What language is the name of this town in? Are you sure?
Think about the place where you live, or the nearest town. Say the name out loud. Does it sound like English, like Irish, or a bit of both?
Six nature words you already know in English, each wearing more than one language coat. We will flip each card on the board together. Listen first, then say the Irish word back proudly as a class.
Listen for French, German and Spanish too, just to notice how the same meaning can sound different. The Irish side is the one we practise out loud.
Watch as we tap a town on the map and its name comes apart. Read what it first meant. Look for hills, rivers, forts and churches hiding inside the words.
Each name is a tiny landscape painting hiding in plain sight. Let's see what picture appears when it comes apart.
Open your copy. Pick one place name we unpacked on the map. Write its Irish name, then sketch or note the picture its parts paint.
Optional extra line: My nearest town is ___ (English). I wonder what the Irish line means.
Today the whole grid is Irish only. Hunt for the six nature words from this lesson. The clue strip shows the English meanings (tree, river, mountain, lake, hill, wood) so you know which shapes to look for.
When you find one, mouth it quietly like a secret nature word, then we will cheer the first finds as a class.
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