The write-in Activity Books encourage students to:
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Description
Turas 2 has been reviewed by practising teachers across a wide range of teaching settings.
Upgrade to the Third Editions for:
- NEW literature pieces following the updates from the NCCA’s Revised Prescribed Material for Junior Cycle Irish, including the new short films option
- Video lessons with sample presentations have been added to Turas 2.
- NEW sample CBA 2 videos, demonstrating a variety of simple but interesting topic ideas are based on the reimagined CBA 2 following the early enactment review
- NEW topics throughout Turas 2have been fully aligned to facilitate multi-level classrooms
- NEW Up-to-date texts on real-world topics of interest to students
- Writing sections that reflect trends in the most recent exams
- A fully spiral approach to language learning where students regularly meet and revisit Learning Outcomes in a carefully sequenced way
Textbooks
- Chapters begin with an excerpt and key image from the literature text that will be studied at the end of the chapter. These excerpts link to the chapter topic and encourage students to start thinking about the chapter topic and the literature piece in a creative way. This integration of the literature is a JCT-recommended approach
- Chapters are broken down into easy to navigate spreads based on the key areas of reading, writing, listening and speaking
- Grammar lessons appear in context in each chapter and in an easy-to-understand Treoir Ghramadaí at the back of the book
- Listening comprehensions using all three dialects appear throughout the textbook.
- Creative pair- and group-work activities encourage students to talk to each other in Irish and to develop their communication skills.
- Exam focused literature spreads allow students to study all their required literature pieces, including new pieces from the updated prescribed list.
- Súil Siar spreads at the end of each chapter allow students to revise what they have learned by completing a range of vocabulary and grammar exercises.
Mo Phunann/Mo Leabhar Gníomhaíochta
The write-in Portfolios are a place where students will:
- Build up a collection of their written and creative work
- Prepare for their CBAs
- Note the key words and phrases they learn in each chapter
- Reflect on their learning and their use of the Junior Cycle Key Skills.
- Complete a wide range of vocabulary and grammar exercises
- Complete self-assessment checklists
- Develop action plans based on their self-assessment
- Practise listening skills in a Listening Comprehension section
- Access listening scripts to help with the listening comprehensions.
Punann boxes are clearly marked in the textbook to direct students to complete tasks in the Mo Phunann.















