Stimulus: Eisteddfod Ysgol Cwm Deri bilingual webpage draft

1. The English source notice vs the machine-translated Welsh draft

A pupil pasted the English event notice into an automatic web translator without checking the output. Compare the 6 numbered phrases across the two columns.

No.	Original English event notice	Unchecked machine-translated Welsh draft
1	Free entry for families all day in the main hall on Friday 1 March.	Mynediad rhydd i deuluoedd trwy’r dydd yn y prif neuadd ddydd Gwener 1 Mawrth.
2	Competitors should enter stage left five minutes before their competition.	Dylai cystadleuwyr gadawodd y llwyfan bum munud cyn eu cystadleuaeth.
3	Book your front-row seats online for the Chairing ceremony at 14:30.	Llyfr eich seddi rhes flaen ar-lein ar gyfer seremoni’r Cadeirio am 14:30.
4	Light refreshments in the canteen from 11:00 (Welsh cakes and tea).	Lluniaeth golau yn y ffreutur o 11:00 (pice ar y maen a the).
5	Run by the Year 9 Urdd Committee to raise money for charity.	Rhedeg gan Bwyllgor Urdd Blwyddyn 9 i godi arian at elusen.
6	Please bear with us during the interval while judges count the points.	Croeso i chi arth gyda ni yn ystod yr egwyl tra bod y beirniaid yn cyfrif y pwyntiau.

No.

Original English event notice

Unchecked machine-translated Welsh draft

Free entry for families all day in the main hall on Friday 1 March.

Mynediad rhydd i deuluoedd trwy’r dydd yn y prif neuadd ddydd Gwener 1 Mawrth.

Competitors should enter stage left five minutes before their competition.

Dylai cystadleuwyr gadawodd y llwyfan bum munud cyn eu cystadleuaeth.

Book your front-row seats online for the Chairing ceremony at 14:30.

Llyfr eich seddi rhes flaen ar-lein ar gyfer seremoni’r Cadeirio am 14:30.

Light refreshments in the canteen from 11:00 (Welsh cakes and tea).

Lluniaeth golau yn y ffreutur o 11:00 (pice ar y maen a the).

Run by the Year 9 Urdd Committee to raise money for charity.

Rhedeg gan Bwyllgor Urdd Blwyddyn 9 i godi arian at elusen.

Please bear with us during the interval while judges count the points.

Croeso i chi arth gyda ni yn ystod yr egwyl tra bod y beirniaid yn cyfrif y pwyntiau.

2. Webpage layout, code and accessibility audit notes

Inspector’s notes on cwmderi.sch.uk/eisteddfod-draft.html:

Flaw A (Language hierarchy & font size): The English notice is at the top of the page in large 18pt dark navy text. The Welsh text is hidden right at the bottom of the page below the footer in 10pt pale grey italics.
Flaw B (Image code & alt text): At the top of the page is a photograph of the school’s carved oak Eisteddfod Chair standing on the main hall stage. The HTML code is:
<img src="IMG_4092.jpg" alt="image1">
Flaw C (Ticket button colour contrast & link wording): The booking button uses pale yellow text (#FFFF99) on a white background (#FFFFFF), and the button label simply says “Click here” in English only.
Flaw D (Timetable formatting): The day’s events (09:30 Choirs, 11:00 Interval and Welsh cakes, 13:00 Recitation and Solo Singing, 14:30 Chairing of the Bard) are typed as one long unbroken paragraph with no headings, bullet points or table.

3. Bilingual glossary: why the machine failed and what to use instead

English word	What the machine picked (Wrong in this context)	Natural Welsh for an event webpage (Correct)
free (costing £0)	rhydd = loose, untied, free as in freedom (mynediad rhydd = unrestricted/loose access)	am ddim = free of charge (Mynediad am ddim i deuluoedd)
left (side vs verb)	gadawodd = past tense of gadael, to leave/depart (gadawodd y llwyfan = the stage departed!)	ar yr ochr chwith = on the left-hand side (Ewch ar y llwyfan ar yr ochr chwith = Go onto the stage on the left-hand side)
book (verb vs noun)	llyfr = a paper reading book with pages!	Archebwch = reserve / book (Archebwch eich seddi rhes flaen ar-lein)
light (snacks vs lamp)	golau = electric light or daylight!	ysgafn = light in weight or small meal (Lluniaeth ysgafn yn y ffreutur)
run by (organised vs jogging)	rhedeg = to run on your legs in a race!	Wedi’i drefnu gan = organised by (Wedi’i drefnu gan Bwyllgor Urdd Blwyddyn 9)
bear with us (idiom)	arth = a wild furry bear!	Byddwch yn amyneddgar = be patient (Byddwch yn amyneddgar yn ystod yr egwyl, os gwelwch yn dda)

English word

What the machine picked (Wrong in this context)

Natural Welsh for an event webpage (Correct)

free (costing £0)

rhydd = loose, untied, free as in freedom (mynediad rhydd = unrestricted/loose access)

am ddim = free of charge (Mynediad am ddim i deuluoedd)

left (side vs verb)

gadawodd = past tense of gadael, to leave/depart (gadawodd y llwyfan = the stage departed!)

ar yr ochr chwith = on the left-hand side (Ewch ar y llwyfan ar yr ochr chwith = Go onto the stage on the left-hand side)

book (verb vs noun)

llyfr = a paper reading book with pages!

Archebwch = reserve / book (Archebwch eich seddi rhes flaen ar-lein)

light (snacks vs lamp)

golau = electric light or daylight!

ysgafn = light in weight or small meal (Lluniaeth ysgafn yn y ffreutur)

run by (organised vs jogging)

rhedeg = to run on your legs in a race!

Wedi’i drefnu gan = organised by (Wedi’i drefnu gan Bwyllgor Urdd Blwyddyn 9)

bear with us (idiom)

arth = a wild furry bear!

Byddwch yn amyneddgar = be patient (Byddwch yn amyneddgar yn ystod yr egwyl, os gwelwch yn dda)

4. Sentence patterns and vocabulary for Step 4

Useful phrases for your natural Welsh summary paragraph and alt text:

Croeso i Eisteddfod Ysgol Cwm Deri ar ddydd Gwener 1 Mawrth yn y prif neuadd. (Welcome to the Ysgol Cwm Deri Eisteddfod on Friday 1 March in the main hall.)
Mae’r digwyddiad wedi’i drefnu gan Bwyllgor Urdd Blwyddyn 9 ac yn dechrau am 09:30. (The event is organised by the Year 9 Urdd Committee and starts at 09:30.)
Mae mynediad am ddim i deuluoedd, a bydd lluniaeth ysgafn yn y ffreutur am 11:00. (Entry is free of charge for families, and there will be light refreshments in the canteen at 11:00.)
Archebwch eich seddi rhes flaen ar-lein ar gyfer seremoni’r Cadeirio am 14:30, a dylai cystadleuwyr fynd ar y llwyfan ar yr ochr chwith. (Book your front-row seats online for the Chairing ceremony at 14:30, and competitors should go onto the stage on the left-hand side.)
Testun amgen (Alt text): Cadair dderw Eisteddfod Ysgol Cwm Deri ar y llwyfan yn y prif neuadd (The carved oak Eisteddfod Chair of Ysgol Cwm Deri on the stage in the main hall).