insurance & Premiums and Claims

• Insurance is protection against a loss you hope will not happen.
• Assurance is protection against a loss you know will happen.

Reasons for Adequate Insurance
• You must cover all possible risks.
• You must insure enough to cover full amount of loss.

Terms
• Exclusion clause is situations that cannot be insured.
• Policy excess/excess clause is that the insured person may have to pay the first €100 of the compensation themselves.
• Compensation is the money you get when you make a claim.

Principles of Insurance
• Insurable interest is when in order to insure something you must benefit from its existence and suffer from its loss.
• Utmost good faith is when you must tell all relevant information when filling out an application for insurance.
• Indemnity is when you cannot make a profit from insurance.
• Contribution is if a risk is insurance with two insurance companies, each will pay half of the compensation.
• Subrogation passes the legal right of the insured over to the insurer to claim from a third party who caused the loss.

Average Clause
• If you only insure an item for a fraction of the value, you only get the same fraction compensation.
• Formula: Sum insured X claim = compensation

Documents
• Proposal form: Application form for insurance
• Policy: Contract of insurance
• Cover note: Temporary policy
• Certificate of insurance: Proof of insurance
• Claim form: A form you fill out when a loss occurs and you want compensation.


People in Insurance
• Broker: Gives advice on insurance and sells insurance on behalf of lots of companies
• Agent: Sells insurance for only one company
• Actuary: Calculates insurance premiums
• Loss adjuster: Calculates the value of the loss and works for the insurance company
• Loss assessor: Calculates the value of the loss and represents the insured

Steps Involved in Taking Out Insurance
1. Decide what risks you want covered.
2. Fill out proposal form.
3. Pay your premium.
4. File your policy in a safe place.

Steps Involved in Making a Claim
1. Contact guards and insurance company.
2. Obtain estimates of lost/stolen items.
3. Fill out claim form.
4. Talk to assessor and agree on compensation.

Premium Calculation Terms
• Premium is the cost of insurance.
• Risk effects are things that cause premiums to be high or low.
• Loading is extra premium for a higher risk.
• Discount is money taken off premium for a lower risk.
• No claims bonus is when you get a discount if you did not claim for any accidents the previous year.
• Renewal date is the date you must have your premium paid by.
• Days of grace may be given to you. They are a few extra days to pay your premium.

Types of Personal Insurance
• PRSI (Pay Related Social Insurance) is the statutory deduction from your salary.
• Medical insurance is used in case you get sick or need an operation immediately.
• Personal accident insurance covers people who are injured due to an accident.
• Salary protection provides an income in case you can’t work due to illness.
• Pension plan provides you with lump sum and income for your retirement.
• Holiday insurance provides you with health care if you get sick on holidays.

Types of Business Insurance
• Theft insurance: Theft of equipment and stock
• Fire insurance: Damage to premises, equipment and stock
• Consequential loss: Covers the firm for loss of profits while a business is closed as a result of fire or flood
• Fidelity guarantee: Compensates an employer for loss of cash arising from dishonest workers
• Cash in transit: Covers theft of cash while in transit between the business and back
• Goods in transit: Covers theft or damage to goods while been transported
• Motor insurance: Compulsory covers damage or injury caused by motor vehicles
• Employers liability: Employees injured at work
• Public liability: Customers injured while visiting the business
• Product liability: Injury to customers using the product
• Bad debts: Loss due to customers not paying their debts

Reasons for Business Insurance
• Protection of assets against fire and theft
• Protection against legal action as a result of accidents to the public or staff
• Legal reasons – motor insurance

The National Budget

Why does the Government get involved in the economy?
• To provide merit goods
• To provide sociably desirable goods or services
• To provide income for people who can’t work
• To make regulations for the running of the country
• To provide services that are too important to be controlled by the private sector

What is the National Budget?
• The national budget is the government’s estimate of its income and expenditure for the coming year.
• It takes place in November or December each year.
• The Minister for Finance is Michael Noonan.

Budget Divided into Two Sections
1. Government current expenditure is spending by the government on the provision of goods and services that will be totally consumed in that year.
2. Government capital expenditure is spending by the government on assets that will benefit the country for some year into the future.

Sources of Expenditure
• Current expenditure (Social welfare, salaries, teachers, health services)
• Capital expenditure (Building new schools, roads, hospitals)

Sources of Income
• Current income (PAYE, VAT, stamp duty, custom duty, DIRT)
• Capital income (Income from semi-state bodies and EU grants)

Types of Current Budgets
• A balanced current budget (Income = expenditure)
• A surplus budget (Income > expenditure)
• A deficit budget (Income < expenditure)

The Exchequer Balance
• The difference between total government revenue and total government expenditure in any one year.

National Debt
• National debt is if a government has to borrow money to pay for its spending then the amount borrowed is added to the national debt. Total amount of money owed by the government at any given time.
• Debt servicing is the interest payment on the national debt that the government pays to its lenders.

Forms of Business

Types of Businesses

Sole Trader
• A person that owns and runs their own business.
• Characteristics: one person provides all the money, makes all the decisions and keeps all the profit.
• Advantages: Easy to set up, keep all the profits, make all the decisions, personal contact with customers.
• Disadvantages: Unlimited liability (if your business fails you could lose all your own personal wealth), suffer all losses yourself, business ends when the owner dies.

Private Limited Company (Ltd.)
• A business that is owned by 1-99 people.
• Characteristics: 1-99 owners called shareholders, shares cannot be bought by the general public, shareholders receive a vote for every share they own, must have ltd. after its name, shareholders receive a share of the profits called a dividend and is usually owned by solicitors and accountants.
• Advantages: Limited liability (If the business fails, you can only lose the money that you invested in the company. Your own personal wealth cannot be touched), business continues even when an owner dies, easier to raise finance as you have up to 99 shareholders.
• Disadvantages: Legal documents are needed to set up a company, more costly to set up, decision making and profits are shared.

Co-Operative
• A business owned and run by its members.
• Each member has an equal say in the running of the business.
• Characteristics: Each member must buy at least one share and each member has only one vote.
• Advantages: Democratic as each member has an equal say, the members of the co-operatives have limited liability.
• Disadvantages: For members who own a lot of shares, they only get one vote and profits are shared in the form of dividends.
Types of Co-Operatives
• Producer co-op > Owned and run by the customers of the co-op.
• Retail co-ops > A group of retails join together.
• Worker co-ops > Owned by the workers in the business.

State Owned Business
• A business which is set up, financed and controlled by the government.
• Another name for this is a semi-state body.
• Characteristics: A government minister is responsible for each state company, they appoint a board of directors and the government keeps the profits or re-invests it in the company.
• Advantages: Ensure that essential services are provided for all people in the country and provide employment to a large number of people.
• Disadvantages: Some are in a monopoly position which means that they have no competition and this can lead to in-efficiency and higher prices and some make losses which are covered by the tax payer.

An essay on Mid-Term Break by Seamus Heaney

Of all the poems I have explored, Seamus Heaney’s “Mid-Term Break” is the most engaging. This poignant poem recalls an incident in Heaney’s own childhood: The death of his baby brother, Christopher.

The poem opens with Heaney “counting bells knelling classes to a close”, as he waits in the school to be taken home. The use of the word “knelling” is interesting as usually the word is used to describe a funeral bell: Heaney is obviously thinking of his brother’s passing.

Heaney skilfully takes the reader with him “In the porch I met my father crying”. The use of the pun “Big Jim” is unfortunate because he metaphorically means a big “blow”. Heaney’s mother is so shocked that she cannot cry, only able to cough out “angry tearless sighs”.

The use of such personal pronouns such as “him”, “his” and “he” reveals Heaney’s love for his brother. Heaney creates a sad pause at the end of stanza 6: “paler now” before the next stanza. He describes little has changed since Christopher died in his appearance but the difference is his paler complexion and his “poppy bruise”. The line “A four foot box, a foot for every year” is the most heartbreaking line of the poem. Heaney’s brother was only a baby, and his life should have not been cut short when he was so young.

Death is a sad event for any family to experience. The death of a child is especially tragic. Heaney’s ‘Mid-Term Break’ is certainly a difficult poem to read, due to the poem exploring the death of a child. However, it is a poem that has made me appreciate my family, my childhood and my own life, and for this I am grateful.

Geography notes on Clouds and Weather by me

Hot Desert Climates notaí

Hot desert climates are generally found in very warm deserts such as the Sahara Desert, the Kalahari Desert, the Arabian Desert and the Australian Outback.
They consist of a one season climate generally. Temperatures average 30−50°C during the day but rapidly drop to as low as 5°C during the night.
Reasons for this large temperature range:
The absence of cloud cover and vegetation meant that there is a rapid loss of heat at night.
Night is said to be the 'winter of the desert'.
Rainfall is very rare with an annual total of less than 100mm. This means that it frequently gets threatened by droughts.
Luxor and Aswan in Egypt had the longest-drought ever with NO RAINFALL from 2001-2014.
These droughts though soon be avoided by sudden downpours.
Vegetation is very little due to the shortage of moisture. It consists of cactus, date palm and Joshua trees.
Rattlesnakes, desert foxes and jack-rabbits lived in these climates.

Communications

Communication
Communication is the transfer of data from one person to another.

Types of Communication
Internal – With people inside the organisation.
External – Between the organisation and people outside.

Factors to Consider When Choosing A Method of Communication
Cost – Is the method cheap or dear?
Speed – How long will it take to reach its destination?
Secrecy – Is the method confidential?
Record – Will a copy of the information exist?
Destination – How far is it going?

Methods of Communication

1. Oral/Verbal
Sending a verbal message
Internal: intercom, face-to-face meeting
External: radio, telephone
Advantages: Quick, instant feedback
Disadvantages: No record, may be hard to remember

2. Written
Some record is kept
Internal: notice board, memo
External: letter, e-mail, fax
Advantages: Record kept, don’t have to remember anything
Disadvantages: No instant feedback, may not be confidential

3. Visual
Using charts, graphs, videos, powerpoints and TV to give messages internally and externally.
Advantages: Easy to understand, shows trends and comparisons
Disadvantages: Some people may not understand, takes time to prepare

Memo
A short note used within a business.
To:
From:
Date:
Re/Subject:
Message:
Signed:

A Notice of a Meeting
Info. about a meeting
Sent by the secretary

An Agenda
A list of topics that will be discussed at a meeting.


Types of Meetings
AGM: Annual General Meeting
EGM: Extraordinary General Meeting
Ad-hoc: Informal meeting on the spur of the moment

Chairperson
Calls the meeting to order
Ensures that meetings run smoothly

Secretary
Sends out notices of meetings
Writes up the Agenda
Keeps minutes

Treasurer
Keeps a record of all finances
Prepares final accounts
Prepares financial reports

Rules for preparing graphs/charts
Give it a title
Label the Y axis
Label the X axis

Bar Chart
Is a series of bars
Used for comparing quantities

Line/Trend Graph
Is a chart that uses lines
Used for showing changes over time

Pie Charts
Is a circle divided into segments
Used to show percentages or proportions
Find out by using the formula below
(The value of the item you're trynna figure out)/(The total of the values) X 360

Greetings

Bonjour/Salut = Hello
Quel âge avez-vous? = What age are you?
Où habitez-vous? = Where do you live?
Bonsoir = Good night
Bonjour = Good day
Au revoir = See you later
À bientôt = See you soon
Bienvenue = Welcome
Comment tu t’appelles? = What is your name?
Comment allez-vous? = How are you?
Excusez-moi = Excuse me
Ça va = How’s it going?
Merci = Thank you
Félicitations = Congratulations

Days of the week

Lundi = Monday
Mardi = Tuesday
Mercredi = Wednesday
Jeudi = Thursday
Vendredi = Friday
Samedi = Saturday
Dimanche = Sunday

Months of the year

janvier = January
février = February
mars = March
avril = April
mai = May
juin = June
juillet = July
août = August
septembre = September
octobre = October
novembre = November
décembre = December

Seasons

Le printemps = Spring
L’éte = Summer
L’automne = Autumn
L’hiver = Winter

Colours

Jaune = Yellow
Noir = Black
Violet = Purple
Rosé = Pink
Blanc = White
Orange = Orange
Rouge = Red
Vert = Green
Marron = Brown
Clair = Light
Foncé = Dark
Gris = Gray

Numbers

Un = One
Deux = Two
Trois = Three
Quatre = Four
Cinq = Five
Six = Six
Sept = Seven
Huit = Eight
Neuf = Nine
Dix = Ten
Onze = Eleven
Douze = Twelve
Treize = Thirteen
Quatorze = Fourteen
Quinze = Fifteen
Seize = Sixteen
Dix-sept = Seventeen
Dix-huit = Eighteen
Dix-neuf = Nineteen
Vingt = Twenty
Vingt et-un = Twenty-one
Trente = Thirty
Quarante = Forty
Cinquante = Fifty
Soixante = Sixty
Soixante-dix = Seventy
Quatre-vingts = Eighty
Quatre-vingt-dix = Ninety
Cent = One hundred
Deux cents = Two hundred
Trois cents = Three hundred
Quatre cents = Four hundred
Cinq cents = Five hundred
Six cents = Six hundred
Sept cents = Seven hundred
Huit cents = Eight hundred
Neuf cents = Nine hundred
Mille = One thousand


Meats

La viande – meat
L’agneau – lamb
Le bacon – bacon
Le saucisson – sausage
Le jambon – ham
Le foie – liver
Le bœuf – beef
La dinde – turkey
Le canard – duck
Le porc – pork
Le veau – veal
Le steak-haché – minced steak
Le poulet – chicken
Le lapin – rabbit

Fruits

La banane – banana
La pomme – apple
L’orange – orange
La poire – pear
Le melon – melon
La datte – date
Le pamplemousse – grapefruit
Le raisin – grape
La cerise – cherry
Le citron – lemon
Le citron vert – lime
La fraise – strawberry
La framboise – raspberry
La mûre – blackberry
La myrtille – blueberry
La pastèque – watermelon
La pêche – peach
La prune – plum
Le abricot – apricot
Le ananas – pineapple

Vegetables

Le artichaut – artichoke
Les asperges – asparagus
La aubergine – eggplant
La carotte – carrot
Le céleri – celery
Le champignon – mushroom
Le chou-fleur – cauliflower
Le concombre – cucumber
Les épinards – spinach
Le haricot – bean
La laitue – lettuce
Le oignon – onion
Le maïs – corn
Les petits pois – peas
La pomme de terre – potato
Le radis – radish
La tomate - tomato

Animals

L’ours – bear
Le chameau – camel
Le poulet – chicken
Le crocodile – crocodile
Le cerf – deer
Le dauphin – dolphin
La baleine – whale
L’âne – donkey
Le canard – duck
L’aigle – eagle
La grenouille – frog
L’éléphant – elephant
La girafe – giraffe
La chèvre – goat
Le lion – lion
Le singe – monkey
Le souris – mouse
Le cochon – pig
Le lapin – rabbit
Le rat – rat
Le requin – shark
Le mouton – sheep
Le serpent – snake
L’écureuil – squirrel
Le loup – wolf
La panthère – panther
Le tigre – tiger
La chauve-souris – bat
Le castor – beaver
Le buffle – buffalo
Le renard – fox
Le kangourou – kangaroo
Le koala – koala
L’élan – moose
L’oiseau – bird
La vache – cow
Le chien – dog
Le cheval – horse
Le chat – cat
Le poisson – fish
Le poisson-rouge – goldfish
Le papillon – butterfly

Family members

Le père – The father
La mère – The mother
La sœur – The sister
Le frère – The brother
L’enfant – The child
Le fils – The son
Les parents – The parents
Le cousin – The cousin (male)
La cousine – The cousin (female)
L’oncle – The uncle
La tante – The aunt
Le grand−père – The grandfather
La grand−mère – The grandmother
Les grand−parents – The grandparents
Le beau−père – The stepfather
La belle−mère – The stepmother
Le bébé – The baby

Transport

La voiture – car
L’avion – airplane
Le car – coach
L’autobus – bus
Le bateau – boat
Le vélo – bicycle
Le camion – lorry/truck
La camionnette – van
Le taxi – taxi
Le train – train
Le vélomoteur – motorbike
Le hélicoptère – helicopter
Le hovercraft – hovercraft

Weather

Il fait chaud – It is hot
Il fait froid – It is cold
Il fait mauvais – It is bad
Il y a du soleil – It is sunny
Il fait beau – It is nice
Il y a du vent – It is windy
Il y a du brouillard – It is foggy
Il fait orageux – It is stormy
Il pleut – It’s raining
Il neige – It’s snowing
Il fait humide – It is humid
Il fait nuageux – It is cloudy
La grêle – The hail
La glace – The ice
L’éclair – The lightning

The body

Les amygdales – tonsils
L’appendice – appendix
La bouche – mouth
Le bras – arm
La cheville – ankle
Le cœur – heart
Le cou – neck
Le coude – elbow
Les dents – teeth
Le derrière – bottom
Le doigt – finger
L’épaule – shoulder
L’estomac – stomach
Le front – forehead
Le genou – knee
La gorge – throat
La jambe – leg
La langue – tongue
Les lèvres – lips
La main – hand
Le nez – nose
L’œil – eye
L’ongle – nail
L’oreille – ear
L’orteil – toe
Le pied – foot
Le poignet – wrist
La poitrine – chest
Le pouce – thumb
Le poumon – lung
La tête – head
Le ventre – stomach
Les yeux – eyes

Pencil case

La trousse – pencil case
L’agrafeuse – stapler
La colle – glue
La calculatrice – calculator
Les ciseaux – scissors
Le compas – compass
Le crayon – pencil
Les crayons de couleurs – coloured pencils
Le feutre – marker
La gomme – eraser
La règle – ruler
Le surligneur fluo – highlighter
Le stylo – pen
Le stylo correcteur – correcting pen (tip-ex)
Le taille−crayon - sharpener

Clothes and accessories

Des baskets – runners
Des bijoux – jewellery
Des bottes – boots
Des chaussettes – socks
Des chaussures – shoes
La chemise – shirt
Le chemisier – blouse
La cravate – tie
Les gants – gloves
Le jean – jeans
La jupe – skirt
Le manteau – coat
Le pantalon – trousers
Le pull-over – jumper
Le pyjama – pyjamas
La robe – dress
Le sac à main – handbag
Le survêtement – tracksuit
Le tee-shirt – t-shirt
La veste - jacket

Jobs

Le acteur – actor
La actrice – actress
Le artiste – artist
Le boulanger – baker
Le boucher – butcher
Le charpentier – carpenter
Le caissier – cashier
Le fonctionnaire – civil servant
Le chef – cook/chef
Le dentiste – dentist
Le médecin – doctor
Le électricien – electrician
Le employé – employee
Le ingénieur – engineer
Le pompier – fireman
L’avocat – lawyer
La femme de chambre – maid
Le gérant – manager
Le mécanicien – mechanic
L’infirmier – nurse
Le peintre – painter
Le pharmacien – pharmacist
Le plombier – plumber
Le policier – police officer
Le réceptionniste – receptionist
Le secrétaire – secretary
Le étudiant – student
Le professeur – teacher
Le serveur – waiter
Le écrivain – writer
Le serveuse – waitress
Le pilote – pilot
L’athlète – athlete
Le journaliste - journalist

Shops and buildings

La banque – bank
La bibliothèque – library
La bijouterie – jeweller’s
La boucherie – butcher’s
La boulangerie – bakery
Le café – cafe
Le camping – campsite
La cathédrale – cathedral
Le centre sportif – sports centre
La charcuterie – pork butcher’s
La chocolaterie – chocolate shop
Le cinéma – cinema
Le club des jeunes – youth club
Le coiffeur – barber
La confiserie – sweet shop
La cour de justice – court
L’église – church
La galerie – gallery
La gare - station
La gare routière – bus station
La gendarmerie – police station
L’hôpital – hospital
L’hôtel de ville – town hall
La librairie – book shop
La mairie – town hall
La maison de la presse – newsagent
Le marchand de chaussures – shoe shop
Le marchand de fruits – fruit seller
Le musée – museum
L’office du tourisme – tourist office
La pâtisserie – cake shop
Le théâtre – theatre
Le supermarché – supermarket
La piscine – swimming pool
La pharmacie – chemist
Le stade – stadium
Le restaurant - restaurant

School subjects

L’anglais – English
Les mathématiques – Maths
La français – French
L’espagnol – Spanish
L’allemand – German
La science – Science
La physique – Physics
La chimie – Chemistry
La biologie – Biology
L’informatique – Computing (Computers)
Le dessin – Art
La musique – Music
La géographie – Geography
L’histoire – History
L’éducation physique et sportive (EPS) – PE
La religion – Religion
Les études commerciales – Business studies

Countries

L’Angleterre – England
Le Royaume-Uni – United Kingdom
La Grande-Bretagne – Great Britain
La France – France
L’Allemagne – Germany
Les Pays-Bas – Netherlands
L’Espagne – Spain
Le Portugal – Portugal
L’Italie – Italy
La Grèce – Greece
La Suisse – Switzerland
L’Autriche – Austria
La Belgique – Belgium
La Pologne – Poland
Les États-Unis – United States of America
Le Canada – Canada
L’Australie – Australia
La Nouvelle-Zélande – New Zealand
L’Irlande – Ireland
La Finlande – Finland
La Suède – Sweden
La Norvège – Norway
Le Danemark – Denmark
L’Islande – Iceland
Le Japon – Japan
La Chine – China
L’Inde – India
L’Égypte – Egypt
La Turquie – Turkey
La Russie – Russia
L’Algérie – Algeria
L’Écosse – Scotland
La Hongrie – Hungary
Le Maroc – Morocco
Le Mexique – Mexico
Le Pays de Galles – Wales
La République Tchèque – Czech Republic
La Slovénie – Slovenia
La Tunisie - Tunisia

Directions

Allez tout droite – Go straight ahead
Tournez à droite – Turn right
Tournez à gauche – Turn left
À droite – Right
À gauche – Left
Prenez la premiere rue – Take the first street
Prenez la premiere rue à droite – Take the first street on the right
Prenez la premiere rue à gauche – Take the first street on the left
Prenez la deuxième rue à droite – Take the second street on the right
Prenez la deuxième rue à gauche – Take the second street on the left
Prenez la troisième rue à droite – Take the third street on the right
Prenez la troisième rue à gauche – Take the third street on the left
C’est à droite – It’s on the right
C’est à gauche – It’s on the left

Past times / sports

L’athlétisme – Athletics
La boxe – Boxing
L’équitation – Horse riding
Le footing – Jogging
La lutte – Wrestling
La natation – Swimming
La planche à voile – Wind surfing
La plongée – Diving
Le ski – Skiing
Le vélo – Cycling
La voile – Sailing

In the past

Il y a deux heures – Two hours ago
Récemment – Recently
Hier – Yesterday
Hier soir – Last night
Avant-hier – Before yesterday
Mardi dernier – Last Tuesday
La semaine dernière – Last week
Le mois dernier – Last month
L’année dernière – Last year
En 2000 – In 2000
Au printemps de 2000 – In the Spring of 2000
Pendant l’hiver de l’an 2000 – During the Winter of 2000
Au mois de septembre de 2000 – In the month of September 2000

The clock

Il est ____ heures – It is _____ o’clock
Il est ____ heures cinq – It is five past ___
Il est ____ heures dix – It is ten past ___
Il est ____ heures le quart – It is quarter past ___
Il est ____ heures vingt – It is twenty past ___
Il est ____ heures vingt-cinq – It is twenty five past ___
Il est ____ heures et demie – It is half past ___
Il est ____ heures moins vingt-cinq – It is twenty five to ___
Il est ____ heures moins vingt – It is twenty to ___
Il est ____ heures moins le quart – It is quarter to ___
Il est ____ heures moins dix – It is ten to ___
Il est ____ heures moins cinq – It is five to ___

Postcard sentences

Me voici en France – Here I am in France
Il fait chaud – It is hot
Tout va bien à l’école – All is well in school
Je suis à la campagne – I am in the countryside
Je suis au centre ville – I am in the city centre
L'endroit est beau – The place is fine
Je suis avec ma famille – I am with my family
Je passe une semaine ici – I am spending a week here
Dis bonjour à tout de ma part – Say hello to everybody for me
Je vais partir samedi prochain – I’m leaving next Saturday
Je vais à la plage – I’m going to the beach
J’adore la cuisine française – I love the French food
Je vais à la plage tous les jours – I go to the beach everyday
Je suis allé – I went....
Je te téléphonerai quand je rentrerai chez moi – I will call when I get home

Ingredients

Le beurre – Butter
La crème – Cream
L’eau – Water
La fairne – Flour
Le fromage – Cheese
Le gingembre – Ginger
L’huile – Oil
Le lait – Milk
Le miel – Honey
L’œuf – Egg
Les pâtes – Pasta
Le persil – Parsley
Le piment – Chili peppers
Le poivre – Peppers
Le sel – Salt
Le sucre – Sugar

Seafoods

Le cabillaud – Cod
Le poisson – Fish
Le carrelet – Plaice
Le crabe – Crab
Le homard – Lobster
Les huîtres – Oysters
Les moules – Mussels
Le saumon – Salmon
Le thon – Tuna

Holidays

Les grandes vacances – The Summer holidays
Les vacances de Pâques – The Easter holidays
Les vacances de Noël – The Christmas holidays
À la campagne – In the country
À l’etranger – Abroad
Au bord de la mer – By the sea
Faire du camping – To go camping
Je vais partir en vacances – To go on holidays
Je vais nager dans la mer – To swim in the sea
Je vais sortir à la discothèque – To go out to the disco
Je vais se bronzer à la plage – To sunbathe at the beach
Je vais rester dans un hôtel – To stay in a hotel
Nous allons prendre l’avion – We are going to take the plane

Prepositions

À côté de – next to
Après – after
Au bord de – on the edge of
Avec – with
Chez – at the house of
Dans – in
De – of/from
Devant – in front of
Derrière – behind
En face de – opposite
Entre – between
Loin de – far from
Par – by/through
Pour – for
Près de – near
Sous – under
Sur - on

The station

Le guichet – Ticket office
Le quai – Platform
La salle d’attente – Waiting room
Les voyageurs – Passengers
L’ascenseur – Lift
La ligne – Operating company
Le réseau – Rail network
La correspondance – Connection
Le train à grand vitesse (TGV) – High speed train
Un carnet – A book of tickets
Le pass Navigo – Oyster card
Réserver – To reserve
Un trajet – Journey
Un aller – Single
Un aller retour – Return
La première classe – First class
Les tarifs/Les prix – Ticket prices
Un remboursement – Refund
Composter votre billet – Validate your ticket
Les arrivés – Arrivals
Les départs – Departures
En provenance de – Leaving from
A destination de – Going to
À l’heure – On time
Un retard – Delay
La circulation – Traffic
Les travaux – Engineering works
Une grève – Strike
Une place – Seat
La voiture buffet – Buffet car
Un arret – A stop

Art

L'art = Art
L'artiste = Artist
Le peintre = Painter
Le chevalet = Easel
La palette = Palette
Le fusain = Charcoal
L'encre = Ink
L'argile = Clay
La poterie = Pottery
La toile = Canvas
Le pinceau = Brush
Le dessin = Drawing
Le tableau = Painting
Les couleurs = Paints/Colours
Le carnet à croquis = Sketch pad
La sculpture = Sculpting
Le bois = Wood
Le croquis = Sketch

Baby

Le bébé = Baby
La naissance = Birth
Le nouveau-né = Newborn baby
La sucette = Pacifier
La grossesse = Pregnancy
Les vêtements pour bébés = Baby clothes
Le landau = Pram
La nourriture pour bébés = Baby food
Le nourrisson = Infant
Les prénoms pour bébés = Baby names
Le bambin = Toddler
Le lit de bébé = Crib/cot
Le chaise haut = High chair

Camping

Le camping = Camping
Camper = To camp (regular verb)
Le sac à dos = Backpack
La tente = Tent
Le terrain de camping = Campsite
Le sac de couchage = Sleeping bag
Les poubelles = Trash cans
Le camping-car = Camping van
Le feu de camp = Campfire
La lampe/torche = Flashlight/torch
La caravane = Caravan
Le barbecue = Barbecue

Valentine's Day

Le jour de la Saint-Valentin = St. Valentine's Day
Une carte de Saint-Valentin = Valentine's Day card
Bonne Saint-Valentin = Happy Valentine's Day
Mon chéri = My dear (male)
Ma chérie = My dear (female)
Je t'aime = I love you
Je t'aime de tout mon cœur = I love with all my heart
Tu me manques = I miss you
Mon cher = Dear.... (male) (starting a letter)
Ma chère = Dear.... (female) (starting a letter)
Avec toute mon affection = With all my affection
Affectueusement = Fondly
Je t'embrasse très fort = I embrace you strongly

Aaron McMahon wrote: »

Does anybody have Chinese Cinderella quotes ,would really appreciate it

https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/1429851-chinese-cinderella-the-true-story-of-an-unwanted-daughter

Litir: Dráma san Amharclann

3 Bóthar Buí
Baile Dúill
Baile Átha Cliath
3 Iúil 2016

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