Irish

Year 8

The topics taught are:

• Greetings
• Classes
• Colours
• Classroom instructions
• Numbers
• Days of the week
• Weather
• Time
• Months
• Dates
• Seasons
• Sports
• Hobbies

Year 9

The topics taught are:

• Yourself
• Describing Yourself and Others
• Family and friends
• School
• Animals
• Where are you from?
• Counties
• True or false?
• Clothes
• Food
• Describe your day
• Time
• Houses and rooms
• Furniture

Year 10

The topics taught are:

• Yourself
• Family (Members and how many?)
• His, her, we, they
• Description of yourself
• Hobbies and jobs
• Food
• Clothes
• Shops
• Prices
• School
• Subjects
• Describing your day
• Houses (rooms and objects)
• Places
• Parts of the body
• Feelings

Year 11

The topics taught are:

• Descriptions
• About Yourself
• Jobs
• Replying to letters
• About your day
• Time
• Flags of the world
• Counties
• Transport
• Weather
• Holidays (Describe)
• Past and Present tense
• Subjects
• School timetable
• Body parts
• Emotions
• Illness
• Hobbies
• Sports gear
• Eclipses

Year 12

The topics taught are:

• About your day
• Past and present tense
• Subjects / Timetable
• Issues
• Letters
• Body parts
• Emotions
• Illness
• Absent notes
• True or false
• Hobbies
• Sports gear
• Houses (Rooms and furniture)
• Jobs
• Places
• Houses for sale
• Food
• Clothes
• Shops
• Money
• Eclipses
• Invitations
• Health

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• Relationships

           Students have the opportunity to understand and explore these

          topics/issues in Irish  

•  different family structures;
•  roles, responsibilities and relationships within families; 
•  challenges for families; 
•  intergenerational issues and;

           influences on young people, for example peers, family and friends.

• Culture and Lifestyle:

          Students have the opportunity to understand and explore these topics/issues in Irish:

• physical well-being, for example diet or exercise;        
• risk-taking behaviour, for example smoking, alcohol and drugs or extreme sports;
• dealing with stress and challenges, for example school and examinations;
• hobbies and interests, for example sport or music;
• the arts, film, fashion and design;
• social media and new technology and;
• holidays, festivals and tourism.

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                      Young People and Society

          Students have the opportunity to understand and explore these topics/issues in Irish:

         - part-time jobs

         - education and employment

         - career planning - aspirations and/or intentions

         - young people and democracy

         - European citizenship - advantages, disadvantages and opportunities and

         - societal attitudes and young people.

          Our Place in a Changing World

          Students have the opportunity to understand and explore these topics/issues in Irish:

         - equality/inequality and discrimination/prejudice;

         -poverty at home and abroad- causes, consequences and measures to combat it;

         - immigration and emigration - causes, benefits and related issues;

         -multicultural society and cultural identity - benefits and challenges;

         - causes, consequences and resolution of conflict; and

         - sustainable living and environmental issues.