French Expressions

FRENCH EXPRESSIONS WITH FAIRE If you are a student or teacher of French, then you will know that verbs are extremely important. The verb Faire which means to do or to make is one of the most important verbs in French. I consider it to be so important as to be part of the French […]

GENERAL SENTENCES TO USE IN FRENCH LEAVING CERT WRITING The following are examples of sentences that you can use in either an opinion piece or a diary entry. They will give a richness and depth to your written expression. Please note that the full version runs to almost 19 pages and is available to subscribed […]

The Narrative question is attempted by about 5% of students every year. In order to do well in this question, students would need to have a very good understanding of Imperfect, pluperfect and the compound past tenses. It is a personal style of writing, but with a bit of practice, it is a very manageable […]

St. Valentine’s Day – Traditions from around the world. This reading practice is aimed at students in either 5th or 6th year. It contains the following tasks: Finding the verb in English Key words from the text Important grammatical constructions from the text LES TRADITIONS DE ST-VALENTIN DANS LE MONDE READING PRACTICE Source: Canal Vie […]

CARBON TAX TAXE CARBON En Irlande, le gouvernement n’a pas augmenté le taux de la taxe carbone lors du dernier budget. In Ireland, the government did not raise the rate of carbon tax in the last budget. Le principe derrière un taxe carbone est de sensibiliser les consommateurs d’énergie fossile pour les inciter à changer […]

VENEZUELAN CRISIS CRISE AU VENEZUELA VENEZEULA   Actuellement le Venezuela se retrouve avec deux présidents et des centaines de milliers de Vénézuéliens au bout du rouleau. Today, Venezuela finds itself with two presidents and hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan people on their knees. Maduro a assumé la présidence de Venezuela après la mort de son […]

HUMAN RIGHTS – LES DROITS DE L’HOMME “Les Hommes naissent et demeurent libres et égaux en droits”. C’est la Déclaration des Droits de l’Homme et du Citoyen qui date de 1789. Plus précisément, “libres et égaux en dignité et en droits” ainsi que, “agir les uns envers les autres dans un esprit de fraternité”. C’est […]

SWINE FLU  – LA GRIPPE PORCINE La grippe porcine commence à se propager en Irlande encore. Swine flu is beginning to spread in Ireland again. De façon générale les humains n’attrapent normalement pas la grippe porcine, mais des cas d’infection humaine se produise Generally speaking humans do not usually catch swine flu, but cases of […]

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 Leaving cert exam, students must read a text for understanding, but […]

WHITE COLLAR CRIME – LA CRIMINALITE EN COL BLANC   Le crime économique fait référence aux crimes imputables à des motifs financiers qui sont non violents et commis par des entreprises et des experts gouvernementaux. Economic crime refers to financially motivated crimes which are non violent and committed by companies and governmental experts. Des formes […]

DES ASTUCES POUR UN NOËL ÉCOLO TIPS FOR A GREEN CHRISTMAS Cette année de plus en plus de gens essayent d’éviter la consommation éfrénée de Noël. Ils veulent faire leur part en vue d’améliorer la situation inquiétante de la planète. Je suis complètement de l’avis qu’il faut absolument changer nos habitudes afin de rendre la […]

DES DRONES À L’AÉROPORT DE GATWICK ONT SEMÉ LA PAGAILLE Drones have wrecked havoc at Gatwick Airport L’aéroport de Gatwick qui dessert plus de 228 destinations dans 74 pays est fermé depuis mercredi le 19 décembre après que deux drones ont été aperçus en train de survoler l’aéroport londonien. Gatwick airport which flies to more […]

ON NE PEUT PAS NIER LE FAIT QUE – WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT 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 or diary entries. By […]

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 tenses. The answers are given at […]