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    #32
    md99
    Closed Accounts Posts: 817 ✭✭✭md99


    It would be hilarious if someone translated an Irish oral with your average/weak OL student to English as a normal convo, I mean the tone of the examiner (helpful, friendly, interested) then the time of the student... Maybe it was just me in particular, but the examiner seemed to respond the exact same to every one of my questions (with 'go han-mhaith' or whatever), ah well I'm not complaining


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    #33
    tolosenc
    Registered Users Posts: 6,889 ✭✭✭tolosenc


    Got mine done at 10.20 today, having been scheduled for 3.30 yesterday. It went really well tbh.


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    #34
    genericgoon
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    There was one unlucky sucker who hyphenated their name. They would have been one of the last if they hadnt hypenated but instead they went first. At least she doesnt have to Irish as shes from America.


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    #35
    ninebeanrows
    Registered Users Posts: 12,778 ✭✭✭✭ninebeanrows


    md99 wrote:
    It would be hilarious if someone translated an Irish oral with your average/weak OL student to English as a normal convo, I mean the tone of the examiner (helpful, friendly, interested) then the time of the student... Maybe it was just me in particular, but the examiner seemed to respond the exact same to every one of my questions (with 'go han-mhaith' or whatever), ah well I'm not complaining

    Every half, bad grammered sentence i stuttered out of my mouth was greeted by a "fair play" "fair play"

    I think he thought i was special:D :o


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    #36
    Seinas
    Closed Accounts Posts: 236 ✭✭Seinas


    well my irish is tomorrow... im doing it third

    i havent done any preperation for it, i had a mock oral with my teacher today for 40mins and it went great. he said im brilliant, and it comes naturally to me and im also really relaxed!! :D Like my plan is when im asked about my family i will just blab on for ages about my dad's businesses....like today i ended up talking about how pigs are ranked third in agri outputs and how technologically advanced Danish pig farmers are!!! ha!!! also went on about our much needed by-pass, North Kerry politicians, school, irish agriculture, the role of the media and drink driving... im actually really looking forward to it tomorrow, it should be good craic!! ;)


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    #37
    JBoyle4eva
    Registered Users Posts: 2,264 ✭✭✭JBoyle4eva


    Well, I've my mock Irish oral tomorrow but the real one's on Monday. I'm first in alphabetical order so I'm bricking it now.

    But, my fav subject French is Friday morning and I'm super confiedent that it'll all go well.


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    #38
    Mushy
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    Had mine today and went fairly well. Asked bout area, sport, school, hobbies, after the LC and that was it. Nothing on the modh connillach oddly enough, but I wasnt complaining. the slíocht went very well, nailed that one(Slíocht 10). And yes, it is good knowing I'll never speak it again. All that stuff I remembered just beforehand is slowly seeping out of my brain right now.


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    #39
    GerryRyan
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    Was the 2nd in in my whole school, brickin it going in, but the examiner put me at ease (kept encouraging me if I needed a minute to gather my thoughts etc).

    But only now - a few days down the line I'm having doubts - should have said alot more. I'm only in pass, but talking to others in my class, they were asked about politics and social problems whereas she asked me the basics - name, age, family, school, after school, area, facilities, part-time job ... and ended it after that. Not even any conditional tense.

    Now, I'm decent at Irish - even had the teacher telling me I shouldn't be happy with anything less than a high B ... and flew the mock oral.

    Should I be worried?


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    #40
    GretchenWieners
    Registered Users Posts: 478 ✭✭GretchenWieners


    no don't worry, the examiner was just getting into the swing of things as well. if anything i'd say u will have a better mark than the others, that is if u answered the given qs properly.


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    #41
    lilmizzme
    Registered Users Posts: 446 ✭✭lilmizzme


    Mine didnt feel like an Irish oral at all....it was just a chat, i thibnk it was almost too informal...he kept throwing in english words, it was really off putting....

    Now Im freaked, I spent most of it talking about me and my boyfriend breaking up and him being an asshole!!!


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    #42
    Selphie
    Closed Accounts Posts: 428 ✭✭Selphie


    ThatGuy wrote:
    But only now - a few days down the line I'm having doubts - should have said alot more. I'm only in pass, but talking to others in my class, they were asked about politics and social problems whereas she asked me the basics - name, age, family, school, after school, area, facilities, part-time job ... and ended it after that. Not even any conditional tense.

    Now, I'm decent at Irish - even had the teacher telling me I shouldn't be happy with anything less than a high B ... and flew the mock oral.

    Should I be worried?

    As I said already, that happened to heaps of people in my year, and it seems to be the general consensus, with just a few exceptions. So I wouldn't worry.


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