Tough passages in French paper

TWO reading passages with difficult language made it a tough start to the higher level Leaving Certificate French paper taken by more than 16,000 students.

Association of Secondary Teachers Ireland (ASTI) subject spokeswoman Beth Cooney said language in questions about the article on driving tests was very tough and students had to change a lot of wording and grammar.

She thought the piece about a Senegalese woman living with her in-laws after her husband’s death was too literary. But she thought the diary entry and formal e-mail questions were nice and students were offered an appropriate variety of opinion topics.