Thumbs up for German and tech drawing

THE second week of the Leaving Certificate ended for students of German yesterday morning in papers which were quite youth- oriented.

Bláithín O’Shea of the Teachers’ Union of Ireland (TUI) said the two comprehension pieces were very accessible and the grammar questions featured relative pronouns and other common topics. There were standard subjects in the written German section, such as German culture, class trips and global warming.

Ms O’Shea said the comprehensions for ordinary level students were fine, and included a passage about the search for Germany’s best teacher. Standard questions on compound nouns and prepositions were asked in the grammar section, while popular teachers were also the topic in the opinion section.