Leaving Certificate
French Leaving Cert Workshop
French Leaving Cert Workshop Why should students consider doing a French Leaving Cert Workshop | Online Classes? In schools around Ireland, most students are in classes of approximately 30 students. The teacher does his or her best to make sure that you are learning to the best of your ability. For a student hoping to…
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TEST YOUR FRENCH…EXPRESSION DRILL EXERCISES… Drill exercises are a very important way of instilling confidence in writing… In our drill exercises, French Notes have provided you with key expressions, which can be used in a variety of opinion questions, narrative writing or diary entries. By taking the time to use the expression in a few…
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TRANSLATION – LA TRADUCTION Firstly, as a French teacher, I am constantly looking for ways to reinforce learning. I have found that translation exercises are a fantastic way of getting students to concentrate on grammatical points, and either introducing or compounding a variety of key vocabulary. In the following translation exercise, students are given 20…
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SAVE THE BEES – SAUVONS LES ABEILLES Les abeilles meurent est le cri d’alarme lancé par des apiculteurs qui manifestent à travers la France. Bees are dying is the warning cry issued by beekeepers who are demonstrating all over France. Saviez-vous que les abeilles sont une espèce indispensable à la biodiversité et à la survie…
Read MoreIt’s a Heatwave!
IT’S A HEATWAVE! IT’S A HEATWAVE – C’EST LA CANICULE! Il faut admettre qu’une grosse chaleur peut entraîner de sérieuses conséquences. It must be admitted that very hot weather can have serious consequences. En raison du réchauffement planétaire, les périodes de chaleur accablante sont de plus en plus fréquentes. Because of global warming, the periods…
Read More2018 French Leaving Cert Sample Opinion Piece
2018 French Leaving Cert Sample Opinion Piece SAMPLE RESPONSE… Selon le texte de la Section I, Q.1, en France rurale la vie devient de plus en plus difficile. Il faut faire plus pour améliorer la vie en Irlande rurale. Qu’en pensez‐vous ? According to the text in Secion 1, Q.1, in France rural life is…
Read MoreSummit Between The United States & North Korea
Summit Between The United States & North Korea LE SOMMET ENTRE LES ÉTATS-UNIS ET LA CORÉE DU NORD Ce sommet a eu lieu à Singapour le 12 juin 2018. This summit took place in Singapore on the 12th of June, 2018. C’était un sommet historique entre les deux pays. It was an historical summit between…
Read MoreThe Rescue Vessel Aquarius Rejected by Italy
THE RESCUE VESSEL AQUARIUS REJECTED BY ITALY LE BATEAU DE SAUVETAGE REJETÉ PAR L’ITALIE Le navire de sauvetage, L’Aquarius, a secouru 629 migrants au large des côtes libyennes, le samedi, 9 juin, 2018. The rescue vessel, the Aquarius rescued 629 migrants off the Libyan coast on on Saturday, the 9th of June, 2018. Certains migrants…
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TRUMP AND HIS TRADE WARS LES GUERRES COMMERCIALES – TRADE WARS Trump’s protectionist policy is causing a lot of controversy with America’s trading partners. Here are a couple of sample sentences on the topic. Donald Trump a déclenché une guerre commerciale à l’échelle mondiale. Donald Trump has triggered a global trade war. Il faut bien…
Read MoreFrench Leaving Cert Predictions 2018
French Leaving Cert Predictions 2018 10 YEARS OF LEAVING CERT WRITTEN PIECES I know that a lot of you have been asking for predictions for the leaving cert, and the honest truth is that teachers are in as much of the dark as you are. I will therefore never try to predict what will be…
Read MoreElectric Cars – Les Voitures Électriques
ELECTRIC CARS – LES VOITURES ÉLECTRIQUES There is a lot of talk about the use of electric cars on Irish roads, and how they are a solution to growing fears for the environment. So, here are a few sentences that you might like to use, if the topic were to appear in this year’s leaving…
Read MoreInstagram – Sample Reading Practice | War Against Cyber-Bullying
Instagram – Sample Reading Practice | War Against Cyber-Bullying Reading Comprehensions… I find that reading comprehensions contain an absolute wealth of information that students could use to great effect. If reading comprehensions were really used to their absolute potential, they would provide a very rich training ground for our students. I know that in the…
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New Data Protection Regulation – GDPR Le Règlement Général Sur La Protection Des Données Personnelles – RGPD À partir du vendredi 25 mais, le Règlement général sur la Protection des Données Personnelles ou le (RGPD) entre en application. Beginning on Friday, the 25th of May, the General Data Protection Regulation or the (GDPR) comes into…
Read MoreThe Importance Of Our Language
THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR LANGUAGE L’IMPORTANCE DE NOTRE LANGUE Je suis de l’avis qu’une langue n’est pas seulement un moyen de communication, mais également ce qui lie les gens à leur passé et jette les fondements de leur vitalité sociale, emotive et spirituelle. I am of the opinion that a language is not just…
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