Leaving Cert French 2017

The 2017 Leaving Cert French exam papers and official marking scheme, free below as direct PDF links from the State Examinations Commission archive.

Higher Level

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What's in the 2017 Higher Level paper?
  • Q1 reading comprehension, tourism, paris, security · 60 marks
  • Q1 written production, tourism, school anecdote · 40 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, school, literary extract, hostage · 60 marks
  • Q2 written production, diary entry, celebrity, email · 30 marks
  • Q3 written production, online shopping, women in sport, image stimulus · 30 marks
  • Q4 written production, brexit, generation gap, image stimulus · 30 marks

Ordinary Level

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What's in the 2017 Ordinary Level paper?
  • Q1 reading comprehension, horoscopes, lifestyle · 40 marks
  • Q2 reading comprehension, summer jobs, work · 40 marks
  • Q3 reading comprehension, interview, rugby · 40 marks
  • Q4 reading comprehension, literary text, family · 40 marks
  • Q5 written production, letter, form · 30 marks
  • Q6 written production, message, postcard · 30 marks
  • Q7 written production, diary, formal letter · 30 marks

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