Gaelic Study Guide
This study guide is designed to help you to use Gaelic around the house. Spend some time learning the Gaelic using the book and websites. Use the CD and sound files to help you with pronunciation, and don’t be shy about asking a Gaelic speaker for help – they will be only too pleased to help a learner! Give yourself a pat on the back for each month that you complete by ticking the box!
August
Everyday Gaelic (General Phrases, Talking with Children): 113, 114-115
CD Track: 15
Gaelic4Parents:
Learn: Splish Splash, Wakey Wakey, Bedtime
https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/learn
Listen and Speak: rooms in the house https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/rooms
September
Everyday Gaelic (Eating and Drinking Out, Cooking and Eating): 51-58, 111-113
CD Track: none
Gaelic4Parents:
Learn: Baking
https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/learn/baking
Listen and Speak: rooms in the house – kitchen https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/rooms
October
Everyday Gaelic (Family): 106-107
CD Track: 12
Gaelic4Parents:
Learn: aobh – ouch
https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/learn/aobh-ouch
November
Everyday Gaelic (Shopping): 76-79
CD Track: 10
Gaelic4Parents:
Learn: Going to the Shops
https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/learn/going-to-the-shops
Listen and Speak: In the Park https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/in-the-park
December
Everyday Gaelic (Invitations, Entertainments and Activities): 59-61
CD Track: none
Gaelic4Parents:
Listen and Speak: Me and my Clothes https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/me-and-my-clothes
January
Everyday Gaelic (Parts of the Body, Illness, Injury, Dentist): 130-135
CD Track: 16
Gaelic4Parents:
Learn: Aobh, Ouch again
https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/learn/aobh-ouch
February
Everyday Gaelic (The House): 105-106
CD Track: 12, 14
Gaelic4Parents:
Listen and Speak: rooms in the house again https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/rooms
March
Everyday Gaelic (The Weather, Outdoors): 25-28, 29-31
CD Track: 6, 7
Gaelic4Parents:
Listen and Speak: Weather and Seasons https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/weather-and-seasons
April
Everyday Gaelic (School, Common Domestic Phrases): 107-109
CD Track: 13
Gaelic4Parents:
Listen and Speak: School https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/school
May
Everyday Gaelic (Travelling, Transport and Accommodation): 42-28
CD Track: None
Gaelic4Parents:
Listen and Speak: Colours and Numbers https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/colours-and-numbers
June
Everyday Gaelic (Activities, Sports, Hobbies): 61-63
CD Track: None
Gaelic4Parents:
Listen and Speak:Story book scene https://www.gaelic4parents.com/nip/listen-and-speak/story-book-and-real-life-people
General Phrases that could be useful
In addition, it’s a good idea to download the Anki electronic flashcard program, which is free. https://apps.ankiweb.net/ You’ll find a file with the ending .apkg on this site. Download it and you can open it with Anki. This is a deck of flashcards with sounds and some pictures to help you learn the words and phrases for August. The plan is to add further decks each month.
The Anki website has lots of advice on using flashcards, as does the Fluent Forever website:
https://blog.fluent-forever.com/boot-up-your-brain-with-spaced-repetition/ and
https://blog.fluent-forever.com/chapter2/
You can also download an app for your phone from the Google Play store (free) or for ios (£24! This is how the development of the app is financed).
Having the app on your phone means that you can use the flashcards anywhere.
