Wednesday, March 1, 2023

INTERMEDIATE COURSE, 2023, CLASS 6

 Class 6

We began by revising some vocab connected to the Camino de Santiago

El chubasquero – raincoat

El peregrino – the pilgrim

El peregrinaje – the pilgrimage

Algunas personas lo hacen para rezar – they do it to pray

Los albergues – the hostels

 

We listened again to Pedro´s interview and corrected mistakes on p.12

Some vocab…

El tramo – the section, the part

En absoluto – absolutely not (be careful, this is a falso amigo)


We then talked about Galicia and its similarities with Ireland

Semejanzas – similarities

El paisaje es muy semejante

Tienen una gaita – they have pipes (Galician bagpipes)

El gallego – the Galician language

Muros de piedra

We then listened to the legend of the Milesians who first populated Ireland

Guerreros – warriors

Un conjuro – a spell

Un bardo – a bard/ druid

Hundir – to sink

Los antepasados – ancestors

Las brumas del mar – seamist

Desatar una tormenta – set off/create a storm

Derrotados – defeated

El reino de las hadas – the realm of the fairies

 

For Homework we have to do the exercise on p.13 and also read the text from the Leaving Cert paper of 2001 on p.4  – el viento de Breogan

 

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