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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 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 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 MoreDoping In Russia
DOPING IN RUSSIA – LE DOPAGE EN RUSSIE L’Agence mondiale antidopage a voté à l’unanimité pour interdire à la Russie de participer au sport international pendant quatre ans pour des infractions de dopage. The World Anti-Doping Agency has voted unanimously to ban Russia from international sport for four years for doping offences. Personnellement, je pense…
Read MoreVideo Games
Video Games A l’heure actuelle, les enfants passent beaucoup de temps devant le téléviseur, les jeux vidéo et les ordinateurs. Nowadays children spend too much time infront of the television, video games and computers. L’OMS a décidé en 2015 de classer l’addiction aux jeux vidéo comme une pathologie au même titre que l’addiction à la…
Read MoreLeaving Cert & Junior Cert French Papers Review
Leaving Cert & Junior Cert French papers review 2019 Leaving Cert Exams are the pinnacle of the Irish Educational System…. There was definitely a mixed reaction to the French papers, at both Leaving & Junior Cert level. Overall, I think that the papers for both Junior and Leaving cert French were very much in line…
Read MoreLeaving Cert French Sentences on Inequality
Leaving Cert French Sentences on Inequality Le Movement Des Gilets Jaunes – Une Manifestation Contre L’inégalité. The Yellow Vest Movement – A Protest against Inequality. Je suis de l’avis que le mouvement des gilets jaunes est une manifestation contre l’inégalité. I am of the opinion that the Yellow Vest movement is a demonstration against…
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