French Tomorrow!

claudtreacy

Anyone got any last minute advice on the tape, letters, comprehension, whatever?

jumpguy

FOOOORMAL LETTER.

If they come up alone, the failure rate in French is gonna jump hugely this year.

claudtreacy

positive thinking ..THEY WON'T COME UP WITHOUT A CHOICE

i will start crying if they do.

lijh

I kinda hope a formal letter does come up, they only ask it on one of two things, either requesting work, or a place to stay. The formal letter doesn't even have to be long, it must be really to the point, and therefore, short.

If you know even a few paragraphs, write them down, you'll get good marks because the marking scheme will be lenient.

Sheepy99

de french paper luks so easy...i do german.....dirty nazis

partyatmygaff

Sheepy99 wrote: »

de french paper luks so easy...i do german nazis

Take care with them nazis now, don't be catching anything.

Formal comes on a lot more than just those two. It can be a complaint, Job letter or some other two things.

Its better than irish atleast,.

McPooHead

any guidelines on how long i should spend on each Q in the French Exam ..?

Ambrosia

If a formal letter is there without a choice I'll cry too, its on not fair if they do! They better not, or I shall be writing a strongly worded letter! :rolleyes:

Mr X15

Does anyone know how many marks there are on the ordinary French paper PLEEEASE

nowimtalking

The examiners can change any aspect of the test and we can only predict what will come up in any subject!

Anyway, if you learn your opening, ending, layout and have a basic vocabulary you will manage the formal letter!

TIMING

This is not a time plan out of a book but i usually do the following:

• A half hour for the Aural, I think, isnt it?
• Then an hour for the comprehensions .
• Then an hour for the letter and postcard!

lijh

nowimtalking wrote: »

The examiners can change any aspect of the test and we can only predict what will come up in any subject!

Anyway, if you learn your opening, ending, layout and have a basic vocabulary you will manage the formal letter!

TIMING

This is not a time plan out of a book but i usually do the following:

• A half hour for the Aural, I think, isnt it?
• Then an hour for the comprehensions .
• Then an hour for the letter and postcard!

The comprehensions should take 20 minutes at most.

soccymonster

just think of it this way.. i doubt anyone would have really revised formal letters in your year if you haven't? so they can't really push ye all down to pass for the leaving cert just because of a formal letter that ye didn't study?

nowimtalking

lijh wrote: »

The comprehensions should take 20 minutes at most.

I very much doubt that for all of those marks 20 minutes is enough for the comprehensions!

partyatmygaff

soccymonster wrote: »

just think of it this way.. i doubt anyone would have really revised formal letters in your year if you haven't? so they can't really push ye all down to pass for the leaving cert just because of a formal letter that ye didn't study?

You'd be surprised at what the idiots in this country do.




BTW comprehensions should be 45 and letter/postcard 50 the rest is time to read over it and fix your many mistakes.

Sheepy99

ohh ya did ye all think de french mock was easy cos de lowest in my class was like 56 or sumtin and i do german and only 2 of us out of 30 passed

partyatmygaff

No french mock was near impossible.
Only 10 in my class of 30 passed. I just got 63% which sucks

mle1324

Will the formal letter be on O Level?

Nettie

Wait a second!
Formal letters?
We've never covered anything like that!
And I'm so close to getting an a high B!
They beter not put one on!
Our teacher is really good, had us well prepared for the pre's, but NEVER mentioned formal letters!
Worried now!

Echo72

If a formal letter comes up today I am screwed.
Hey wait, I'm screwed for French anyway

swimminggurlX

I doubt the formal letter will come up without a choice
and if it does well im screwed:(:mad:
Good luck anyway

Echo72

And to you too! And to everyone else It's not long now until we're all free...

mle1324

there all talking about some formal letter at the the top of the page.

beano-lawd

what a beautiful paper c'etait beau! listening was easy , comprehension handy out and the letter was a cinch + no formal :D

claudtreacy

french was so easy! tape, comp...and the letter...wow...the tasks were basic french! way easier than my mock...:D:D

fkt

Fantastic paper, Easiest French I've ever seen. Only two things I didn't answer on the tape. Very happy although I'm sure my grammer in the letter wasn't very good

soccymonster

Trés trés trés facile..:D

claudtreacy

French teacher came out to us...said it was a RIDICULOUS paper...just like pass..