Leaving Cert '11/'12 Off-Topic 2

Namlub · 14-04-2012 6:56pm

Are you supposed to say your address in the Irish oral? o_O

Mysteriouschic · 14-04-2012 6:58pm

How do you say 08:50am in French? I know how to say the other times just not that. Google translate can't translate it.

Togepi · 14-04-2012 6:59pm

Neuf heures moins dix.

leaveiton · 14-04-2012 7:02pm

Namlub wrote: »

Are you supposed to say you're address in the Irish oral? o_O

Yeah, it's part of the beannú at the start, worth 5 marks altogether. They ask your name, date of birth, address, exam number, and something else that I'm forgetting about

Togepi · 14-04-2012 7:05pm

Jesus, good thing I actually know my address! Using your Irish address instead of the English one for no apparent reason has its advantages I guess. :P

Canard · 14-04-2012 7:44pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

Just say the first of a month, make it up it's easy! La premier de juin!

As said above, do not do that! :eek:

I dont know my address in Irish properly, ugh.

My friend suggested doing something about Kony 2012 as a document...we'll be meeting up with our French friend before our orals if I need help, do you guys think its a good idea? Is it too late to do one? I'm aiming for an A1 and got it in the mock so I'd be able to learn it, my friend said you really should do a document and I know thats true but my teacher said I'd be fine without it. I'm so confused!

Togepi · 14-04-2012 8:08pm

I wouldn't use Kony 2012 as a document. The follow-up questions could be horrendous, and it's a fairly controversial issue. You'd probably be better off without a document at this stage, it'd be easier for you to get an A1 without one.

The High Crusade · 14-04-2012 8:08pm

Namlub wrote: »

Are you supposed to say you're address in the Irish oral? o_O

My mock examiner told me after that I have to say my full address yeah.

Namlub · 14-04-2012 8:12pm

Well this is brand new information...and does the whole address have to be in Irish? Like my estate has two names and I couldn't translate either of them

Joey. · 14-04-2012 8:15pm

The High Crusade wrote: »

My mock examiner told me after that I have to say my full address yeah.

So saying the name of my road isn't enough?

Ugh why does my estate have such an English name? It'll sound so weird.

Siobhnk · 14-04-2012 8:27pm

My teacher said it's ok to say your town and county.

Luno · 14-04-2012 8:44pm

According to my teacher (I know everyone has been hearing different things, damn teachers!) you only need two points of information from your address.

Siobhnk · 14-04-2012 9:04pm

M&S* wrote: »

According to my teacher (I know everyone has been hearing different things, damn teachers!) you only need two points of information from your address.

That's exactly what mine said

Mysteriouschic · 14-04-2012 11:06pm

I've spent ages typing everything up for the french oral. It takes so long .
I've been working on it all day.

PictureFrame · 14-04-2012 11:42pm

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I've spent ages typing everything up for the french oral. It takes so long .
I've been working on it all day.

Il n'est pas une blague!

Mysteriouschic · 14-04-2012 11:48pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

Il n'est pas une blague!

I know yeah. I still have more to type up. I hope I'll remember it when it gets to next week.

Meowth · 14-04-2012 11:50pm

so work all day but when I came home I got a nice surprise

My mam worked all day turning my bedroom into a little study area for me

I love her

and I dont care bout the oral anymore

it'll be grand

talking to people in work, they say the examiners are lovely, that they help you out etc

so it will be grand

So lads cheer up :P Ye all sound awfully stressed :P

Joey. · 15-04-2012 12:23am

Historykitten wrote: »

so work all day but when I came home I got a nice surprise
My mam worked all day turning my bedroom into a little study area for me I love her
and I dont care bout the oral anymore it'll be grand talking to people in work, they say the examiners are lovely, that they help you out etc so it will be grand

So lads cheer up :P Ye all sound awfully stressed :P

We have Irish first, right?? And do you know are French and German both the second week or what's happening? I'm such a disaster :pac:

Canard · 15-04-2012 12:25am

Ahhhhh I'm so in love with the Titanic updates on Twitter! I've been in love with the entire story for so long, its so surreal to imagine it all happening 100 years ago right now! 100 years ago right now, they were playing football on deck with the ice apparently.

Sad too though

Wesc. · 15-04-2012 12:27am

Historykitten wrote: »

so work all day but when I came home I got a nice surprise
My mam worked all day turning my bedroom into a little study area for me I love her
and I dont care bout the oral anymore it'll be grand talking to people in work, they say the examiners are lovely, that they help you out etc so it will be grand

:):):):)

Meowth · 15-04-2012 12:33am

Joey. wrote: »

We have Irish first, right?? And do you know are French and German both the second week or what's happening? I'm such a disaster :pac:

Yeah Irish is the first week

the male examiner is only there one day so if you have him your on monday

and if you have the woman , pass classes are first i think

French, German and music are on the second week :O Our poor headgirl will have some week :O
and dont worry hun, it'll be fine

Joey. · 15-04-2012 12:41am

Historykitten wrote: »

Yeah Irish is the first week the male examiner is only there one day so if you have him your on monday and if you have the woman , pass classes are first i think
French, German and music are on the second week :O Our poor headgirl will have some week :O
and dont worry hun, it'll be fine

Thank youuu!!!! I have the woman and no idea when I am, so no real chance to get too worked up about it all

oh the poor girl :O no better woman for the challenge though

And I really hope so.

Canard · 15-04-2012 12:42am

Haha guys, I took a new picture for FB and I wassssss kinda thinking "this looks like a mugshot" but hey, it was a nice mugshot

My English teacher commented 'All thats missing is your prison number

'
Crushed :rolleyes: :pac:

Mysteriouschic · 15-04-2012 12:43am

Patchy~ wrote: »

Ahhhhh I'm so in love with the Titanic updates on Twitter! I've been in love with the entire story for so long, its so surreal to imagine it all happening 100 years ago right now! 100 years ago right now, they were playing football on deck with the ice apparently.

Sad too though

I just started following them now, it's actually really interesting. I forgot about the history for a while.

jameseyf · 15-04-2012 11:54am

What do you do if your document covers something that they ask during the oral. For example my document is about a family holiday to France and it mentions what French people are like and their culture. If I get asked about French cultural differences during the oral, do I tell the examiner?

PictureFrame · 15-04-2012 11:56am

jameseyf wrote: »

What do you do if your document covers something that they ask during the oral. For example my document is about a family holiday to France and it mentions what French people are like and their culture. If I get asked about French cultural differences during the oral, do I tell the examiner?

Best thing to do is to say,

'Oh Madame, c'est la sujet de mon document, Voila!'

jameseyf · 15-04-2012 12:20pm

Sound

ConTheCat · 15-04-2012 1:02pm

Still so much easter revision work to do

Boeing777 · 15-04-2012 1:31pm

Guys can somebody please put my mind at ease. Is this week coming French or Irish oral? I've been doubting myself all day

The High Crusade · 15-04-2012 1:34pm

Boeing777 wrote: »

Guys can somebody please put my mind at ease. Is this week coming French or Irish oral? I've been doubting myself all day

My school is having the Irish this week and German/French next.

LoonyLovegood · 15-04-2012 1:37pm

I'm doing Titanic for my history project - God give me strength! I sound horrific speaking French too, I sound really nasally.

rkeano5 · 15-04-2012 1:39pm

Boeing777 wrote: »

Guys can somebody please put my mind at ease. Is this week coming French or Irish oral? I've been doubting myself all day

It depends on your school, my school is having Irish next week and the others the following week. But as seen by the other reply, it depends on your school.

Fergus_ · 15-04-2012 2:00pm

We're having French first then Irish the next week

Mysteriouschic · 15-04-2012 2:05pm

My one has the irish this week then the french the week after.

LoonyLovegood · 15-04-2012 2:08pm

I'm French first, Irish second. I think it's Dublin is French/German/Spanish/Italian first, then Irish/Russian/Japanese second. Then outside Dublin is vice-versa.

Canard · 15-04-2012 2:20pm

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I'm French first, Irish second. I think it's Dublin is French/German/Spanish/Italian first, then Irish/Russian/Japanese second. Then outside Dublin is vice-versa.

Pretty sure north dublin has irish first (yeowww) and the southside is the opposite, but ive no idea how it works out in....da bogland :eek: :P

LoonyLovegood · 15-04-2012 2:45pm

Did you know that Hogwarts in French is Poudlard? You learn something new every day...

Eathrin · 15-04-2012 2:48pm

I think I'm just going to write this exam off. I had convinced myself before that I could at French and make it count but I'm conceding now that having done nothing over the holidays I'm doomed to mediocrity. I'm kinda disappointed in myself, but if experience tells me anything, it's to make the best of the situation and not to get down about these things.
Even when I do badly in French, I can still salvage the rest.

And that goes for anybody worried about these orals, 1 bad exam is not the end of your LC. If it doesn't go exactly to plan keep your head high.

PictureFrame · 15-04-2012 3:02pm

Eathrin wrote: »

I think I'm just going to write this exam off. I had convinced myself before that I could at French and make it count but I'm conceding now that having done nothing over the holidays I'm doomed to mediocrity. I'm kinda disappointed in myself, but if experience tells me anything, it's to make the best of the situation and not to get down about these things.
Even when I do badly in French, I can still salvage the rest.

And that goes for anybody worried about these orals, 1 bad exam is not the end of your LC. If it doesn't go exactly to plan keep your head high.

Try your best anyway, you never know what might happen!

I think i'm ready for my Oral. I know most of the basics and have a good few abstract topics covered and am fairly comfortable to talk for 30-40 seconds on each of Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking, Pollution, Emigration, Economic Crisis, Olympics, Tourism.

Kinda freaking out though! I need an A2+ in this Oral so here's hoping I cut it!

Are you thinking of doing a Document?

ConTheCat · 15-04-2012 3:10pm

Finally finished the french exam paper.. Now all the question 4 and 5's off maths paper 2

13spanner · 15-04-2012 3:15pm

The leaving cert is after costing me a stag weekend in Dusseldorf.... imma punch someone :mad:

PictureFrame · 15-04-2012 3:23pm

Seriously, this Leaving Cert. is a load of shíte. By Friday I have the following:

French Oral - 25% of my Grade
Music Practical- 50% of my Grade
LCVP Portfolio- 60% of my Grade
Geography Project- 20% of my Grade

ALL has to be done by Friday.. FFS everything the one time.

THEN, next week = Irish Oral- 40% of my Grade
Followed by the week after LCVP Exam- 40% of my Grade

I'm not going to get to study English/Economics/Business or anything until like the 5th of May!! :mad:

I'm beginning to think i'm doomed, 535 is never gonna happen

Flabangav · 15-04-2012 3:38pm

CTYIgirl wrote: »

I'm French first, Irish second. I think it's Dublin is French/German/Spanish/Italian first, then Irish/Russian/Japanese second. Then outside Dublin is vice-versa.

Patchy~ wrote: »

Pretty sure north dublin has irish first (yeowww) and the southside is the opposite, but ive no idea how it works out in....da bogland :eek: :P

I'm from the bogland (:p) in Mayo, and it's French/German/Spanish first, and Irish/Japanese the next week!

Bears and Vodka · 15-04-2012 3:39pm

Ah PF, if you think positive and perform well by the 5th of May you will already have close to:

25% of your Grade in French
50% of your Grade in Music
20% of your Grade in Geography
40% of your Grade in Irish

and LCVP done and hopefully 70 points obtained

Also you will not need to worry about all the material needed to learn for those practicals/orals and you will concentrate more time onthe written papers. If anything, these few weeks will be time well spent!

Mysteriouschic · 15-04-2012 4:28pm

I have a economic mock tomorrow .
I've spent a good bit of today just on economics.
Do you think I'll be covered for the mock if I focus on these .
I was hoping to only do 1/2 micro questions but I'd rather answer the macro questions.

Micro
Market structures
Demand
Elasticity
Supply (just the factors )

Macro
National Income
Economic Growth & Development
Economic Aims
Government
International Trade
Inflation
Banking
Population
History of Economic thought
Knowing current figures

Meowth · 15-04-2012 4:31pm

Eathrin wrote: »

I think I'm just going to write this exam off. I had convinced myself before that I could at French and make it count but I'm conceding now that having done nothing over the holidays I'm doomed to mediocrity. I'm kinda disappointed in myself, but if experience tells me anything, it's to make the best of the situation and not to get down about these things.
Even when I do badly in French, I can still salvage the rest.

And that goes for anybody worried about these orals, 1 bad exam is not the end of your LC. If it doesn't go exactly to plan keep your head high.

Cian, that's quiting talk :P Don't agree with that at all :P
Sure i'm learning everything for my irish oral now :L and I mean EVERYTHING !! Have it tomorrow, but sure , is feidir linn and all that craic :P

Goes for everyone, you can pull off miracles :P Lads, no more negative talk, It will be fine

Luno · 15-04-2012 4:38pm

Stressed out over Musescore, it refuses to put in rests and like has loads of other faults! :mad:

BL1993 · 15-04-2012 4:45pm

Could someone pleas please give me a nice and simple definition for Batch processing in chemistry? Thanks!

Bears and Vodka · 15-04-2012 4:49pm

Mysteriouschic wrote: »

I have a economic mock tomorrow .
I've spent a good bit of today just on economics.
Do you think I'll be covered for the mock if I focus on these .
I was hoping to only do 1/2 micro questions but I'd rather answer the macro questions.

Micro
Market structures
Demand
Elasticity
Supply (just the factors )

Macro
National Income
Economic Growth & Development
Economic Aims
Government
International Trade
Inflation
Banking
Population
History of Economic thought
Knowing current figures

I would really advise to know Factors of Production. Theres always a question on one of them I think. But you definitely have enough material to answer 4 long questions. I mean the choice is massive

Mysteriouschic · 15-04-2012 5:01pm

subz3r0 wrote: »

I would really advise to know Factors of Production. Theres always a question on one of them I think. But you definitely have enough material to answer 4 long questions. I mean the choice is massive

I will learn the factors of production I know it slightly I just need to go over it. I had a look at it I'm not sure I'll have enough time to learn it in a day. Or will this catch me out on another macro question? I'll definitely make sure I know it for the actual exam.
I do want to stick with macro mainly, it seems easier to understand.
I guess make sure I know about the topical areas , that could come up.

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