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Aisling(",) · 02-10-2008 10:53pm #1

Anyone else freaked out about theese?

like i dont think theyre horrifically bad but im really nervous that on the day i wont understand the title of it.

were just convering around 12 in class and learing loads of vocab that can be put into any essay to pad them out but its one of my weakest parts in french.

anyone got any tips?

PurpleFistMixer · 02-10-2008 11:10pm

The first question (The mandatory one) is always based somehow on the reading comprehensions you have to do, so you should understand the gist of it.
The rest of them are based on pictures and things so you can kind of guess. They probably won't put in mad weird language, but well... just like any part of a language exam, they are testing your understanding too!

KeyLimePie · 03-10-2008 9:22am

this how an essay should go

me i agree/disagree with this statement

cause i personally think bla bla

according to my friend (insert his different opinion)

give some proof that backs up your point

closing statement

PurpleFistMixer · 03-10-2008 10:31am

More of a paragraph than an essay tbh...

Fringe · 03-10-2008 3:39pm

They look really intimidating but they're really not that bad at the start. You'll learn off plenty of vocab during the year. I doubt you won't understand any of them, especially the picture ones.

Aisling(",) · 03-10-2008 5:46pm

ive done two this weekend one on the role of women and one on holidays 50 years ago and now.

hope to god i get pass marks on them.really bad at french

K4t · 03-10-2008 6:04pm

Aisling(",) wrote: »

ive done two this weekend one on the role of women and one on holidays 50 years ago and now.

hope to god i get pass marks on them.really bad at french

And here's a likely image for it

KnifeWRENCH · 03-10-2008 7:09pm

They do look very difficult when you start them, but they do get easier the more you do.
Just practice answering the ones from past papers, learn the relevant vocab and pretty soon you'll have found the best way to write them.
And remember vital phrases like "In my opinion", "I agree/disagree with this because..." etc.

xOxSinéadxOx · 03-10-2008 8:25pm

do you have to do a formal letter or not? I haven't looked at the papers yet

Ancee · 03-10-2008 9:27pm

Don't worry, I hated French and just kept practising from past papers and learning vocab for all the usual themes such as teenagers, drugs/alcohol, technology etc., in fact anything you can think of to do with everyday living. The vocab you prepare for your oral will really help with the written. We got quite difficult comprehensions in 2008 imo but an educated guess usually works. I got a C1 and was delighted - 70 points!! Don't forget to prepare a letter formal/informal and a diary entry, they're easy options.

karlr42 · 03-10-2008 9:34pm

K4t wrote: »

And here's a likely image for it

Une femme

parce que la biére est lourde.

Not my joke, it's a Motivational poster.

JSK 252 · 03-10-2008 10:45pm

Ancee wrote: »

Don't worry, I hated French and just kept practising from past papers and learning vocab for all the usual themes such as teenagers, drugs/alcohol, technology etc., in fact anything you can think of to do with everyday living. The vocab you prepare for your oral will really help with the written. We got quite difficult comprehensions in 2008 imo but an educated guess usually works. I got a C1 and was delighted - 70 points!! Don't forget to prepare a letter formal/informal and a diary entry, they're easy options.

To people who did the LC this year, what did ye think of the french written paper in general? We did it in class a couple of weeks ago, bit by bit and I found the comprehesnions very difficult compared to 2007, 2006........

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