Tom Clarke is a full time Irish teacher full time with over 6 years experience in preparing students for state exams having also served as an examiner on the SEC for both Leaving Certificate orals and written exams.
With his extensive in experience in the teaching and preparation for Junior and Leaving Cert students, having worked in a variety of schools around south and north Dublin, his experience on the exam panels gives him key insights into the stringent requirements of the Leaving Cert Irish exams that will help the students of this course.
Tom’s insight into the challenges of the Leaving Cert oral for non-native speakers also harks back to his own time as a Leaving Cert student in a non-Irish speaking school, and thus he firmly understands the position of students preparing for the Irish oral who don’t attend an all-Irish speaking school, but who still aim to maximise their marks in their final exams.
A graduate from UCD with a degree in Irish, Tom has spent many summers in Connemara as a teacher in various colaistí gaeilge.
Tom is a very personable and attentive teacher and students love his teaching style which inevitably encourages them to achieve their maximum potential.
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Ar mhaith leat níos mó marcanna a fháil i do bhealtriail?
Sheol ríomhphost chugainn chun eolas bréise a aimsiú amach don chúrsa béaltrial a bheadh ar siúl riomh na béaltrialacha!
Buntaistí:
– Beidh tú i bhfad níos mó soiléire faoi na ceisteanna a bheadh ag teacht suas
– déanfaidh muid cleachtadh ar cheisteanna coitianta agus réimhse leathan foclóir a usáid
– cá bhfuil tú ag cailleadh marcanna
– cleachtadh ar na ceisteanna le ciorcal comhrá
– meon an scrúdaitheoir agus tusa ag diriú an comhrá
– comhairle chun marcanna bréise a fháil don sraith pictiúir agus filíocht
– gheobhaidh tú leabhrán le fhreagraí samplach
KEY ORAL EXAM STRATEGIES
FOCUS ON MARKING SYSTEM FOR ORAL – How to maximise your points
PRONUNCIATION – Earn points for correct pronunciation
DEALING WITH QUESTIONS – How to answer when hesitating – filler words and phrases
BOOSTER PHRASES – How to impress with clever constructs and useful phrases
AURAL – What to listen for/how to prep yourself for aural/how to answer
I enrolled in the online lessons when I was falling behind in class and I was delighted to improve my grades in my exam. Now doing the course I want to do in college. Recommended.
Saoirse L French LC
My daughter Holly, who was studying for her Leaving Cert in 2022, had French grinds with Siobhan Kelly for the last number of months. Siobhan was kind, personable and very professional and Holly’s grades improved as a result. My husband and I, and indeed Holly, highly recommend Trinity Academy services and Siobhan in particular.
Mary O’GFrench LC
My son used the online classes to help him with Irish and his grades improved with the small classes and notes on the Moodle platform. He’s more confident now for Leaving Cert cycle. Not expensive and very helpful overall.
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