Posts Tagged ‘verbs’
Kick Start 2021 With Daily Facebook Live Sessions
Facebook Live with French Notes Kick Start 2021 With Daily Facebook Live Sessions 2021… Facebook Live with French Notes 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…
Read MoreFrench 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 MoreAir Pollution In Cities
AIR POLLUTION IN CITIES LA POLLUTION DE L’AIR DANS LES VILLES En Irlande la pollution de l’air est responsable de la mort de 1200 personnes chaque année In Ireland, air pollution is responsible for the deaths of 1200 people every year. Dans de nombreuses villes du monde, la pollution de l’air dépasse les normes établis…
Read MoreFrench Verbs In The Leaving Cert Past Papers
FRENCH VERBS IN THE LEAVING CERT PAST PAPERS Leaving Cert French Exam 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…
Read MoreBULIMIA – LA BOULEMIE
BULIMIA – LA BOULEMIE LA BOULEMIE… La boulimie chez les jeunes est un problème croissant de nos jours. De plus en plus d’adolescents souffrent de cette maladie. La boulimie est un des troubles des conduites alimentaires, qui se ca-ractérise par un rapport pathologique à la nourriture se manifestant par des ingestions excessives d’aliments, de façon…
Read More7 Tips For Learning French
7 Tips For Learning French 7 tips for learning French for parents of students studying French. Language learning is a bit of a mystery.. How are you meant to help your child if you haven’t studied French in years or maybe you never studied the language. As a student, you are at one of two…
Read MoreWhen To Use The Pronoun ‘ON’
WHEN TO USE THE PRONOUN ‘ON’ The 3rd person singular pronoun ‘on’ is an indefinite pronoun and means…. One They We People It is used with the il/elle form of the verb… Si on étudie, on reçoit de bonnes notes. If we study, we receive good marks. ‘ON’ MEANS ‘WE’ IN MODERN FRENCH In…
Read MoreTOP 12 VERBS FOR POSTCARDS
12 Verbs for Postcards ÊTRE – TO BE – I always refer to the verb être as the king of the verbs as you simply cannot express yourself in any meaningful way without a very good knowledge of this verb. Je suis – I am J’ai été – I was Je serai – I will…
Read MoreWe are now on youtube
We are now on youtube Bonjour tout le monde We are now on youtube and uploading videos. The Channel will primarily focus on the vocabulary for the Junior Cert and Leaving Cert, We do hope you enjoy and find them helpful Why should you choose French Notes?….We are now on youtube French Notes is the…
Read MoreThe Subjunctive
Every year, the subjunctive instils fear into the hearts and minds of Leaving cert students up and down the country. It shouldn’t! It is only another form of expression. There are a few rules to respect, and the subjunctive is well within the grasp of any student. The key word to look for is the…
Read MoreMODAL VERBS FACEBOOK LIVESTREAM
I find that using modal verbs gives students a really easy way, of sounding suitably proficient in French. Modal verbs are really simple to use and add an extra je ne sais quoi to written expression. As a general rule, a modal verb is usually followed by the verb in the infinitive. However, the verbal…
Read MoreThe Land of Verbia
The Land of Verbia… How I approach the Teaching of Verbs in French… Firstly, when I begin to teach students in 1st year (12-13 years old) I generally begin by telling them a story. They of course do not realise how important verbs are at this stage of learning a new language, but after the…
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