Leaving Certificate
Is it hard to get a H1 in French?
Is it hard to get a H1 in French? Is it hard to get a H1 in French? Yes, it is and that applies to all subjects. However, it is not impossible, as so many of my past students will attest to. A lot of students feel that they are either ‘into’ languages or they…
Read MoreHow To Get A Distinction In Junior Cycle French
HOW TO GET A DISTINCTION IN JUNIOR CYCLE FRENCH Students often ask me the question, ‘How To Get A Distinction In Junior Cycle French’, I hope the following tips will be of help. First and foremost, the key to doing well in any of your subjects is to be consistent with your study. The old…
Read MoreHow to Prepare For The French Oral Exam
HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE FRENCH ORAL… 7 key points 1. How to Prepare For The French Oral Exam, Speak as much as possible. The more immersive you become in your language learning, the better you will perform, try the following… Prepare for the French Oral Exam by Practising French speaking, with a classmate or…
Read More5 Effective French Learning Habits For 2022
5 EFFECTIVE FRENCH LEARNING HABITS FOR 2022 HAPPY NEW YEAR! I hope that 2022 will be kinder to all of us. If you haven’t done so yet, NOW is the time to start getting to grips with your French learning. Here we give five habits for learning French. Use these 5 habits to help you…
Read MoreCOP26 – Last Chance To Save Our Planet
COP26 – LAST CHANCE TO SAVE OUR PLANET Useful Sentences We are living in very uncertain times with Covid 19 and the threat of destruction to our planet. COP26 begins in Glasgow today, the 31st of October. The full document is available to members of our Teacher or Leaving Cert Annual plans, under the theme…
Read MoreFrench Notes – New Website Layout
FRENCH NOTES – NEW LOOK WEBSITE RATIONALE FOR NEW LOOK WEBSITE In June 2021, frenchnotes sent out a questionnaire to our members looking for feedback on our site. The overwhelming response was extremely positive. We drilled down into the responses, and it quickly became clear that teachers and students were sometimes finding it difficult to…
Read MoreSuez Canal Blocked
THE SUEZ CANAL BLOCKED LE CANAL DE SUEZ BLOQUÉ Firstly, this occurence has slowed up deliveries for thousands of people. Secondly, it is costing millions of Euro every day. As a result, people are being left without important goods that they have purchased. Meanwhile, here are some sample Leaving Cert French sentences. Further, these sentences are…
Read MoreStorming Capitol Hill In Washington
STORMING CAPITOL HILL IN WASHINGTON Le 6 janvier 2021, des scènes inimaginables se sont déroulées à Washington alors que les partisans de Donald Trump ont pris d’assaut le Capitole dans le but de perturber le dépouillement du Collège électoral du Congrès qui officialisera la prochaine investiture du président élu Joe Biden le 20 janvier. On…
Read MoreNew Variant Of Covid 19 Detected
New Variant Of Covid 19 Detected So, here are some French sample sentences to help you… New Variant Of Covid 19 Detected. Nouvelle variante de Covid 19 détectée. Il existe une nouvelle variante du Covid 19, que l’on pense beaucoup plus contagieuse. There is a new variant of Covid 19, which is believed to be…
Read MoreFire In Refugee Camp On Island of Lesbos
Fire In Refugee Camp On Island of Lesbos Un Incendie Sur L’île De Lesbos Un incendie a dévasté le plus grand camp de migrants de Grèce, sur l’île de Lesbos. A fire has devastated Greece’s largest migrant camp, on the island of Lesbos. En conséquence, plus de 13 000 hommes, femmes et enfants se sont…
Read MoreLeaving Cert French Reading Comprehension
Leaving Cert French Reading Comprehension READING COMPREHENSION ON RACISM & RACIAL DISCRIMINATION READING SECTION… LEAVING CERT FRENCH READING COMPREHENSION COMBATTRE LE RACISME ET LA DISCRIMINATION RACIALE EN EUROPE SECTION I Aujourd’hui, les formes de racisme et de discrimination raciale sont complexes et inquiétantes. En Europe, ces questions sont de plus en plus au cœur des…
Read MoreExplosion In Beirut
EXPLOSION IN BEIRUT EXPLOSION À BEIRUT AU LIBAN À Beyrouth, deux explosions ont secoué la ville, tuant des dizaines de personnes et en blessant des milliers. In Beirut, two explosions rocked the city killing dozens of people and injuring thousands. De nombreuses personnes se sont retrouvées sans abri, leurs maisons ayant été réduites en…
Read MoreIreland Covid 19 Lockdown
IRELAND COVID 19 LOCKDOWN So, on Friday, the 27th of March 2020 our Prime Minister Leo Varadkar met with the chief medical officer, Tony Holohan, and his minister for Health, Simon Harris. He announced that Ireland would be undergoing further restrictions in response to Covid 19. Le vendredi 27 mars, notre Premier ministre Leo…
Read MoreFrench Notes From Facebook Livestream
French Notes from Facebook Livestream Bonjour tout le monde! Firstly, as we are still in a very critical situation with Covid 19, I am going to continue doing a Facebook Livestream every evening at 8pm. Thank you for watching yesterday’s livestream. Here are the French notes to accompany it. We focused on the 2016 Diary…
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