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ray2012 · 15-04-2013 04:30PM

Had my French oral today! Went fairly good, I must say! Could have been a lot worse, could have been better, overall I'm happy. Hoping I managed an A in it..! Really liked the examiner, she was really sound and let us speak. She didn't interrupt us much. But she didn't ask me anything about my past-times/music/sport O__o I tried bringing them in but she just refused to ask me.. Got asked 1 or 2 tough questions I hadn't prepared and that I didn't do great on, like for my document on environment, she asked me what I think of the water tax being introduced in 2014.. Also got asked on what I would do if I was president to combat the problem of unemployment in my town. That was a tough question as I hadn't prepared unemployment really.. But overall, I'm pleased!

YoursSincerely · 15-04-2013 05:03PM

today the entire year had to meet the irish oral examiner at 9am before he started, we were all sitting in the libary expecting some old cranky man from the gaeltacht to walk in the door, but no, instead in walks this really handsome 20 something year old, i think everyone was just in a state of both shock and love..... one girl even joked about asking for his fón uimhir when he asks for her scruduimhir

this should be a fun week !

HPMS · 15-04-2013 05:16PM

YoursSincerely wrote: »

today the entire year had to meet the irish oral examiner at 9am before he started, we were all sitting in the libary expecting some old cranky man from the gaeltacht to walk in the door, but no, instead in walks this really handsome 20 something year old, i think everyone was just in a state of both shock and love..... one girl even joked about asking for his fón uimhir when he asks for her scruduimhir this should be a fun week !

Same here with french haha we were all expecting this middle aged man and next minute this 20 something year old god walked in

haven't got mine until tomorrow but kind of looking forward to it now

peekachoo · 15-04-2013 05:35PM

YoursSincerely wrote: »

today the entire year had to meet the irish oral examiner at 9am before he started, we were all sitting in the libary expecting some old cranky man from the gaeltacht to walk in the door, but no, instead in walks this really handsome 20 something year old, i think everyone was just in a state of both shock and love..... one girl even joked about asking for his fón uimhir when he asks for her scruduimhir this should be a fun week !

The exact same thing happened in my school hahha, unless you're secretly in my school

Jackobyte · 15-04-2013 05:50PM

Irish oral finished. Went well I think. Got Baile Slachtmhar and An tEarrach Thiar, both of which were lovely. Cómhra was okay, was generally fine but didn't really get in much essay topic stuff. My Modh Chionnoilach was poor as well as there wasn't really any particularly nice questions from which I could bring it in easily. Yer one just kinda sat there and told me to go. Was very passive thoughout, though I was at the end of the day, so I'd say she was sick of it.

Prodigious · 15-04-2013 05:55PM

German Oral today, thanks be to god it's done. Got the Camping Picture series (Which I hate) and the Airport Roleplay. Went well

BrownBear11 · 15-04-2013 06:49PM

Would it be too cheeky to ask your examiner after the oral what mark you got? They're bound to have a rough idea surely

suitcasepink · 15-04-2013 07:00PM

Oh god Id love to ask what I got so bad. Its gonna be awful never knowing

This is very late to be asking, but yano how the sraith pictuirs are out of 80 marks? 50 is for telling the story and 10 is for questions.. Whats the other 20 for??

Glee_GG · 15-04-2013 07:00PM

BrownBear11 wrote: »

Would it be too cheeky to ask your examiner after the oral what mark you got? They're bound to have a rough idea surely

Wouldn't really thinks its cheeky but there not supposed to tell you so they'll probably just say nothing to you

Glee_GG · 15-04-2013 07:01PM

deise_girl wrote: »

Oh god Id love to ask what I got so bad. Its gonna be awful never knowing

This is very late to be asking, but yano how the sraith pictuirs are out of 80 marks? 50 is for telling the story and 10 is for questions.. Whats the other 20 for??

Your grammar/structure I think

aimzLc2 · 15-04-2013 07:01PM

BrownBear11 wrote: »

Would it be too cheeky to ask your examiner after the oral what mark you got? They're bound to have a rough idea surely

YES , do not ask them

BrownBear11 · 15-04-2013 07:02PM

Dayum

Don't wanna wait

Deise, it's for cruinnes na Gaeilge. Your accuracy

Glee_GG · 15-04-2013 07:06PM

^ I know at the end of mine today, I mentioned that I was hoping for an A1 in Irish and she just said "oh your well able for it don't be worrying about that" so like I'd just take it from that how I got on, so you could do something like that, I just wouldn't come straight out and ask it!

peekachoo · 15-04-2013 07:10PM

Approx 40 hours to learn off all 20 sraiths.

Challenge accepted. :pac:

BrownBear11 · 15-04-2013 07:10PM

Glee_GG wrote: »

^ I know at the end of mine today, I mentioned that I was hoping for an A1 in Irish and she just said "oh your well able for it don't be worrying about that" so like I'd just take it from that how I got on, so you could do something like that, I just wouldn't come straight out and ask it!

Yeah, true

Might have a sly peep at their results sheet either :pac:

David1994 · 15-04-2013 07:27PM

peekachoo wrote: »

Approx 40 hours to learn off all 20 sraiths.

Challenge accepted. :pac:

Christ, good luck. :P

0mega · 15-04-2013 07:34PM

Had my oral. It was great.

Jackobyte · 15-04-2013 08:10PM

BrownBear11 wrote: »

Yeah, true Might have a sly peep at their results sheet either :pac:

Tried that. Saw I got 18/20 on Cruinneas I think. Couldn't see the rest though.

The High Crusade · 15-04-2013 09:03PM

Did my Leaving last year but I just wanted to say good luck to all of you lads doing your orals this week

And make sure you don't sneeze on the tape recorder like I did and you'll be fine :pac:

Prodigious · 15-04-2013 10:03PM

Rumour has it that somebody uploaded the notes from the cd of the English book "New Explorations".
If anyone would like to have the link, PM me.

Jade. · 15-04-2013 10:18PM

Prodigious wrote: »

Rumour has it that somebody uploaded the notes from the cd of the English book "New Explorations".
If anyone would like to have the link, PM me.

What's on the cd?

Prodigious · 15-04-2013 10:37PM

Notes about all the poets and their poems. It's a pdf.

Jade. · 15-04-2013 10:49PM

Prodigious wrote: »

Notes about all the poets and their poems. It's a pdf.

Oh really I didn't even know it existed I could have doing with it all year

LiamGGG · 15-04-2013 10:59PM

argh. french oral tomorrow.

yournerd · 15-04-2013 11:10PM

Could you send me it please?
How did the orals go peeps?
Anyone apply for sciem conaithe anywhere??

peekachoo · 15-04-2013 11:13PM

Am I the only one feeling bad over sympathizing with myself over having exams and there's people in America being bombed

yournerd · 15-04-2013 11:15PM

I lost everything in my life last week and I feel horrible. life is hard.

suitcasepink · 15-04-2013 11:55PM

I think im going insane.. Im having random bouts of "OMGGGGGG IM GONNA DO SO BAD AND THIS IS MY LC" but then I go into total chill mode like "come on dude youve got this". So much depends on my sraith pictuir(i know that sounds ridic) but itll either knock me assunder or give me confidence!

peekachoo · 16-04-2013 12:00AM

Sorry to hear, hope things pick up.

Is it bad that when I heard about the Boston bombing the first thing I thought was "s**t what if i get asked about this in the oral?!"

mixery · 16-04-2013 04:29AM

I guess I'm fortunate enough to be Irish exemed. I wonder if all those people that say they've come in unprepared are speaking the truth. I guess I don't know too many people that like doing Irish. I think one of those days I might join the LC reform debate.

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