Daily routine Reading (Foundation)

Discover different ways of describing your daily activities using a variety of tenses and core vocabulary.

Part of Irish – Learners (CCEA)Identity, lifestyle and culture

Reading (Foundation)

Question

Match the sentences below to the images of a typical school day.

Scenes from a typical school day.

Déanann sé obair bhaile.

Filleann sé abhaile ar leath i ndiaidh a trí.

Scuabann sé a chuid fiacla sa seomra folctha.

Téann sé a luí ar leath i ndiaidh a deich.

Músclaíonn sé ar a seacht a chlog.

Éisteann sé leis an mhúinteoir.

Sroicheann sé an scoil ar dheich i ndiaidh a naoi.

Imríonn sé peil.

Here are some more useful phrases to descibe a daily routine:

Éiríonn sé ar deich i ndiaidh a seacht.He gets up at ten past seven.
Níonn sé é féin ar cheathrú i ndiaidh a seacht.He washes himself at a quarter past seven.
Cuireann sé air a chuid éadaigh.He puts on his clothes.
Cíorann sé a chuid gruaige. He combs his hair.
Itheann sé a bhricfeasta ar cheathrú go dtí a hocht.He eats breakfast at quarter to eight.
Fágann sé an teach ar leath i ndiaidh a hocht.He leaves the house at half past eight.
Scríobhann sé nótaí.He writes notes.
Éisteann sé leis an mhúinteoir. He listens to the teacher.
Éisteann sé le ceol.He listens to music.
Faigheann sé a leabhair.He gets his books.
Itheann sé a dhinnéar ar leath i ndiaidh a sé.He eats his dinner at half past six.
Amharcann sé ar an teilifís ar a naoi a chlogHe watches TV at nine o’clock.
Níonn sé é féin ar cheathrú i ndiaidh a deich.He washes himself at a quarter past ten.
Éiríonn sé ar deich i ndiaidh a seacht.
He gets up at ten past seven.
Níonn sé é féin ar cheathrú i ndiaidh a seacht.
He washes himself at a quarter past seven.
Cuireann sé air a chuid éadaigh.
He puts on his clothes.
Cíorann sé a chuid gruaige.
He combs his hair.
Itheann sé a bhricfeasta ar cheathrú go dtí a hocht.
He eats breakfast at quarter to eight.
Fágann sé an teach ar leath i ndiaidh a hocht.
He leaves the house at half past eight.
Scríobhann sé nótaí.
He writes notes.
Éisteann sé leis an mhúinteoir.
He listens to the teacher.
Éisteann sé le ceol.
He listens to music.
Faigheann sé a leabhair.
He gets his books.
Itheann sé a dhinnéar ar leath i ndiaidh a sé.
He eats his dinner at half past six.
Amharcann sé ar an teilifís ar a naoi a chlog
He watches TV at nine o’clock.
Níonn sé é féin ar cheathrú i ndiaidh a deich.
He washes himself at a quarter past ten.