You are about to listen to a clip from a radio documentary called Playing with Pride. It tells the story of a primary school girls’ Gaelic football team from inner-city Dublin as they get ready for a big semi-final match. In the first clip you will hear their teacher/manager explain what it is like for his students growing up in inner-city Dublin. You will then hear him talk to his students during the match. In the second extract you will hear the teacher and his students talking as the match ends. Link: RTÉ Radio 1: Documentary on One – Playing with Pride (rte.ie) Search Terms: RTE Radio 1 Documentary Playing with Pride
You should listen to these clips from the documentary twice. During the first listen, answer the following two sets of questions in bullet point form in your copybook. Afterwards, compare your notes with another student’s.
31m 30s – 36m 36s Extract 1: 2
1. Name the challenges that the students face while growing up. 2. Name two talents that the teacher says his students have. 3. What words has the teacher banned from this classroom? 4. How do the students react when their teacher/manager tells them they can win the game?
5. What does the teacher/manager tell the students before the second half starts?
Extract 2: 38mins – end
6. What does the teacher say that the students need? 7. What does the teacher tell the girl who is upset after the match? 8. How does the teacher help all of the students after the match?
After Listening
u Write down two sounds you heard that created the atmosphere of a Gaelic football match.
u Documentaries often use narrators to tell the story. Playing with Pride does not. Explain who tells the story in this documentary. Do you think this documentary should have had a narrator? Explain why/why not.
