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KICK START 2021 WITH DAILY FACEBOOK LIVE SESSIONS   2021 will hopefully be kinder to us all. 2020 was horrendous in so many ways. The Corona Virus is still a significant threat to all of us. The best that we can for the moment is to keep our distance, keep washing our hands and try […]

LEAVING CERT LISTENING 2010 – ALTERNATIVE PAPER These alternative listening exercises are for students or teachers who have completed particular years of the listening, but might like to re-visit some of the past papers. The exercises are taken from the past papers. Some of the listening questions are the same as in the paper, but […]

JUNIOR CERT FRENCH  2019 Q.3 HONOURS LEVEL PAST PAPER READING COMPREHENSION  JUNIOR CERT FRENCH  Test your knowledge of verbs and vocabulary with this new resource on www.frenchnotes.ie French worksheet on Q.3 of the 2019 paper. Please note that full version is available to members of our Junior Cert or Teacher plans. In our Junior Cert […]

In the French Leaving Cert exam, the majority of students do the diary written task. It is relatively easy to do well in this written piece, but it still requires that you plan it out, so that the final version is easy to read by the examiner. There are certain elements that should be included […]

JULIAN ASSANGE – WIKILEAKS Julian Assange – WikiLeaks Julian Assange, le fondateur du site WikiLeaks a été arrêté à l’embassade d’Équateur à Londres par la police britannique le 11 avril 2019. Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks was arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London by the british police on the 11th of April, 2019. […]

FOOD WASTAGE | LE GASPILLAGE ALIMENTAIRE  Here, you will find a sample of sentences on the issue of Food Wastage, and how it is impacting negatively on our environment. This may be a good choice for a leaving cert document.   Il faut savoir que le gaspillage alimentaire peut avoir des répercussions négatives sur l’environnement. We […]

As students prepare for the Leaving Cert French exam, they find that going through the past papers is an effective way of studying. I couldn’t agree more! However, I find that students are not getting the maximum value out of these papers, in particular the reading comprehensions. Each reading comprehension is a treasure trove of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Worksheets focusing on Vocabulary are a great way of learning and practicing new words, that you meet in French. In this worksheet, you are presented with a sample of words on the theme of Education. You should learn the words either before or after attempting the worksheet. FRANÇAIS ANGLAIS HOW TO PRONOUNCE Un lycée A […]

L’INÉGALITÉ DANS LE DOMAINE DU SPORT  INEQUALITY IN THE FIELD OF SPORT Il faut qu’on agisse pour instaurer l’égalité dans le monde du sport. We must act to ensure equality in the world of sport. Les filles aussi que les garçons jouent énormement du sport à l’école, et il faut valoriser la participation de ces […]