Any Given Sunday

An léamhthuiscint is fearr liom – My favourite reading comprehension from the Leaving Certificate Irish exam papers is about an laoch – hero Jim Thorpe. This léamhthuiscint (reading comprehension) comes from the 2012 exam. Jim was voted as one of the greatest lúthchleasaithe (athletes) of the 20^th Century yet very few know who the Irish-American man is. In this lesson introduction video – ‘Any Given Sunday’

(every lesson is named after a movie, album, song, band or celebrity based on the theme of the lesson – ‘Any Given Sunday’ – sport)

We explain who Jim Thorpe was and what he achieved in spórt. We discuss other Olympians and luthchleasaí and give insights into their machnamh – mind set and training.

By linking the lesson introduction video to the Leaving Certificate léamhthuiscint, you as a student will get a better grasp of the subject agus an téama, in this case, spórt. Foghlamóidh tú – You will learn new vocabulary to implement into your composition (aiste, scéal, díospóireacht, litir srl)

You can also use the vocabulary in the Scrúdú Cainte. Feabhas a chur ar do chuid gramadach. You will improve your grammar and you will have a much better understanding of the text therefore making it níos easca – easier to answer the exam questions based on the comprehension.