Cover lesson · Welsh · Year 9 · Advanced
LNF: Literacy → Reading → Understanding, response and analysis
Also assessed, DCF: Producing → Sourcing, searching and planning digital content
Enw / Name: Dosbarth / Class: Dyddiad / Date:
What this practises: reading comprehension, distinguishing fact from opinion, source verification and balanced writing in Welsh. Pupils read 3 short Welsh reviews of an invented youth music and food festival (Gŵyl Cerdd Glan Taf) supported by a full Welsh-English glossary. They match 4 key opinion phrases, classify statements as fact or opinion, check ticket and bus figures against the official timetable to expose a fake review, and write a balanced 70 to 90 word Welsh response. No computers are needed.
Board: open the supply teacher presentation for board slides, timers and spoken script.
Print: this worksheet, one per pupil, and the stimulus sheet “Gŵyl Cerdd Glan Taf: Adolygiadau, Amserlen a Geirfa”, one between two.
Run: 5 min settling starter · 5 min key Welsh opinion phrases · 10 min Step 1 (opinion phrases and fact vs opinion) · 10 min Step 2 (fact-checking against the timetable and spotting the fake review) · 12 min Steps 3 and 4 (70 to 90 word Welsh response) · 5 min partner check · 3 min plenary review. Total 50 minutes.
Collect: this worksheet. Quick checks: Step 1(a): yn bendant = definitely, ar y llaw arall = on the other hand, yn anffodus = unfortunately, o’i gymharu â = compared with. Step 1(b): 1 Fact, 2 Opinion, 3 Fact, 4 Opinion, 5 Fact, 6 Opinion. Step 2: youth ticket is £12.00 (not £25), 8 bands (not 2), shuttle bus runs every 30 min until 20:30, and Review 3 was posted at 09:00 before the gates opened at 11:00.
Three online reviews have been posted about Gŵyl Cerdd Glan Taf. You will use the Welsh-English glossary and the official festival fact table on the stimulus sheet to separate facts from opinions, check which reviewer is telling the truth, and write a balanced 70 to 90 word response in Welsh.
(a) Use Section 3 of the stimulus sheet to write the English meaning of each Welsh phrase and state whether it introduces a strong positive point, a comparison, a contrast, or a negative point.
| Welsh phrase | English meaning | Role in a review (positive / comparison / contrast / negative) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. yn bendant | definitely | Strong certainty / positive point |
| 2. ar y llaw arall | ||
| 3. yn anffodus | ||
| 4. o’i gymharu â |
(b) Read Reviews 1 and 2 in Section 1 of the stimulus sheet. Decide whether each statement below is a Fact (Ffaith) or an Opinion (Barn) and explain how you know.
| No. | Statement from Reviews 1 and 2 | Fact or Opinion? | How do you know? |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | “Roedd y tocyn ieuenctid yn costio £12” | Fact (Ffaith) | The exact price (£12) can be checked on the official price list. |
| 2 | “Roedd y band roc Mellt yn anhygoel” | ||
| 3 | “Roedd 8 band yn chwarae ar y prif lwyfan rhwng 11:00 a 20:00” | ||
| 4 | “Roedd y pitsa tân coed yn flasus iawn” | ||
| 5 | “Daeth y bws olaf am 20:15 yn lle 20:30” | ||
| 6 | “...sy’n rhy ddrud i bobl ifanc yn fy marn i” |
(a) Compare the reviewers’ claims against Section 2 of the stimulus sheet.
| Detail checked | What Cai or Elen says | What @BwydGorau99 says | Official figure in Section 2 & who is accurate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youth ticket price | £12 (Cai) | £25 | |
| Bands on main stage | 8 bands (Cai) | Only 2 bands | |
| Festival shuttle bus | Scheduled last bus 20:30, arrived 20:15 (Elen) | No buses at all | |
| Drinking water | £3.50 per bottle (Elen) | Not mentioned |
(b) Give three reasons why Review 3 (by @BwydGorau99) is untrustworthy digital content (look at the account status, the time stamp compared with opening hours, and the final sentence of the post).
Step 3 (Quick plan): Note down two positive points and two negative points (plus a solution) you will include in your Welsh paragraph.
Two positive points + figures: _________________________________________________________________
Two negative points + solution: ________________________________________________________________
Step 4 (Write 70 to 90 words in Cymraeg): Using the glossary and sentence frames in Sections 3 and 4 of the stimulus sheet, write a balanced Welsh paragraph saying whether you would attend Gŵyl Cerdd Glan Taf next year and why. Include at least two of the phrases from Step 1(a) (yn bendant, ar y llaw arall, yn anffodus, o’i gymharu â) and at least two figures from the timetable.
Cyfanswm geiriau / Word count: ________ words · Partner check initials: ________