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  • 27-09-2008 3:32pm
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    Pat2107
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    can anyone tell me wat is the easiest way to learn irish and french vocab


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    Piste
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    Get a vocab copy (one for each language you're studying) and each day write the date and take down all the new words you learn that day. When you go home that night learn the Irish/French word and the english until you know all the ones from that day, do this before you start any other homework. When you've finished all your homework/study for the night revise again and see how much you remembr, pay particular attention to ones you've forgotten. Have a quick look through them again the next day before you learn that day's vocab.

    This basically has to be done every day too to build up a good vocabulary.


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    Carsinian Thau
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    Move to France to get French vocab.

    Move to the Gaeltacht to get Irish vocab.


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    K4t
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    Carsinian Thau wrote: »
    Move to France to get French vocab.

    Move to the Gaeltacht to get Irish vocab.
    +1

    It may cut into your year a bit, but it's worth it. :)


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    PurpleFistMixer
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    What Piste said is good - I used up almost an entire copy in 5th/6th year just with new words for French.

    As far as how to learn the new words goes, using them is your best bet. You can sit down and memorise alright, but it helps to say, use them in a sentence, just to help ground it a bit more. Of course, this takes extra time, so I'd only do it for really important vocabulary. (Also: as always, writing down is far, far better than just saying it in your head. You can give yourself challenges by writing down the English words on one side of a page, then see if you can translate them, etc.)


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    Piste
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    For things like comprehensions read through them first and highlight any new words, then look them up and write them into your vocab copy- NOT on the comprehension itself. Once you've answered all the questions etc. read through the compregension again and see if you can understand it all this time, seeing the words in context will help you remember them.


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    beomhar
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    ok this may sound a bit childish but it really works if you learn visually:
    write your new word in french/irish/both and draw a small sketch explaining the word because then your not only learnin a word but know how to associate it also. eg. athasach/heureux and sketch lik this: :D

    the vocab copies are also a really good idea! but it is really important to keep goin over nd over d vocab
    hope that helps!!


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