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Study Guide – 2018 Leaving Cert
Study Guide – 2018 Leaving Cert Study Guide for the 1st Reading Comprehension, Leaving Cert French Exam, 2018. Firstly, this study guide is to be used with the exam papers. We have devised this study guide to help you answer the reading comprehensions, without giving the answers, as that, in our opinion, would be pointless,…
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CONFLICT – LEAVING CERT READING PRACTICE Why is a proliferation in the number of conflicts around the world today? In this reading practice sample, students are given 2 of the five sections of the comprehension, with tasks accompanying each section. These tasks vary from finding vocabulary from the text, to filling in verbs in particular…
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DREAMS Diary Entry 1998 – In 1998 Here are a few sentences to get you writing on the topic. As always, the full version is available to members of our Leaving Cert Plan or Teacher Plan AVEZ-VOUS UN RÊVE À RÉALISER? DO YOU HAVE A DREAM TO FULFILL? – DIARY ENTRY 1998 Tout le monde…
Read MoreFossil Fuels
FOSSIL FUELS LES COMBUSTIBLES FOSSILES This blog entry is about the limited stock of fossil fuels in the world, and their impact on the environment. The sentences could be used when writing about the Environment or The Economy. Normalement quand on parle des fossiles combustibles, il s’agit du pétrole du charbon et du gaz…
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VOCABULARY WORKSHEET Vocabulary Worksheet on the Theme of Education. Each worksheet contains a list of words connected to a particular topic. Once the student has the list of words, they work on simple tasks to reinforce their learning. Although the tasks are relatively easy, their focus is to draw the student back to the list…
Read MoreCelebrities & Fame
CELEBRITIES & FAME LES CÉLÉBRITÉS… Les célébrités sont connues pour beaucoup, et dans certains cas, pour rien de tout! Celebrities are known for a lot or in certain cases, nothing at all! Un personnage public ou une célébrité est une personne largement reconnue ou célèbre qui attire sur elle l’attention du public et des médias.…
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LEAVING CERT WORKSHEET Q.4 2018 ORDINARY LEVEL – LEAVING CERT PAPER This worksheet is to be used in conjunction with the 4th Reading Comprehension from the 2018 Ordinary Level Leaving Cert past paper. It is designed to help students work through the exam papers, and interact with verbs and vocabulary, after they have answered the…
Read MoreConsumerism
CONSUMERISM LE CONSUMÉRISME Le consumérisme est un fait de nos jours. Le consumérisme peut être défini comme l’ensemble des actions et organisations destinées à défendre et représenter les intérêts des consommateurs. Consumerism is a reality nowadays. Consumerism can be defined as the totality of actions and organisations aimed at defending and representing the interests of…
Read MoreHuman Cloning
HUMAN CLONING LE CLONAGE HUMAIN L’objectif de la recherche sur le clonage humain n’a jamais été de cloner une personne ou de faire naître des bébés pouvant servir de pièces de rechanges The aim of research into human cloning was never to clone a person or to cause babies to be born in order that…
Read MoreCommemoration Of The 1918 Armistice
COMMEMORATION OF THE 1918 ARMISTICE LA COMMÉMORATION DE L’ARMISTICE DU 1918 L’Armistice, signé le 11 novembre 1918, marque la fin des combats de la Première Guerre Mondiale, qui a fait plus de 18,6 millions de morts, d’invalides et de mutilés. The Armistice, signed on the 11th of November, 1918 marks the end of fighting…
Read MoreBlack Friday
BLACK FRIDAY LE BLACK FRIDAY OU VENDREDI NOIR Le terme “Black Friday” ou vendredi noir est apparu pour la première fois dans les années 1960. The term “Black Friday” appeared for the first time in the 1960’s. C’est une journée dévouée aux bonnes affaires. It is a day devoted to bargains. J’adore la mode,…
Read MoreEducation And Poverty
EDUCATION AND POVERTY L’ÉDUCATION ET LA PAUVRETÉ 5 FAÇONS DONT L’ÉDUCATION PEUT AIDER À METTRE FIN À L’EXTRÊME PAUVRETÉ Source: Partenariat mondial pour l’éducation Firstly, 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…
Read MoreMass Shooting In Synagogue
MASS SHOOTING IN A SYNAGOGUE UNE FUSILLADE DE MASSE DANS UNE SYNAGOGUE Un homme a ouvert le feu dans une synagogue faisant au moins onze morts et plusieurs blessés. A man opened fire in a synagogue, leaving at least eleven people dead and several injured. C’était une scène de crime horrible. It was…
Read MoreChild Labour – La Main D’Oeuvre Enfantine
CHILD LABOUR – LA MAIN D’ŒUVRE ENFANTINE C’est incroyable par le temps qui court, qu’il existe le phénomène de main d’œuvre enfantine. It is incredible nowadays that the phenomenon of child labour exists. Les gens de l’occident veulent acheter les produits de moins en moins chers, mais pour ceci il faut que les enfants travaillent…
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