Leaving Cert 2012-13 OFF-TOPIC (hideaway) thread

YoursSincerely · 28-02-2013 7:48pm

Colm! wrote: »

Wasn't it just magical? I'd do quite a bit to see them again.

For Longitude, Foals and Phoenix are the stand-out headliners. TEED, Young Wonder etc. kick ass too. Great up-and-coming talent... and Kraftwerk. WHAT MORE COULD YOU WANT? (I'm still unsure if I'll wait for the Picnic lineup)

Oh and bluejay; ": O" is embarrassed face, not surprised.

It was amazing, i simply have to see arcade fire live again! Im going to wait for the Picnic Lineup, just too see if they have any really amazing acts this year, otherwise i'll probably head to Longitude

Jade. · 28-02-2013 9:08pm

My art teacher told us today she flicked through all our papers before they were sent away and nearly the whole class picked the same essay and it was an artist we haven't even covered yet.... There's no hope for us :P

11Charlie11 · 28-02-2013 9:22pm

Someone in my home ec picked the wrong elective

and they failed!

ray2012 · 28-02-2013 9:28pm

I found the supplement in The Irish Times (I think?) from yesterday for the languages fairly helpful. It's 'The Written Word' and they had some useful French phrases in particular! We get them every week in school with Foinse and the newspaper. I'd really recommend getting them, they have great advice for some subjects I find.

On a different note, do ye all just learn off phrases/seanfhocails and vocabulary you'll need for each sraith picture (e.g róth stiurtha in SP1(i think)) or how do you do it? If anyone had a set of phrases that could be used in many SP's I'd really appreciate them.

Coming up with French phrases is so much easier than finding Irish ones !

YoursSincerely · 28-02-2013 9:34pm

11Charlie11 wrote: »

Someone in my home ec picked the wrong elective and they failed!

A girl in my year went off and did 2 part A's on english paper 1 and had started the third, by the time she realised and scribbled a part b she had half an hour for the essay

Prodigious · 28-02-2013 9:36pm

YoursSincerely wrote: »

A girl in my year went off and did 2 part A's on english paper 1 and had started the third, by the time she realised and scribbled a part b she had half an hour for the essay

Now in all fairness that's a ridiculous mistake to make.

yournerd · 28-02-2013 9:55pm

**** I missed the maths ones

I hate 6th year so fuming much

bluejay14 · 28-02-2013 11:00pm

Colm! wrote: »

Oh and bluejay; ": O" is embarrassed face, not surprised.

But there wasn't supposed to be a face at all there!

However, you have enlightened me Colm. I usually tend to avoid any kind of emoticon, unless it's sad or happy, when I'm either on the phone or tablet. At least on the laptop you can see the pictures!!

Non-uniform day tomorrow. So much yet so little to wear.........at the rate I'm picking clothes for one day, college is going to be a disaster next year....

11Charlie11 · 28-02-2013 11:14pm

Kodaline high hopes <3

Jackobyte · 01-03-2013 1:58am

YoursSincerely wrote: »

A girl in my year went off and did 2 part A's on english paper 1 and had started the third, by the time she realised and scribbled a part b she had half an hour for the essay

Before the English exam, one guy in my year was convinced firstly he had to do all the comprehensions, and then that he had to do A and B from the same text. He literally only learnt the paper structure 2 minutes before the exam, despite the fact the teacher made a point of telling him directly in class how the paper was set.

In other news, I have returned from my (voluntary) forum ban. Mocks finished without any use of spoilers, and no disasters. Don't have to worry about the results for a few days now either. Now for the weekend celebrations.

decisions · 01-03-2013 9:48am

Nice to see you back.

Mocks finished here too, they were a mixed bag, some good, some bad. No major fups I should have all the results in the next 2 weeks or so.

I'm really not looking forward to getting my maths back! What a horrible paper 1 I do physics and I'm not sure I got the planets q. fully out!

tommullane · 01-03-2013 10:20am

decisions wrote: »

Nice to see you back.

Mocks finished here too, they were a mixed bag, some good, some bad. No major fups I should have all the results in the next 2 weeks or so.

I'm really not looking forward to getting my maths back! What a horrible paper 1 I do physics and I'm not sure I got the planets q. fully out!

I do physics also and I got all parts bar the ratios at the end

Jackobyte · 01-03-2013 2:12pm

decisions wrote: »

Nice to see you back.

Mocks finished here too, they were a mixed bag, some good, some bad. No major fups I should have all the results in the next 2 weeks or so.

I'm really not looking forward to getting my maths back! What a horrible paper 1 I do physics and I'm not sure I got the planets q. fully out!

My P1 was poor as well with stupid mistakes made throughout. Hopefully they weren't enough to upset my grade too greatly. Had the same paper by the sounds of it, and made a mess of the same question, making my satellite solution stupidly (and incorrectly) complex, despite knowing what I was trying to do. Maths and Biology were the two that went worst for me I feel. Will have to wait and see.

yournerd · 01-03-2013 7:00pm

I give up on biology like.

ray2012 · 01-03-2013 7:09pm

yournerd wrote: »

I give up on biology like.

It's actually the most boring subject I'm doing. It was ok in 5th year, it was doable even though I hated it. This year it has just gotten worse, can't handle it anymore. It's the subject I'm pretty much abandoning! :P :rolleyes:

BrownBear11 · 01-03-2013 7:11pm

March 1st? Crap. How'd that happen?

Vito Corleone · 01-03-2013 7:12pm

I love Biology.

yournerd · 01-03-2013 7:14pm

There's just so much like and every picture is sooo detailed im like go away please.

bluejay14 · 01-03-2013 7:23pm

I'm seem to be cursed with bad luck today.......

yournerd · 01-03-2013 7:24pm

Why what happened?

bluejay14 · 01-03-2013 7:45pm

yournerd wrote: »

Why what happened?

What didn't happen?

First I tripped on a perfectly level footpath on the way in as if there was a brick or something sticking up out of it.

Then before classes started myself and my friend had to go out to get something from the secretary's car that we needed for a fundraiser.....and we couldn't open the boot. She came out and had it open in a second.

After first class, I slipped down 2 or 3 stair into the middle of a group of randomers.

During the rest of the day I tripped up the stairs 4 times.

I left my oral notebook in my locker after having the first part of it after school. I need to have the first 10 sraith pictiur learned for after school on Monday and I still have about 4 of them to learn. So now I'll just have to make them up as I go along instead of learning them off.

I've been constantly dropping stuff all day.

To top it all off, I couldn't do my maths homework. That's not much of a surprise though, I've barely been able to do it for weeks. I can always do the first 2 or 3 questions but after that turns into gibberish to me.

11Charlie11 · 01-03-2013 8:35pm

Not to scare anybody but 95 days left :O

Jade. · 01-03-2013 8:43pm

My teachers keep mentioning things from our pre papers and I am continually relising how many pointless mistakes I'm after making from reading the questions wrong! Maybe I'll be doing worse than I thought ha

Jackobyte · 01-03-2013 8:44pm

Vito Corleone wrote: »

I love Biology.

Not a massive fan of it. Some parts are fascinating, others are boring as ****. Always found it very easy though. By far my easiest subject(compared to Physics, Chem, Applied Maths). Walked into Biology mock having done absolutely no study for it, presuming the fact I'd been doing well in every other test for it with minimum work. Hadn't even opened a book bar until the half hour I had between exams because it was the same day as Irish P2 which took all my attention. We'll see how the result goes. Not up to my usual standard at all though.

RockyRob · 01-03-2013 8:52pm

WHAT DO I STUDY FOR IRISH!!?? I really think Im gonna fail. What titles do i need to study under in the prose and poetry. Do I really need all the fiuntas detail :O

My teacher doesnt give notes.

HELP

Eurovisionmad · 01-03-2013 9:03pm

RockyRob wrote: »

WHAT DO I STUDY FOR IRISH!!?? I really think Im gonna fail. What titles do i need to study under in the prose and poetry. Do I really need all the fiuntas detail :O

My teacher doesnt give notes.

HELP

Well for every two marks in the Pros, Poetry and An Trial (or whatever you're having yourself!) you need a revelevant point. So for example if they ask a question on a poets life for 10 marks you would be expected to have all of what Fiuntas days as it would barely have 5 points on the life of the poet!

peekachoo · 01-03-2013 9:06pm

Any tips for oral Irish? I have my mock in the morning and I'm gonna be honest, I haven't studied at all. I'd be okay to blabber through it, I'd usually get about 60%ish (Honours) but I'm now regretting not learning off stuff! advice?

11Charlie11 · 01-03-2013 9:20pm

Anyone know for French do you say your exam number in pairs like you do for a phone number??

Colm! · 01-03-2013 9:38pm

Charlie, no, single digits

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internet_user · 01-03-2013 10:12pm

so tired!!! effort of the mocks only stating to hit me now:p

ray2012 · 01-03-2013 10:18pm

11Charlie11 wrote: »

Anyone know for French do you say your exam number in pairs like you do for a phone number??

I'm sure it wouldn't matter, but I'd say saying it just singularly may be less complicated!

yournerd · 01-03-2013 10:29pm

I go to an irish school if anyone wants tips and omgggggggggg i hate this year so mch.

yournerd · 01-03-2013 10:57pm

for irish.. the pros and poetry are only like 5%. try get full marks in the comprehensions and gafa. the rest doesnt matter..

Eurovisionmad · 01-03-2013 11:07pm

yournerd wrote: »

for irish.. the pros and poetry are only like 5%. try get full marks in the comprehensions and gafa. the rest doesnt matter..

Well collectively they're worth 10%, if you want an A or a very high B you can't really neglect them!

yournerd · 01-03-2013 11:21pm

Well don't neglect them but do the questions in order of marks.

decisions · 02-03-2013 2:00pm

I'm only getting up now :O

If the mocks are anything to go by I'm going to sleep for a solid week after the Leaving Cert. :P

Parawhore.xD · 02-03-2013 2:38pm

decisions wrote: »

I'm only getting up now :O

If the mocks are anything to go by I'm going to sleep for a solid week after the Leaving Cert. :P

That makes two of us!

11Charlie11 · 02-03-2013 6:52pm

Had a French oral today and forgot everything!

I couldn't make up a sentence for anything

decisions · 02-03-2013 7:12pm

11Charlie11 wrote: »

Had a French oral today and forgot everything! I couldn't make up a sentence for anything

That was the story of my mock oral.

ray2012 · 02-03-2013 8:19pm

I have my French mock oral Monday week... I'm just hoping mine doesn't end up like that.

Do you have your document done?

decisions · 02-03-2013 8:24pm

ray2012 wrote: »

I have my French mock oral Monday week... I'm just hoping mine doesn't end up like that.
Do you have your document done?

I decided against the document in the end, 'twas too much work.

ray2012 · 02-03-2013 8:28pm

decisions wrote: »

I decided against the document in the end, 'twas too much work.

really? :O To be honest, I didn't find preparing mine too much work! Took a few hours and it was sorted!

It's not too hard to learn either tbh. But I suppose it's down to preference! Our teacher makes us do a document. :pac:

Slow Show · 02-03-2013 8:33pm

decisions wrote: »

I decided against the document in the end, 'twas too much work.

Same, really hope I don't regret it but tbh I think I've left it too late to do anything decent!

11Charlie11 · 02-03-2013 8:33pm

ray2012 wrote: »

I have my French mock oral Monday week... I'm just hoping mine doesn't end up like that.
Do you have your document done?

Ya I had a document aswell

I guess it helped but she asked me so much detail on each photo and she asked me about the economic crisis

I sat there trying to string together a few words

have to say I didn't study as much as I should so i guess it's my fault!

ray2012 · 02-03-2013 8:41pm

11Charlie11 wrote: »

Ya I had a document aswell I guess it helped but she asked me so much detail on each photo and she asked me about the economic crisis I sat there trying to string together a few words have to say I didn't study as much as I should so i guess it's my fault!

What's yours on? Mine is on the environment. I thought about doing on that cause I'll be covered also if it comes up on the written section of the paper, so I'm hitting two birds with one stone! :P Ah, I'm sure you didn't do too bad! And at least it's better not doing too great now than in the real thing! You know now that you have to study for the real thing.

11Charlie11 · 02-03-2013 10:17pm

ray2012 wrote: »

What's yours on? Mine is on the environment. I thought about doing on that cause I'll be covered also if it comes up on the written section of the paper, so I'm hitting two birds with one stone! :P Ah, I'm sure you didn't do too bad! And at least it's better not doing too great now than in the real thing! You know now that you have to study for the real thing.

I did it on food in Ireland and France but I'm thinking of changing it

I was asked questions and I brought up the topic of tourism and from there kept digging a bigger hole for myself

I went onto talking about the airport and that somehow turned into a conversation on unemployment and when she asked me about the economic crisis I was shocked and said "je Pense que la solution est pres" I think she thought I was mad but at least I never have to see her again!

David1994 · 02-03-2013 10:24pm

Didn't get much of a lie-in this morning and promised myself I would get up at about 8 tomorrow to get study done...Gonna be fun! :L

ray2012 · 02-03-2013 10:58pm

11Charlie11 wrote: »

I did it on food in Ireland and France but I'm thinking of changing it I was asked questions and I brought up the topic of tourism and from there kept digging a bigger hole for myself I went onto talking about the airport and that somehow turned into a conversation on unemployment and when she asked me about the economic crisis I was shocked and said "je Pense que la solution est pres" I think she thought I was mad but at least I never have to see her again!

Ah cool.

Oh, did you actually get a proper person in to do the French oral? Our teacher is just doing it for us!

11Charlie11 · 02-03-2013 11:04pm

ray2012 wrote: »

Ah cool. Oh, did you actually get a proper person in to do the French oral? Our teacher is just doing it for us!

Ya we got an external examiner that does orals for the leaving so we paid her a tenner

decisions · 02-03-2013 11:36pm

We had an examiner in for our mock French oral too, didn't cost us anything, she is very good friends with out teacher and she owed her a favour :P

I think it's important to do an oral with a few different examiners because its very easy to get used to the way your teacher asks the questions. I got cought out on a simple question on past times because I had not herd the question asked the way it was before.

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