5th Year- Winter Exam Essay Flashcards
I must say that the of a young person has changed a lot today
Caithfidh mé a rá go bhfuil athrú mór tagtha ar shaol an duine óig sa lá atá inniu ann.
It has changed a lot since my own parents were young
Is iomaí athrú atá tagtha air ó bhí mo thuismitheoirí féin óg
In this essay, I will look at the life of the young person in school and at home
San aiste seo, féachfaidh
mé ar shaol an duine óig ar scoil agus sa bhaile.
I will discuss the terrible pressure thart is on young people from teachers and parents due to the points system
Pléifidh mé an brú uafásach atá ar
dhaoine óga ó mhúinteoirí agus ó thuismitheoirí de bharr chóras na bpointí.
I will talk about peer-pressure, bullying and pressure from the media
Labhróidh mé faoi phiarbhrú, bulaíocht agus an brú ó na meáin chumarsáide.
I will also mention the facilities that are available to young people
Luafaidh mé freisin na háiseanna atá ar fáil do dhaoine óga
The youth have a good life
Tá saol maith ag an aos
óg.
I hope I will give you food for thought
Tá súil agam go dtabharfaidh mé ábhar machnaimh daoibh.
Firstly, I would like to define ‘the young person’
Ar an gcéad dul síos, ba mhaith liom sainmhíniú a thabhairt ar ‘an duine óg’
To me, that’s someone under 21 years old
Dar liomsa, sin duine atá faoi bhun 21 bhliain d’aois.
Now I will look at school life.
Anois féachfaidh mé ar shaol na scoile.
Not a day goes by that the word ‘exam’ is not heard in the mouths of secondary school students
Níl lá dá dtéann thart nach gcloistear an focal
‘scrúdú’ i mbéal daltaí meánscoile
There is terrible pressure put on young people
Cuirtear brú uafásach ar dhaoine óga.
This pressure comes from teachers and parents
Tagann an brú seo ó mhúinteoirí agus ó thuismitheoirí.
The reason for this is the points system
Is é an chúis atá leis seo ná córas na
bpointí.
If a young person wants to get the course of their choice in college, he
or she needs to get the points.
Má theastaíonn ó dhuine óg a rogha cúrsa a fháil sa choláiste, caithfidh sé nó
sí na pointí a fháil
Students often study for three or four hours after a long day at school
Is minic a bhíonn daltaí ag staidéar trí nó ceithre uair an chloig tar
éis lá fada a chaitheamh ar scoil.
According to reports, this issue is getting worse
De réir tuairisce, is in olcas atá an scéal ag dul.
It is said that the life of the student is delightful, but I’m not so sure about that!
Deirtear gur aoibhinn beatha an scoláire, ach nílim cinnte faoi sin!
Of course, friends are an integral part of of every young persons life
Ar ndóigh, is cuid lárnach de shaol gach duine óig, na cairde
Friends have a huge influence on young people
Bíonn tionchar an-mhór
ag cairde ar dhaoine óga
Usually, it’s a good influence, but unfortunately, friends can ruin a young persons life
De ghnáth, is dea-thionchar a bhíonn ann, ach ar an drochuair, is féidir le cairde saol an duine óig a scrios.
Many young people have strayed drinking alcohol due to peer pressure, or started smoking, or even worse, taking drugs.
Is iomaí duine óg a thosaigh ag ól alcóil de bharr piarbhrú, nó a thosaigh ag caitheamh tobac, nó níos measa fós, ag tógáil drugaí
In addition, bullying is widespread amongst young people
Anuas ar sin, tá bulaíocht forleathan i measc an aosa óig.
One only has to look at the newspapers to see the extent of this problem
Ní gá ach féachaint ar na nuachtáin chun méid na faidhbe seo a fheiceáil.
It must also be acknowledged, that the media has a big influence on young people
Caithfear a adhmháil freisin, go bhfuil tionchar mór ag na meáin chumarsáide ar
dhaoine óga.
Young people spend time watching soap operas and the like
Caitheann daoine óga an chuid ama ag féachaint ar shobalchláir agus a
leithéid
Teenagers often lack self-confidence
Is minic a bhíonn easpa féinmhuiníne ar dheagóirí.
As a result of this they imitate people in soap operas
De bharr sin, déanann
siad aithris ar dhaoine sna sobalchláir.
Usually, TV stars are thin, handsome agus because of this teenagers start on diets to look like them
De ghnáth, bíonn réaltaí teilifíse tanaí, dathúil,
agus mar sin tosaíonn déagóirí ar aiste bia chun bheith cosúil leo.
Usually, TV stars are thin, handsome agus because of this teenagers start on diets to look like them
De ghnáth, bíonn réaltaí teilifíse tanaí, dathúil,
agus mar sin tosaíonn déagóirí ar aiste bia chun bheith cosúil leo.
Having said that, today’s youth have a good life
É sin ráite, tá saol maith ag aos óg an lae inniu
Few young people have not been on holiday abroad, for example
Is beag duine óg nach raibh ar saoire thar lear, mar shampla
Few young people have not been on holiday abroad, for example
Is beag duine óg nach raibh ar saoire thar lear, mar shampla
There are facilities and resources that where it there before
Tá áiseanna agus acmhainní ann anois nach raibh ann fadó.
There is a computer in every house, a youth club in every parish
Tá ríomhaire i ngach teach,
tá clubanna óige i ngach paróiste
The CLG is working hard with young people
Tá Cumann Lúthchleas Gael ag obair go dian
dícheallach le daoine óga.
It cannot be denied that a lot of entertainment is provided to the youth
Ní féidir a shéanadh go gcuirtear go leor siamsaíochta ar
fáil don aos óg
It cannot be denied that a lot of entertainment is provided to the youth
Ní féidir a shéanadh go gcuirtear go leor siamsaíochta ar
fáil don aos óg
Young people also have rights, which they did not have 20 years ago
Tá cearta ag daoine óga anois freisin, nach raibh acu fiche bliain ó
shin.
There are definitely two narratives to every story
Is cinnte go mbíonn dhá insint ar gach scéal.
There is both good and bad in a young persons life
Tá idir mhaith agus olc i saol an duine
óig.
It’s true that there is more pressure than ever on students to get high points in the Leaving Cert
Is fíor go bhfuil brú níos mó ná mar a bhí riamh ar scoláirí le pointí arda a fháil
san Ardteist.
It’s also true that young people face peer pressure and are sometimes bullied
Is fíor freisin go mbíonn piarbhrú ar dhaoine óga agus go ndéantar
bulaíocht orthu uaireanta.
The media pits pressure on young people as well
Cuireann na meáin brú ar dhaoine óga chomh maith
But nevertheless todays youth have a good life
Ach mar sin féin tá saol maith ag aos óg an lae inniu.
There are facilities, resources and a lot of entertainment for them
Tá áiseanna, acmhainní agus go leor
siamsaíochta ann dóibh.
