Getting A1 in french!?

johndoe91

ok i need an A1 in french and like i am pretty good at the comprehensions and the oral and listening.....just need to get an A in the writing as well....have written loads over the past year and make silly mistakes here and there

exams in 2 days....what can i do to improve my writing!? i have recession, technology and violence, covered and a diary entry! and have good phrases with the subjunctive, "dont", and know most of the tenses!

what else can i do!?!???

fufureida

First off, tell me everything you know. Seriously I need a B3. Help me.

as for getting an A1 don't make silly mistakes. Go to tge grammar section of tge book for your class. It should have a list of obvious errors or things to avoid and basic rules. Learn em... Like for example after beaucoup you always say de. It's a rule.

Look through all tge written work you have ever done and see your mistakes. Recognise them. Do not repeat them on Wednesday.

Goodluck!

dan_d

Accuracy. Using the correct tenses and making sure phrases such as "beaucoup de" are correct in context. Make sure your plurals/masc/fem agree with each other and you don't write things like "je suis un ingenieur" when describing what you are or are going to be. (je suis ingenieur).Accuracy!

johndoe91

thanks...well like the best way i found to improve your french listening was watching dvds of like kids movies like lion king in french but with english subtitles!

the comprehension....just do comprehensions and maybe keep a dictionary by your side looking up a few words...just helps your vocab!

im really nervous about the 2 reactions tho! i know accuracy is SOO important....teacher tells me all the time....but are there any ESSENTIAL phrases/grammar things needed for an A1? plus any other hints for topics this year!?

fufureida

I have no clue. Just stay on you game I guess, and recheck everything at tge end so you know you havnt ****ed up

Enid.

I would adore an A1 in French too...I've gotten good marks on most things all year, but since History is on the same day as French I have to spend most of my time on History the night before...I'm terrified! If there was any exact plan for an A1 I'd be all over it

Behind you Joey

Hey ya I'm going for an A1 too in French. Want it and need it sooooo bad!:mad: But I mainly throw in several subjunctive sentences in every opinion/reaction/diary question I do, looks extremely professional and impressive.

Tbh I can't give you much advice, because I've neglected French over the past week for Irish and English.... I really need to do **** loads on the Tuesday evening. But ya opinions - accuracy, tenses, subj, adjectives. Best of luck, hope you(we) get it!:)

annainez

I reallyyyy want an A1 too!
One thing my teacher keeps telling me with regards to written work is don't overuse clichés, two will do put in the right places. Also, be careful not to repeat certain phrases (use un tas de/pas mal de instead of beaucoup de through the whole thing). Thirdly, you will get more written and better points if you look at different points of view (certains disent que/autres disent que). Accuracy is, of course, very important, but there is little you can do at this stage to improve. Just PROOF READ before handing up your paper.

Hope that's helpful!

Sl!mCharles

Do you guys actually need it for something or just want it really badly?

Behind you Joey

Sl!mCharles wrote: »

Do you guys actually need it for something or just want it really badly?

Want it really bad, being working my fúcking ass off at it for a year even went to France for a month in transition year.... But tbh say I'll only get a A2

johnmcdnl

Sl!mCharles wrote: »

Do you guys actually need it for something or just want it really badly?

100 points wouldn't go astray... 90 is 10 less so could make a difference if your looking for big points...

i'm looking for a D3 in honours so i'll not have that problem.. anyone want to help me;) i don't even need it for college - it'll just look better than pass on a CV maybe in the future

Dante

I always remember aul Serge in the institute saying that to get an A1, you have to stand out. Doing this involves throwing in the more difficult tenses like the subjunctive and others that I can't remember anymore, and also using some nice phrases in letters and the opinion pieces. All this combined with near perfect grammar etc. and you'll be well on your way!

Sl!mCharles

Behind you Joey wrote: »

Want it really bad, being working my fúcking ass off at it for a year even went to France for a month in transition year.... But tbh say I'll only get a A2

Yeah I went to France but guiltily returned without learning all that much for the written!

Ah well only need a Pass... I think

johndoe91

Sl!mCharles wrote: »

Do you guys actually need it for something or just want it really badly?

yeah looking for an A1 since i only got an A2 in maths today! need around 560 for my course....

yeah i know there aint much i can do now....but like i was talking to a few people today and it seems that alcohol/economy/poverty are the "predictions" for this year and like you know the way you cant study every topic in french so was just looking for any other topics!?

plus my teacher was said regarding the length that the long one (90 words) should be at most 100 words and the 75 words should be around 85 max but i heard somewhere else that you should write like over 100 words for all of them!
how much is expected for an A!?

muffinz

well im doing spanish but im like you, my teacher made us write letters/.opinions every single night, so im pretty much set

im going to learn phrases such as "it costs an arm and a leg" that can be used in the majority of opinion peices!!

Cliodhna.

johndoe91 wrote: »

yeah looking for an A1 since i only got an A2 in maths today! need around 560 for my course....

yeah i know there aint much i can do now....but like i was talking to a few people today and it seems that alcohol/economy/poverty are the "predictions" for this year and like you know the way you cant study every topic in french so was just looking for any other topics!?

plus my teacher was said regarding the length that the long one (90 words) should be at most 100 words and the 75 words should be around 85 max but i heard somewhere else that you should write like over 100 words for all of them!
how much is expected for an A!?

Our teacher is pretty good and she say you dont have to go over 90 or 75 you are just more likely to make a mistake. if what you have at 90 words is perfect you will get full marks

johnmcdnl

is it a good idea when your finished to maybe just count your words out and write something like 78 mots... just so if it looks short the examiner will see oh wait it is long enough...

or will this irk the examiner...

roll on summer 10!

Know what mistakes to look for when you're proof reading, like if u always conjugate a certain verb wrong or something look at it and make sure it's right, knowing what your usual mistakes are makes it easier to proof read cos you know what you're looking for. I'm looking for an A1 too, went to France for all of TY so there would be a lot of disappointed people (incl me) if i didn't get one!

annainez

Sl!mCharles wrote: »

Do you guys actually need it for something or just want it really badly?

Need it for points, and hoping to continue with it in college. Really if I don't get it I will be seriously disappointed, it's my best subject and I got an A1 in the mock

kellyr

Try to use a couple of different tenses and try to integrate your ideas, looking at them from both sides- e.g positive and negative use the phrases like - on the other hand etc. learn off a few phrases that can fit in almost anywhere very general ones. Try not to exceed the expected number of words too much, you're more likely to make a mistake if you write too much. In the aural- listen first and try and pick up as much as you can before beginning to write. Another thing- the letter option can be difficult enough do, unless you've had a good bit of practice.

blubloblu

Have a go at this http://www.sujetdebac.fr/sujets/2010/s-francais-2010-pondichery-sujet.pdf

johndoe91

johnmcdnl wrote: »

is it a good idea when your finished to maybe just count your words out and write something like 78 mots... just so if it looks short the examiner will see oh wait it is long enough...

or will this irk the examiner...

yeah i suppose it will kinda seem as though your more focused on the number of words then the piece of work.....

does this sentence make sense......

....le milieu familial, la television, les influences ou meme le systeme y sont peut-etre pour quelque chose.

cant make out what the bold actually means exactly!?