I loved having the option to leave out a paragraph in the letter, it meant I could really pay attention to sentence structure and grammar on what I did write - which ranged from my love for TikTok to Galway cycling tours. I chose the exchange and wrote the classic 'Es macht viel spaß' at least three times but I swear it really IS fun! The theme question was between video calls or an exchange. With the changes I managed the dreaded grammar, and instead did Text 2, a socially distanced love story, which was very doable. Strong COVID theme throughout too with the Äusserung, based on video calls and online shopping in 2020 in the Brief. Every single section today had a mention of Skype, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram - you name it, the examiner wanted to know about it. If I learned one thing about the person who took the German exam, it would be that they LOVE social media. Aisling said the German exam went big on social media. Overall, it was a lovely paper and I think most students will have done really well on it. I’ve only got one exam left now, Economics on the 25th, so I’m delighted to be done with German, and even more so to be satisfied with how it went. I definitely found it tricky, with some unfamiliar vocabulary and accents, but on the whole it was doable and I’m just happy to have made it through! It was almost eerily straightforward, to tell the truth - I imagine the marking scheme will be quite tough to compensate.Īfter a ten-minute break, the Achilles’ heel of every student - the aural - began at 12.10. Other topics included your thoughts on online shopping, and how your friends or siblings annoyed you. Some years, you’d see questions about racism and climate change - this year, one was whether you preferred Netflix or YouTube. When the time came to tackle my letter, I was thrilled with the given topics. Despite its bonkers premise (a former child star robs a spear from a statue of Athena in the town square.…), the questions were very welcoming, as was the accompanying Grammatik. I generally do quite well on the Leseverständnis, particularly if I’m not tight for time, so I chose A and the Grammatik. The changes meant we were required to do either Leseverständnis A and the Angewandte Grammatik, or Leseverständnis B and the Äußerung zum Thema, alongside the normal choice within the Schriftliche Produktion.
The written paper today couldn't have been nicer if it tried. After German today, it's Economics on 25 June for Jane. Thanks again to The Irish Second-Level Students' Union (ISSU) for linking us up with Sophia, who sent in a video diary, as well as Jane and Aisling who wrote about how they did in Deutsch. There are a lot of languages still to come, and today we hear from three students who sat German. Have a look at the Angewandte Grammatik sections on the right-hand side and see how they appeared in previous years.As we finish up the second week of Leaving Cert 2021 the exams are still coming thick and fast. Brush up on your pronouns! There are quite a few types ( reflexive, relative, demonstrative, interrogative…).Learn both the perfect and imperfect versions of the past tense! Don’t just pick your favourite.Know the prepositions and the cases they take! E.g.Make sure you are familiar with all 4 cases ( nominative, accusative, genitive, and dative) and the transformation definite and indefinite articles go through.A noun without a gender is almost useless in German! Always learn the gender of nouns along with their definitions.The content for this section is taken from the first reading comprehension of the written paper, so it’s important that you are familiar with as many nouns and verbs (in all their forms) as possible! If genders of nouns are your weak point, head over to our Gender Trainer and see what your high score is! Explanations for all of these will soon be available in our Grammar Section! The Angewandte Grammatik section of the exam tests your grammar skills and generally requires knowledge of noun genders, cases, adjective endings, and verb forms.
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