Slide 1 of 7 · Settling starter · Welsh · Year 9
5 minutesReading Welsh Festival Reviews to Compare Opinions and Evidence
Three online reviews have been posted about Gŵyl Cerdd Glan Taf, a youth music and street-food festival. Today you will separate facts from opinions, check each reviewer’s figures against the official festival timetable, spot a fake review, and write your own balanced Welsh response.
While the register is called: write your name, class and date on your worksheet, then look at Section 1 and Section 3 (the glossary) on the stimulus sheet.
Starter question: Look at Review 3 (by @BwydGorau99). What time was Review 3 posted, and what time did the festival gates actually open in Section 2?
Slide 2 of 7 · Today’s brief and key opinion phrases · Welsh · Year 9
5 minutesFour key Welsh linking and opinion phrases
You will meet these four high-value Welsh phrases in the reviews today and use them in your own writing in Step 4.
Certainty & comparison
- yn bendant = definitely / without doubt
- o’i gymharu â = compared with
Contrast & negative points
- ar y llaw arall = on the other hand
- yn anffodus = unfortunately
Slide 3 of 7 · Step 1 · Welsh · Year 9
10 minutesStep 1: Match the opinion phrases and separate facts from opinions
Complete Step 1(a) by matching the four Welsh phrases to their English meanings and functions, then complete Step 1(b) by sorting statements from Reviews 1 and 2 into Facts (Ffeithiau) and Opinions (Barn).
| Statement from the reviews | Fact or Opinion? | Why? |
|---|---|---|
| “Roedd y tocyn ieuenctid yn costio £12” (Youth ticket cost £12) | Fact (Ffaith) | Can be checked against the official price list. |
| “Roedd y band roc Mellt yn anhygoel” (Mellt was amazing) | Opinion (Barn) | Personal view using the adjective anhygoel. |
Slide 4 of 7 · Step 2 · Welsh · Year 9
10 minutesStep 2: Fact-check the reviews against the festival timetable
Compare the claims in Reviews 1, 2 and 3 against the official festival poster in Section 2 of the stimulus sheet. Complete the verification table in Step 2.
Check these figures carefully:
- Youth ticket price: Cai says £12;
@BwydGorau99says £25. What does the official poster say? - Number of bands: Cai says 8 bands;
@BwydGorau99says only 2 bands. - Shuttle bus (Bws Gŵyl): Elen says the last bus was due at 20:30;
@BwydGorau99says there are no buses at all. - Drinking water: Elen paid £3.50 for a bottle, but what free option on the poster did she miss?
Slide 5 of 7 · Step 3 & Step 4 · Welsh · Year 9
12 minutesStep 3 & Step 4: Write a balanced 70 to 90 word Welsh response
Plan your arguments in Step 3, then write a balanced 70 to 90 word Welsh paragraph in Step 4 saying whether you would go to Gŵyl Cerdd Glan Taf next year and why.
Checklist for your 70 to 90 word Welsh paragraph:
- Start with your view: Hoffwn i fynd i Ŵyl Cerdd Glan Taf y flwyddyn nesaf achos...
- Use at least two target phrases: yn bendant, ar y llaw arall, yn anffodus, o’i gymharu â.
- Quote at least two facts from the stimulus (for example: £12 am docyn ieuenctid, 8 band, pitsa am £6, tapiau dŵr am ddim, bws am 20:30).
- Give both a positive reason and a negative point or improvement.
Slide 6 of 7 · Partner check · Welsh · Year 9
5 minutesPartner check against the success criteria
Swap worksheets with your partner and check their Welsh paragraph in Step 4:
- Count the words: is the paragraph between 70 and 90 words?
- Underline the opinion and contrast phrases (yn bendant, ar y llaw arall, yn anffodus, o’i gymharu â).
- Circle the factual evidence quoted from the stimulus (such as £12, 8 band, £6, 20:30).
- Tick the success criteria checklist at the bottom of the worksheet.
Slide 7 of 7 · Plenary review · Welsh · Year 9
3 minutesQuick self-check before handing in
Check your answers against the board before your worksheet is collected.
- Four phrases: yn bendant (definitely) · ar y llaw arall (on the other hand) · yn anffodus (unfortunately) · o’i gymharu â (compared with).
- Fact vs Opinion: Ticket prices (£12), band counts (8) and bus times (20:15 vs 20:30) are facts; adjectives like anhygoel, blasus iawn and rhy ddrud are opinions.
- Source check: Review 3 is fake (anonymous, posted 2 hours before opening, wrong figures, spam link).