Language in the listening comprehension was ‘challenging’ and at a ‘fast pace’
Leaving Cert students William Murphy, Emily Oprisan, Alex Cahill and Sean Killeen after Irish paper one at Sutton Park School, Dublin. Photograph: Dara Mac Dónaill
By contrast, the hotly anticipated topic of “Eire agus Cúrsaí Idirnáisiúnta” appeared in the essay section, as predicted also by Danielle from The Gaeilge Coach on Instagram.Paul Murphy on the Leaving Cert: ‘There’s an enormous class bias in it. I’m a product of that’‘Many will feel deflated’: Live reaction to today’s Leaving Cert and Junior Cycle exams
“At first glance many would have felt disappointed to see those key issues absent,” she said. “There were opportunities to use this material, as there were ample chances to use material prepared for the orals, yet these were indirect. “The question of the quality of life of everyone would have allowed students to draw upon prepared material on the life of the teenager, but again requires them to contextualise this material,” she said.
“In the end, students had opportunities to apply their study and secure their grades but they will likely have a muted reaction to the paper,” she said. “The absent topics and need to weigh different elements will have meant students needed to adapt in the moment to a paper that would have surprised many.”
“Don’t worry, it’s over. It wasn’t a bad paper at all – it gave great scope once you took a deep breath ... Tomorrow will be fine. The worst is over.” “It would have been well received as it was a broad title and students could use it as an opportunity to showcase the vocabulary they learned over the last two years.”
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