The Distance Learner
Edition 18, July 2015
Eircode
Over the next few weeks every address in Ireland will be given a new postcode. This will be known as
Eircode. This code will then be added to the last line of your current address.
Eircode will be the last line of your address.
The code will be 7 characters long and will be a mix of letters and numbers. There will be 2 parts to it.
The first 3 characters will show what part of the country you
live in.
The final 4 characters will be completely different for each
and every house, flat or business.
Having your own code means that it will be easier to find your address, especially in rural areas where
houses do not have numbers. This means emergency services such as an ambulance or fire service will
now be able to locate an address more easily, saving valuable time.
In the coming weeks every household and business will receive a letter informing them of their new
Eircode.
Tragedy in America
On 16th June, 6 young Irish students lost their lives and 7 were seriously injured when an apartment
balcony collapsed in the city of Berkeley in California. All the students were at a 21st birthday party in a 4th
floor apartment. They were standing out on the balcony when it suddenly crashed to the ground.
All of them, except for one, had arrived in America on student visas to work for the summer months. Every
year as many as 8,000 Irish students travel to America on the J1 visa, enjoying an experience of a lifetime.
As news of this tragedy reached Ireland, parents and friends spent anxious hours trying to find out if their
child was one of the dead or injured. It was indeed every parent’s worst nightmare. 5 of the victims were
from Dublin and one girl was American, of Irish parents.
The memories of these young and beautiful people will forever be in the hearts of their families and
friends. May they rest in peace.
Words ending with ”tion” ( this sounds like shun).
action
affection
attention
application
condition
direction
destination
description
education
invitation
information
lotion
mention
nation
organisation
operation
competition
question
relation
station
Tip: Try to learn one new word everyday by breaking down the word into syllables
Example: “destination”, des tin a tion (4 parts), “mention“, men tion (2 parts).
All the answers to the crossword are from the
word list
Find a word from the list that has the
same meaning as these:











Across
8. To get the job, fill this in.
9. Don’t forget to put on sun tan _ _ _ _ _ _
10. Ask this to get an answer.
Down
1. The place you are going to.
2. The man gave the guard a good _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
of the thief.
3. You go to school to get this.
4. Where you get the train.
5. A procedure done in hospital.
6. Left or right which _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ will I go?
7. A card asking you to come to a party.
If you would like help with reading/writing/ numbers
Contact NALA: on 1800 20 20 65.
If you would like a copy of this monthly worksheet sent
to you phone/text 087 198 4228
Love ____________
A group _____________
A country ____________
A cream ____________
To say something ____________
Details of what it looks like
_________________
All the facts about something
_____________
Family member ____________
A contest ______________
Give a lot of care to something
_______________
End of your journey ______________
Maths
1. If I can walk 2km in 20 minutes,
how long will it take me to walk:
a) 8km
b) 5km
2. When it is 9am in New York, it is
2pm in Ireland. If my flight leaves
Ireland at 5pm and the flight will
take 7 hours, what time will it be
in New York when I arrive?
3. John drives 40km in 30 minutes.
Paul drives 30km in 20 minutes.
a) How far will John drive in 1
hour?
b) How far will Paul drive in 1
hour?
Answers at bottom of page.
Answers: Q1, a) 1 hr 20 min Q2, 7pm
b) 50 min
Q3, a) 80km
b) 90km