French

Amy Weddell has an International Degree in French and German and has spent time living in both countries. This, coupled with the Professional Masters in Education providing training on up to date teaching methodologies, ensures that she holds the skills to successfully aid students at any level to access language curricula, at both an academic and cultural level. An integration of language-learning skills based on the acquisition of language, such as phonics, provides all students with a strong foundation ensuring that they achieve the best possible grades in exams.

“The teachers here are so understanding, and I was shocked by their depth of knowledge, and eagerness to help us succeed”

Session 1: Key Grammar Terminology

Session 2: Present Tense (Part 1)

Session 3: Present Tense (Part 2) + Oral (moi-même)

Session 4: Oral (ma famille, ma maison, mon quartier, mon école, mes loisirs, ma routine quotidienne)

Session 5: Passé Composé (1) (+ past tense oral questions) 

Session 6: Passé Composé (2) + Imparfait

Session 7: Le Journal Intime

Session 8: La Production Écrite

Session 9: The Opinion Piece

Session 10: La Technologie

Session 11: La Santé

Session 12: Pronouns (1)

Session 13: Pronouns (2)

Session 14: Le Futur (+ future tense oral questions)

Session 15: Les Problèmes Sociaux

Session 16: Conditionnel (+ abstract/'difficult' oral questions)

Session 17: Adjectives and Articles

Session 18: Transalation & Writing Skills

Session 19: Recap 'le document'

Session 20: Questions 2B (Letter, email, formal and informal)

Session 21: Oral Revision

Session 22: Opinion Piece - L'environnement

Session 23: Le Subjonctif

Session 24: Opinion Piece - L’éducation

Session 25: Reading Comprehension Skills

Session 26: Opinion Piece - La vie quotidienne

Session 27: La Pandémie

Session 28: La Politique

Session 29: Exam Prep

By the time you complete these Leaving Certificate French On-Demand Grinds, you will possess a host of past and likely exam questions, including full solutions. Our On-Demand grinds will place a major emphasis on your game plan for the exam and a focus on the Chief Examiner’s reports and marking schemes for the Leaving Cert French exam. This means that you can study more efficiently to ensure that you are maximising marks in your exam.

Topics covered in these French Online Grinds:

- Grammar
- Reading Comprehensions (exam techniques & content)
- Oral exam preparation topic by topic
- Le Document option
- Diary Entry written task i.e. Journal Intime
- Le récit
- Abstract Topics (social problems & current affairs)
- Response Essay Pieces (structure, essay plans, vocabulary, sample answers)