Leaving Certificate
Nervous about speaking? Start with a short, supportive warm-up in your subject. Review useful feedback, then choose one small task to practise next.
Try a realistic practice and get actionable feedback. No card required.
You can pause, try a phrase and make mistakes. Start with a short warm-up on a familiar topic, then use the feedback to choose one small thing to work on.
Step 1
Talk about school, home or your interests at a pace that suits you.
Step 2
Review the feedback available after your practice and pick one correction to focus on.
Step 3
Try a corrected sentence aloud or add a reason to one answer. You can practise this yourself.
Illustrative French example
A written example of how one correction can give you a next task.
When you want to practise under exam-style conditions, choose exam rehearsal as a separate practice option.
Leaving Cert answers for learners and schools
The 2026 oral examinations ran from Saturday, 28 March to Thursday, 2 April. The SEC schedules the orals in the same late-March window each spring — check the SEC, your school and your teacher for the confirmed 2027 dates.
This hub routes learners to supported Leaving Cert language oral practice, including French, Spanish, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian. Subject format, level, timing and materials still need to be verified with official SEC and school sources.
No. LearnLingo.ai provides independent oral-practice feedback, not State Examinations Commission marks, official grading, school scheduling, or exam administration.
Practise the subject-specific speaking tasks your course uses, then review feedback on fluency, pronunciation, accuracy, vocabulary range and timing before checking official guidance with your teacher.
Exam guides
Formats, task types, and what happens on the day.
School exam support
GCSE, A-Level, and Leaving Cert speaking practice.
School pilots
Run a pilot with one class.
Official SEC source check
The State Examinations Commission and the Department of Education are the source of truth for Leaving Certificate oral dates, candidate arrangements, subject entries, and official examination rules. LearnLingo.ai provides independent oral-practice support only.
Only languages we actively support. We use public SEC and subject-format information for practice, while official rules remain with the SEC, Department of Education, school and teacher.
Exam speaking practice
Choose together, then let the learner create their own account using their own age, country, name and email. Direct learner accounts start at 16.
Choose an exam to continue.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Higher & Ordinary
Start with a familiar topic and find one thing to work on before choosing exam rehearsal.
Go straight to the highest-demand oral pages and Q&A packs students search for most.
Leaving Cert French Oral
Exam-style mock sessions and timed practice for your exam format.
Leaving Cert Spanish Oral
Exam-style mock sessions and timed practice for your exam format.
Leaving Cert German Oral
Exam-style mock sessions and timed practice for your exam format.
Resources
Grab Q&A packs and checklists for each language to prepare faster for the March–April oral window.
Students practise with timed sections, exam-style prompts, and follow-up prompts. Feedback highlights fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, and range so they can focus practice before the oral window.
SEC-informed mock orals for Higher & Ordinary levels, with role-plays and picture sequences only where the subject format uses them.
Practice feedback on fluency, accuracy, pronunciation and vocabulary range, when available.
Recorded practice activity for teacher follow-up, kept separate from official assessment and readiness decisions.
Provide class access, assign conversation homework, and run timed mock orals before the exam window. Students practise more because the format is familiar and they get practice feedback quickly.
Exam-style skill focus: fluency, accuracy, pronunciation, and range.
Conversation tasks students actually complete—no scheduling constraints.
Leaving Cert student feedback
Leaving Cert students used LearnLingo.ai to practise aloud, spot mistakes and get more speaking time before their oral exam.
2026 Student Voices
“Don’t be afraid to make mistakes! Making mistakes and correcting yourself afterwards prevents you from making them during the exam!”
This student made LearnLingo.ai a regular part of their study, reused its feedback nearly every time and rated its help with oral preparation 10/10. Self-reported student feedback.
“You may sound like a lunatic speaking to your phone in another language, but that practise is crucial for getting you to your desired grade.”
This student reported their speaking confidence rising from 5/10 to 9/10 and rated school provision of LearnLingo.ai 10/10. Self-reported student feedback.
“If you want added practice for your oral, this is a great way to assist your oral study.”
This student had a busy teacher and nobody else to practise with; they reported their speaking confidence rising from 5/10 to 8/10. Self-reported student feedback.
“Get it a few months before your oral.”
This student reported that LearnLingo.ai very often caught mistakes they had not noticed and that they reused its feedback nearly every time. Self-reported student feedback.
Cohort Evidence
LearnLingo.ai student surveys — 2025 n=13, 2026 n=5 · Self-reported
Practice oral exams and grammar corrections helped students catch inaccuracies and feel more confident going into the real exam.
Adapted from 2025 Leaving Cert student feedback
The breakdown of what to improve after each conversation and practice oral helped students understand what to work on next.
Adapted from 2025 Leaving Cert student feedback
FAQ
We currently support French, Spanish, German, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Lithuanian, Mandarin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian speaking practice for Higher and Ordinary levels. Use the SEC, Department of Education, your school, and your teacher for current official subject format and timing.
FAQ
Start with a short speaking warm-up on a familiar topic, then review the available practice feedback and choose one small next task. When you want exam-style timing and prompts, choose exam rehearsal separately. Feedback supports preparation. The SEC and your school determine exam marks and requirements.
FAQ
Yes. Teachers can set conversation tasks, review recorded practice activity, and run timed mock orals before the exam window. Assignment completion is not currently measured.
FAQ
Yes. Students aged 16 or 17 can create and activate their own protected account, and can buy Exam Pass themselves or ask a trusted adult to pay. Direct accounts start at 16; students under 16 cannot currently practise with a direct account.
Related school exam hubs
Use this hub for Irish Leaving Certificate oral practice. Link to GCSE, A-Level, AP, and IGCSE only when a learner is preparing for a different school exam system.