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  • #662
    Dwellingdweller
    Closed Accounts Posts: 825 ✭✭✭Dwellingdweller


    I'm only after getting my mock oral result today and I got... wait for it... 93! :D Now if I can only do the same on Thursday and throw the subjunctive and a few other knicknacks in, I'll have a nice 25% headstart for that A1 in French ;) Feeling pretty good about it now :)


  • #663
    Eathrin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    Never have to speak French again, and honestly, I'm disappointed. I never thought I would count French but I did a day of study and now I'm just annoyed that I didn't do more.


  • #664
    Coeurdepirate
    Registered Users Posts: 2,576 ✭✭✭Coeurdepirate


    Eathrin wrote: »
    Never have to speak French again, and honestly, I'm disappointed. I never thought I would count French but I did a day of study and now I'm just annoyed that I didn't do more.

    That's how I always feel! :p How did ya get on?


  • #665
    Eathrin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    Coeurdepirate wrote: »
    That's how I always feel! :p How did ya get on?

    I'd say it was alright. I had learnt a good few sentences that I could use, many more good ones I never got to use. Somebody told me that I should have brought up the more difficult topics like the economy because she never asked me. One thing I cannot stress enough is just to try and avoid answering questions on things you have no knowledge on. I did and ended up sounding just awful. All in all I was reasonably happy. B standard.


  • #666
    Namlub
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,298 ✭✭✭Namlub


    Looks like Irish is tomorrow. Few naggins, be grand.


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  • #667
    PictureFrame
    Registered Users Posts: 3,989 ✭✭✭PictureFrame


    French and Music done = :D

    SERIOUS STUDY needed for Irish Orals. I scraped a B3 in the Mock, but want a B1 so here goes a load of study! There not until next Tuesday but anywho!


  • #668
    Flabangav
    Registered Users Posts: 603 ✭✭✭Flabangav


    PictureFrame wrote: »
    French and Music done = :D

    How did Music go?


  • #669
    ConTheCat
    Registered Users Posts: 842 ✭✭✭ConTheCat


    MY CAST IS GONE :D


  • #670
    The High Crusade
    Registered Users Posts: 378 ✭✭The High Crusade


    Namlub wrote: »
    Looks like Irish is tomorrow. Few naggins, be grand.

    Few fadas, be grand.


  • #671
    Siobhnk
    Registered Users Posts: 2,340 ✭✭✭Siobhnk


    ConTheCat wrote: »
    MY CAST IS GONE :D

    Woohoo :)


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  • #672
    Eathrin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    ConTheCat wrote: »
    MY CAST IS GONE :D

    I know a guy who last year just wore a fake cast into the oral so he could lie and talk about his injury for a good while:p


  • #673
    leavingcert.
    Registered Users Posts: 244 ✭✭leavingcert.


    would bringing my phone in my pocket to record my oral be a no no? or be weird? my teacher made a joke today and that he could see how we done? :L


  • #674
    Joey.
    Registered Users Posts: 461 ✭✭Joey.


    leavingcert. wrote: »
    would bringing my phone in my pocket to record my oral be a no no? or be weird? my teacher made a joke today and that he could see how we done? :L
    Our examiners said not to bring our phones in case it interferes with the tape, so I wouldn't bother :)


  • #675
    The High Crusade
    Registered Users Posts: 378 ✭✭The High Crusade


    leavingcert. wrote: »
    would bringing my phone in my pocket to record my oral be a no no? or be weird? my teacher made a joke today and that he could see how we done? :L

    We were told that we're not allowed to bring our phones in, and if we were caught with our phones in the oral we'd have our oral cancelled :/


  • #676
    David1994
    Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭David1994


    What is everyone hoping to get in their orals? I would love an A1 or an A2 :P


  • #677
    Mysteriouschic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    Eathrin wrote: »
    Never have to speak French again, and honestly, I'm disappointed. I never thought I would count French but I did a day of study and now I'm just annoyed that I didn't do more.

    What kind of questions were you asked? was it only the general basics? did abstract topics come up?


  • #678
    Mysteriouschic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    I hope I get a woman for the French oral next week. I'm not too used to hearing the guys speak in French accents even in the listening.
    Could you imagine I had my last years examiner that would be weird .


  • #679
    PictureFrame
    Registered Users Posts: 3,989 ✭✭✭PictureFrame


    This might be a stupid idea, but i'm considering leaving out Sraith 13 + 20 because.. they're stupid :pac: I know you won't get to pick which Sraith you do, but damn in a 90% chance sounds pretty good to me! :D :P


  • #680
    Eathrin
    Registered Users Posts: 8,076 ✭✭✭Eathrin


    Mysteriouschic wrote: »
    What kind of questions were you asked? was it only the general basics? did abstract topics come up?

    Myself, my area, school etc. The Basics.
    Honestly not many abstract topics, but if you bring them up yourself it'll sound much better.


  • #681
    Mysteriouschic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    Eathrin wrote: »
    Myself, my area, school etc. The Basics.
    Honestly not many abstract topics, but if you bring them up yourself it'll sound much better.

    Aw cool. I didn't get asked those myself last year. I guess I'll try not to mention anything which could lead to a abstract topic. I'm only doing pass so I'm not too bothered that much about the high grade but still don't want the exam to go awful .


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  • #682
    Togepi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭Togepi


    David1994 wrote: »
    What is everyone hoping to get in their orals? I would love an A1 or an A2 :P

    An A1 in French anyway or there'll be shlaps. :P


  • #683
    David1994
    Registered Users Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭David1994


    Togepi wrote: »
    An A1 in French anyway or there'll be shlaps. :P

    Yeah I kinda need an A2 at least to get a B1/A2 in June :/


  • #684
    Togepi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭Togepi


    David1994 wrote: »
    Togepi wrote: »
    An A1 in French anyway or there'll be shlaps. :P

    Yeah I kinda need an A2 at least to get a B1/A2 in June :/

    Would love an A in June so fingers crossed all goes well tomorrow! :) I'd settle for an A2 like, it's just an A1 would be nice is all. :P


  • #685
    PictureFrame
    Registered Users Posts: 3,989 ✭✭✭PictureFrame


    Togepi wrote: »
    Would love an A in June so fingers crossed all goes well tomorrow! :) I'd settle for an A2 like, it's just an A1 would be nice is all. :P
    How do you guys study for the Comprehensions in French? I did really bad in them in my Mocks, they dragged my Grade down from a B2 to a C3 (77-59%) which I can't let happen in June! Does anyone have any tips on how to improve my Comprehension scores?


  • #686
    Mysteriouschic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    My economic mock is moved again because of the irish orals, it might be Thursday or Friday now . Hope it goes well if I stick to mainly the macro section.


  • #687
    Canard
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 8,572 Mod ✭✭✭✭Canard


    PictureFrame wrote: »
    How do you guys study for the Comprehensions in French? I did really bad in them in my Mocks, they dragged my Grade down from a B2 to a C3 (77-59%) which I can't let happen in June! Does anyone have any tips on how to improve my Comprehension scores?
    Read the English q first to get an idea of what its about, and if you cant work out a verb (sometimes I find you can if its similar to another one/a noun) then try to slot one in that fits the context so the story still flows. :)


  • #688
    Togepi
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,813 ✭✭✭Togepi


    PictureFrame wrote: »
    How do you guys study for the Comprehensions in French? I did really bad in them in my Mocks, they dragged my Grade down from a B2 to a C3 (77-59%) which I can't let happen in June! Does anyone have any tips on how to improve my Comprehension scores?

    I don't really study for them at all but they do tend to bring me down. I would say keep learning lots of vocabulary, and just practice comprehension questions. Maybe take out the words you see all the time and learn them, some are fairly repetitive. :)

    And yes, as Patchy said, always read the last question first. ;)


  • #689
    Mysteriouschic
    Registered Users Posts: 4,391 ✭✭✭Mysteriouschic


    Does anyone else find the French listening hard? I never seem to understand a word they say the majority of the time as they speak fast, I end up guessing.
    How do you study for the listening?


  • #690
    Chavways
    Registered Users Posts: 1,905 ✭✭✭Chavways


    PictureFrame wrote: »
    This might be a stupid idea, but i'm considering leaving out Sraith 13 + 20 because.. they're stupid :pac: I know you won't get to pick which Sraith you do, but damn in a 90% chance sounds pretty good to me! :D :P

    Luckily for me the sun shone through the sheets and I could see the last few in the pile.I picked the last one about the Diospoireacht.Think I did fairly well in it.I dont think the examiner shuffled ours so they were pretty much in 1-20 order so you could chance it.


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  • #691
    shefellover93
    Registered Users Posts: 1,102 ✭✭✭shefellover93


    Woooooohoooo! Still talking Gaeilge all day though, weird!


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