French Expressions
French Expressions With Faire
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… 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…
Read MoreFrench Sentences For Written Section | Leaving Cert French
FRENCH SENTENCES FOR WRITTEN SECTION | LEAVING CERT 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, for example, ⇒ TO STATE THAT SOMETHING…
Read MoreNarrative Question 2017 Leaving Cert French
Narrative Question 2017 Leaving Cert French 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 Compound past tenses It is a personal style of writing, but with a bit of practice, it…
Read MoreSt. Valentine’s Day Around The World
St. Valentine’s Day Around The World This reading practice on St. Valentine’s Day Around The World 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 St.…
Read MoreCarbon Tax
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…
Read MoreVenezuelan Crisis
VENEZUELAN CRISIS CRISE AU VENEZUELA 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 mentor, Hugo…
Read MoreHuman Rights – Les Droits De L’Homme
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…
Read MoreSwine Flu – La Grippe Porcine
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 human…
Read MoreYellow Vest Reading Practice
YELLOW VEST READING PRACTICE 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…
Read MoreWhite Collar Crime
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…
Read MoreA Green Christmas
A GREEN CHRISTMAS TIPS FOR A GREEN CHRISTMAS DES ASTUCES POUR UN NOËL ÉCOLO Christmas Dinner… Le repas de Noël est vraiment l’élément le plus important pour beaucoup après la Messe. Pour réussir un Noël écologique, faites attention à la provenance et l’élevage de votre dinde. C’est plus cher mais la qualité de volaille fermière…
Read MoreDrones At Gatwick Airport
Drones At Gatwick Airport 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…
Read MoreLeaving Cert French Expression Drill
Leaving Cert French Expression Drill ON NE PEUT PAS NIER LE FAIT QUE WE CANNOT LOSE SIGHT OF THE FACT THAT Leaving Cert French expression drill exercises are a very important way of instilling confidence in writing. Remember that these should be studied from the viewpoint of young people. The following are the main…
Read MoreConflict – Leaving Cert Reading Practice
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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