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WRITTEN PAPER
Exam overview and general tips
Section 1: Compréhension écrite
Tips and tricks
Grammar revision
Section 2: Production Écrite
French in 90 words
What has changed in Ireland in recent years?
Politics
Are we dependent on the media?
What are the advantages of advertising?
What are the disadvantages of advertising?
What are the issues that concern you the most?
The cult of death and mortality in young people
The threat of the lack of fresh water
Processed foods
I miss having friendship
What do you think of the Irish Leaving Cert?
Is verbal or physical harassment or cyberbullying present in your school/in Ireland?
Are you dependent on new technologies, such as the internet, iPad, mobile phone, etc?
Can you live without your mobile phone?
Culture and art
Do you do any sports? Do you think everyone should do sports?
How destructive is doping to the spirit of sports?
Fashion
Social problems in France
Inequality in Ireland
Racism in Ireland
Immigration in Ireland
The European Union
Globalisation
Third World
Sport and money
Yellow vests
Climate change
Brexit (updated April 2019)
Northern Ireland
Trump and Russia
MeToo movement
Gender pay gap
Blasphemy referendum
Housing crisis
Cost of living crisis
Section 2: Opinion Pieces and Vocab
Useful phrases, tips and tricks
ChatGPT
Second hand shopping (2021)
People with disabilities (2021)
Long-distance travelling (2021)
Cyberattack on Ireland
2020 Olympics
Coronavirus
Change in Irish society’s relationship with the Catholic Church
The environment and climate change
Refugees
Homelessness
Mental health
The elderly
Recession and the economy (2020 pandemic)
The political system and recession (2007 financial crash)
Technology and social networks
The media and advertising
Obesity
Choosing a career
Science vs languages (2016)
Multiculturalism – can also be used for opinion piece (2016)
Recit – unexpected email (2016)
Siblings (2016)
1916 Commemoration (2016)
Recit – woken suddenly in the middle of the night (2015)
Nomophobia (2015)
Voting at 16 (2015)
Pocket money (2015)
Section 2: Personal pieces
Diary entry: tips and tricks
Diary entry: sample answer (mock 2024)
Diary entry: sample answers 2022
Diary entry: sample answers 1 and 2 (mock 2019)
Diary entry: sample answer (2015)
Diary entry: sample answer (2016)
Informal letter/ Email: tips and tricks
Email: sample answers 1 and 2 (mock 2020)
Email: sample answer (2015)
Formal letter: tips and tricks
Formal email sample answer (2018)
Formal email sample answer (mock 2017)
Formal letter sample answer (2007)
Formal letter: sample answer (2015)
AURAL AND ORAL EXAMS
Aural exam tips and tricks
Aural: 2016 Sample Answers
Aural: 2015 Sample Answers
Oral exam:
Exam layout
General tips and tricks
The document
Personal Vocab: Myself and family
Personal Vocab: My school and future
Personal Vocab: My pastimes
French Mock Exam and abridged marking scheme
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