Irish – Learners (CCEA)

Get ready for your Irish exams with CCEA past papers and mark schemes, as well as top tips for your revision and exams in the subject.

Learn how to describe yourself, all the members of your family and your relationship to them.

Can you describe someone else's characteristics and personality?

Familiarise yourself with a range of animals, pets and endangered species.

Can you discuss different types of technology and the impact of social media?

Pastimes and hobbies range from sport to music.

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

Can you talk about all the different things you do at the weekend?

Familiarise yourself with a range of shops, practise describing the cost of items and learn some shopping vocabulary.

Can you recognise and use terminology relating to the cycle of the year?

Can you describe your house, rooms, surroundings, furniture and equipment?

Can you describe the facilities, advantages, disadvantages and problems in a variety of areas?

Helping others is something that we should do every day. Discover different ways of describing helpful actions using a variety of tenses and core vocabulary.

Can you discuss environmental factors and recycling?

Can you talk about how to keep safe and healthy?

Can you name body parts, describe how you feel and explain everyday illnesses?

Can you recognise a range of weather related scenarios?

Can you recognise and use the names of counties, countries and nationalities?

Can you talk about your holiday experiences - near or far?

Familiarise yourself with different modes of transport and learn how to give clear directions.

Whether you're at home, in a restaurant or at the shops, learn how to discuss a variety of food and drinks.

A Gaeltacht is an area where the local people mostly speak in Irish, students visit these areas to improve their language skills.

Learn how to discuss your school, studies and future plans.

Practise different ways of greeting people and learn how to give and understand instructions.

Can you talk about the teachers and pupils at your school?

Can you talk about your GCSE subjects?

Learn vocabulary and practise speaking about different rules and styles of uniform.

Can you talk about the clubs and societies in your school?

Can you discuss your part-time job?

Can you talk about your ambitions in Irish?

Can you identify numbers of objects and people in Irish?

Can you tell the time and use time frames?

Can you tell how much things cost?

Learn how to put verbs into the past tense.

The present tense describes an event which is currently taking place or a state that currently exists.

Learn how to put verbs into the future tense.

A preposition is a word that tells you where or when something is in relation to something else. Examples of prepositions include words like after, before, on, under, inside and outside.

A verbal noun is a noun that is derived from a verb, usually by adding the suffix 'ing' in English.

The ability to ask questions is useful for your oral exam where you will ask and answer questions.