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HANDBOOK OF IRISH TEACHING.
7. I fill my pipe.
8. I get a box of matches.
9. I strike a match.
10. I light my pipe, and
11. I smoke.
This series being somewhat longer, I divide it into two parts, and teach each part separately, but give the whole in the final rehearsal. The Irish lesson, which I shall give the pupils, will stand as follows:
DEARGAIM MO ṖÍOPA. | ||
| CUIRIM. | 1. CUIRIM mo láṁ in mo ṗóca. | |
| BEIRIM. | 2. BEIRIM amaċ mo ṗíopa. | |
| ĠEIḂIM. | 3. ĠEIḂIM tobac. | |
| ĠEIḂIM. | 4. ĠEIḂIM sgian. | |
| GEARRAIM. | 5. GEARRAIM an tobac. | |
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| SUAIṪIM. | 6. SUAIṪIM an tobac. | |
| LÍONAIM | 7. LÍONAIM mo ṗíopa. | |
| ĠEIḂIM. | 8. ĠEIḂIM bocsa lasóg. | |
| BUAILIM. | 9. BUAILIM lasóg. | |
| DEARGAIM. | 10. DEARGAIM mo ṗíopa, agus | |
| CAIṪIM. | 11. CAIṪIM toit. | |
Any grammatical difficulty must be briefly explained, and any idiom or new construction (such as that in the last sentence) must be made clear to the pupils.
I now proceed to give my first lesson in grammar, though without telling the pupils that I am doing so. Addressing one of the pupils, I say I have now told you how I light my pipe. I will now tell you how you light your pipe.
