#leaving cert english

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[burnthybread]

how are we feeling

[judypooveysgf]

Just pulled a Bunny Corcoran and wrote my own version of the metahemeralism essay in my English exam

I feel so bad for the examiner who has to correct my nonsense

[dullahandyke]

Like I'd say I miss English class bcos it was a dedicated space where theyd sit me down and I HAD to write a short story (or a personal essay but fuck thoseeeeeee) but also I notably despised English class. 'Lollll tumblr hated English class and now they have no reading comprehension' I wrote an essay about how the exam structures and emphasis on regurgitating templated answer stifles genuine understanding of the material and my pivotal metaphor was that of artificial intelligence as the platonic ideal of the student as it quickly recycles past information in textbook format and my teacher was like damn wow so true . And then a year later she showed us chatgpt and said 'you should base your personal essays off of this' and it was a struggle not to leave the room and walk into the ocean

[sehrgefaelltmir]

being a college student w a sibling doing state exams is so funny cause im done my exams and now i just sit around writing fanfiction n researching what pokemon game i should buy. meanwhile my little brother is in the next room trying to study all english literature ever written in one night

[duine-aiteach]

Dia dhuit agus dia dhaoibh, a dhaoine eile! I have noticed that foghlaimeoirí Gaeilge who send asks to this blog often have trouble with the Irish copula ('is'). I thought I would write up a little explanation in case it helps people! If you prefer not to post this, feel free to ignore (or copy the text out to make your own original post, I don't mind). Here goes:

In Irish, there are two forms of the English word 'to be' (is/are): the verb 'bí' (tá/níl/bhfuil/raibh/beidh), and the copula (is/an?/ní). The question is, when to use which?

The answer: it depends on whether you are talking about a noun (thing), verb (action), or adjective (descriptor).

The copula is only used when you are linking a noun to another noun (or pronoun). ie: Thing = Thing.

Verbs and adjectives use the verb bí (usually the tá form).

Compare these 3 sentences: I am tired, I am running, I am a teacher.

'Tired' is an adjective. We therefore need bí (in its usual form, tá). So our sentence is: "Tá mé tuirseach" ("táim tuirseach" in the standard form).

'Running' is a verb. We need bí here as well: "Tá mé ag rith" (táim ag rith).

'A teacher' is a noun.

Noun = Noun: in this case, we need to use the copula. It becomes: "Is múinteoir mé". Because this is the Thing = Thing structure, you can't use bí (Tá mé múinteoir/tá múinteoir mé are both wrong).

(Remember that when using the copula, the two 'things' in the sentence are usually in the opposite order than in english - 'is múinteoir mé, not 'is mé múinteoir' , even though 'I' comes before 'teacher' in the English sentence.)

You could also use a slightly different structure for emphasis: Múinteoir is ea mé (i AM a teacher!).

It's also worth noting that the copula doesn't like being next to the word 'an' ('the'), so you have to change the structure slightly in that case. Consider 'I am THE teacher' - you'd think it would be 'Is an múinteoir mé', but 'is' and 'an' don't like being together, so it changes slightly: 'Is mise an múinteoir'. (You introduce yourself as 'Is mise Pól' for the same reason!)

More examples of sentences using bí and the copula correctly: Is mise d'athair! Níl tú ag dul go dtí an léithreas. An dochtuir é an fear sin? Bhí mé san ollscoil. Is mac léinn Gaeilge mé.

So there you have it! When to use the copula, and when not.

Are there exceptions? Obviously - is Gaeilge é seo. Here are some:

You can carefully arrange a Thing = Thing sentence to avoid the copula: 'Múinteoir atá ionam' is an example. Use the structure 'Thing + a + [appropriate form of verb bí] + i (the preposition 'in') + other Thing'. The literal meaning could be written something like, 'it is a teacher that is in me'. (ionam = i + mé). This form is nice because bí has more forms than the copula, so it can be easier to express more complex structures. Did you know there is no future form of the copula?* If you want to say 'I Will be a teacher', 'Múinteoir a beidh ionam' is your only option. I am only a teacher - Níl ionam ach múinteoir!

Is maith liom ___, ___ is ainm dom, etc - I personally don't understand why these phrases are constructed the way they are (why not tá?). And that's okay. I simply learn them as 'set phrases' - words that always go together. This doesn't work so well for more basic sentences like my previous examples, because for those, you will be putting new combinations of words together on the fly, so knowing the grammar mechanics really helps. For these set phrases, I just learn them and ná chur ceisteanna faoi!

*technically, the future form of the copula is also 'is' - so ' I will be a teacher' is also translated as 'is múinteoir mé', the same as present tense. Could get confusing!

I hope this was helpful to somebody! I have scanned for typos and mistakes in the Irish, but I am typing up on mobile, so I can't guarantee perfection.

Oíche mhaith agus slán!

Go raibh míle maith agat!

[adj444]

MACBETH BLANKS (& answers)

YES I'M AT IT AGAIN i made these a week or two ago and i just sat down and did them all blind & got all but like 2 things right... THESE WORK!!!! YIPPEEEE essential macbeth quotes from me to you. here these are as a quizlet too <-

LADY MACBETH:

Look like the ________ ______ but be the _______ _______

____ me here & ____ me from the crown to the toe ___-____ of ______ _______

Come to my woman's ______ and take my ____ for ____

All the ______ of ______ will not _______ this ______ ____

(irt. MACBETH) Yet I do ____ thy ______; It is too ____ of the ____ __ _____ ________

MACBETH:

This ____________ soliciting cannot be ___, cannot be ____

If good, why do I _____ to that __________, whose ______ _____ doth _____ my ____ and make my ______ _____ _____ at my ____ against the use of _______?

Two ______ are told, as _____ ________ to the ________ act of the ________ _____

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere ____ if it were ____ _______

I have no ____ to _____ the sides of my ______; only ________ ________

Stars, ____ ____ _____, let ______ not see my _____ & ____ _______

Is this a ______ which I see before me, the ______ ______ my ____?

Art thou but a ______ of the ____, a _____ ________, proceeding from the ____-________ _____?

_____ ____ must hide what the _____ _____ doth know

To be ____ is nothing but to be ______ ____

Better be with the ____, whom we, to gain our _____, have ____ to _____, than on the _______ of the mind to ___ in ________ _______

Full of _________ is __ ____

I have ______ ____ of _______

Life's but a _______ ______... it is a ____ told by __ _____, full of _____ and ____, signifying _______

(irt DUNCAN) Here lay Duncan, his ______ ____ _____ with his ______ _____

BANQUO:

There's _________ __ ______; Their _______ are ___ ___

MACDUFF:

(irt. MACBETH) Lest our ___ _____ sit ______ than our ___

(irt. SCOTLAND) Each new morn new _____ ____, new _______ ___; new _______ ______ ______ on the ____

MALCOLM:

(irt. SCOTLAND) It _____, it ______, and each day a new ____ is _____ to ___ ______

(irt. MACBETH) This ______, whose sole ____ ________ our _______

(irt. MACBETH) The cruel ministers of this ____ _______ and his _____-____ _____

LADY MACBETH:

Look like the innocent flower but be the serpent under't

(irt MACBETH) Yet I do fear thy nature; It is too full of the milk of human kindness

Unsex me here & fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty

Come to my woman's breasts and take my milk for gall

All the perfumes of Arabia will not sweeten this little hand

MACBETH:

This supernatural soliciting cannot be ill, cannot be good

If good, why do I yield to that suggestion, whose horrid image doth unfix my hair and make my seated heart knock at my ribs against the use of nature?

Two truths are told, as happy prologues to the swelling act of the imperial theme

If it were done when 'tis done, then 'twere well if it were done quickly

I have no spurs to prick the sides of my intent; only vaulting ambition

Stars, hide your fires, let heaven not see my black & deep desires

Is this a dagger which I see before me, the handle toward my hand?

Art thou but a dagger of the mind, a false creation proceeding from the heat-oppressed brain?

False face must hide what the false heart doth know

To be thus is nothing but to be safely thus

Better be with the dead, whom we, to gain our peace, have sent to peace, than on the torture of the mind to lie in restless ecstacy

Full of scorpions is my mind

I have supped full of horrors

Life's but a walking shadow... it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing

(irt. DUNCAN) Here lay Duncan, his silver skin laced with his golden blood

BANQUO:

There's husbandry in heaven; Their candles are all out

MACDUFF:

Lest our old robes sit easier than our new

(irt. SCOTLAND) Each new morn new widows howl, new orphans cry; new sorrows strike heaven on the face

MALCOLM:

(irt. SCOTLAND) It weeps, it bleeds, and each day a new gash is added to her wounds

(irt. MACBETH) This tyrant, whose sole name blisters our tongues

(irt. MACBETH) The cruel ministers of this dead butcher and his fiend-like queen

[milk-and-cold-custard]

Is it to late to admit I don't actually know what vision and viewpoint is? Ask the rest of my English class and they also have no fucking ideas

[state-of-disorder]

Finished my leaving cert now to do nothing for 3 months and pray I got enough for my course

[mintyscuriocabinet]

Minty's Anti-Leaving Cert Propaganda

Just remembered that the leaving cert starts today. So glad I'm finished school lol. But seriously, good luck to everyone doing their leaving this year! Hopefully they don't betray you like they did to me last June (Bishop wasn't on English Paper 2 and I nearly lost my mind)

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Ireland is one of the few countries in the world where university admittance can be determined in part by the quality of your Hatsune Miku reverse isekai fanfic.

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Leaving Cert English | Homeschool

Teachers generally applaud the Leaving Cert English paper one as a rigorous and fair examination of test takers. Although it was on the ordinary level exam, the text regarding 1916 did not appear, despite the hopes of many upper level pupils. According to Lorraine Tuffy, an English teacher with Homeschool, it didn't have any major surprises, and the majority of the students would have been content with it. Examiners are catching up with the times, as evidenced by the fact that students were asked to write a blog post for the first time ever in a Leaving Cert paper. Students take a two-year course of study in order to prepare for the Leaving Certificate Examination, a long-standing final exam for post-primary education in Ireland that serves as the primary criterion for allocating spots in third-level institutions.

[yourcomputerr]

fml why didnt i do frankenstein for my leaving cert instead of never let me go 😒

[buglaur]

you're literally in the middle of your leaving so if you don't answer this for ages literally no pressure and best of luck on your exams !! i hope you're happy w how your exams go & your points/the course you get (if you are heading to college after)

i saw that you did philadelphia here i come & im in fifth yr doing the same for my comparative and im curious what you think of it! i hugely enjoyed it, it's written in such an interesting way (and i relate a little too much to gar lmao) - a lot of people in my year aren't gone on it/prefer the novel we did (educated by tara westover which is, in fairness, fuckin Incredible) but i rlly enjoyed philly as a good short read!

heyy!!! this is so nice thank you! just finished english paper 2 a few hours ago and it went pretty well! comparative question was a bit nasty and my preferred poet didn't come up but besides that all was well

and i absolutely ADORED philadelphia here i come!! i was lucky enough to get to go see it live when i was in 5th year and it was such a great show. alex murphy from the young offenders played private gar and he was only brilliant. i 100% relate to gar too 😅 aunt lizzy will always be my fav character though, the scene where she's talking to ben and con in the kitchen gets me every time. same with the canon 😭 if you get the chance to see it live before the leaving definitely go!!!

my year was the same actually, nobody really liked the play but i thought it was great. i hated our novel though, the handmaid's tale, way too dark for me 😭 i also found it quite hard to use the two together in the comparative

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leaving cert students how are we doing

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