Junior Cert 2012: French (HL)

Music4Life085

French (HL)
Wednesday , June 13th
9:30 - 12:00

All discussion and questions about French (HL) goes here.

Good Luck !

Music4Life085

Any Clues? what might come up?

Hannah_2012

Ooh finally, a thread about french! Haven't a clue what might come up. Hopefully an easy letter that's not to spefic about what you write. Can't wait though, I like french. Just not the best at it. Im learning phrases right now. :cool:

Music4Life085

Hannah_2012 wrote: »

Ooh finally, a thread about french!

This has been here since yesterday lol :P

Hannah_2012

Music4Life085 wrote: »

This has been here since yesterday lol :P

Oh haha, never saw it. I only joined last night. :cool:

Music4Life085

Hannah_2012 wrote: »

Oh haha, never saw it. I only joined last night. :cool:

Welcome to the fourms

If you have any questions feel free to ask!

Hannah_2012

awh thanks. :cool:

OwlYouNeed

Looking forward to French tomorrow. Hopefully I'm not disappointed.

Just a quick question though, I'm learning a bit of vocab for the formal letter, just in case it comes up on it's own, and I want to know, can you sign off using "Sincèrement" or do you have to use "Dans l’attente de votre réponse, je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées."?

Thanks in advance. Hopefully it won't come up, but I don't want to take any chances.

Daledge

OwlYouNeed wrote: »

Looking forward to French tomorrow. Hopefully I'm not disappointed.

Just a quick question though, I'm learning a bit of vocab for the formal letter, just in case it comes up on it's own, and I want to know, can you sign off using "Sincèrement" or do you have to use "Dans l’attente de votre réponse, je vous prie d’agréer, Monsieur, l’expression de mes salutations distinguées."?

Thanks in advance. Hopefully it won't come up, but I don't want to take any chances.

The odds of it coming up on its own are next to none, so I wouldn't worry too much. But by all means there's no harm in learning it.

To answer your question I doubt there'd be much marks in it but try and use the second one if you can, your trying to impress the examiner so its best to be as formal as possible.

OwlYouNeed

Daledge wrote: »

To answer your question I doubt there'd be much marks in it but try and use the second one if you can, your trying to impress the examiner so its best to be as formal as possible.

Thanks very much! I'll learn the second one. Yeah, I know it's unlikely to come up, but I really don't want to take a chance on something that I could prepare for. Possible traces of OCD perhaps. Thanks again.

blobcat

French! One of my only strong subjects. I can't wait for the letter. I LOVE WRITING LETTERS!

Hannah_2012

taking a chance on the formal letters, we didn't even cover it in school as far as i can remember.

Hannah_2012

any tips on the listening anyone? how much of the exam is it worth?

Music4Life085

Hannah_2012 wrote: »

any tips on the listening anyone? how much of the exam is it worth?

like 2% :O no I think its 17-18%

ilovesmiles

does anyone have any phrases for french informal letters ? just the basics

TadhgSk

Hannah_2012 wrote: »

any tips on the listening anyone? how much of the exam is it worth?

44%

Hannah_2012

ilovesmiles wrote: »

does anyone have any phrases for french informal letters ? just the basics

J'éspere que ta famille va bien. I hope your family are doing good
Je t'ecris pour the remeicer pour ton cadeau. Im writing to you to thank you for your present.
Mon sejour chez toi. My stay in your house.
Merci mille pour ton cadeau! Thanks a million for your present.
Comment vas tu? How are you.

They are basics I think. Ive got loads more on certain topics.:cool:

OwlYouNeed

ilovesmiles wrote: »

does anyone have any phrases for french informal letters ? just the basics

A good finishing sentence (before amities, or however you sign off), is "J'attends avec impatience ta lettre". It means I'm waiting with impatience for your letter.

Mophead9

Whats a good website to get French Vocab off instead of Google Translate for PostCards and Letters ?

Music4Life085

ilovesmiles wrote: »

does anyone have any phrases for french informal letters ? just the basics

I've got a ton of notes want me to upload them?

Hannah_2012

Mophead9 wrote: »

Whats a good website to get French Vocab off instead of Google Translate for PostCards and Letters ?

Try:
http://skoool.ie/skoool/examcentre_jc.asp?id=1642

http://skoool.ie/skoool/examcentre_jc.asp?id=1638

Im not using it to study but it seems alright. :P

blobcat

ilovesmiles wrote: »

does anyone have any phrases for french informal letters ? just the basics

I put loads in the 'Notes' thread if you want to look there.

thecrammer

Wait, what's all this about a formal letter??
If one of those comes up, I'm screwed :O

Hannah_2012

thecrammer wrote: »

Wait, what's all this about a formal letter??
If one of those comes up, I'm screwed :O

If it does come up normally there is the choice between that or informal letter. Cruel if they only put a formal letter on the paper. :mad: I haven't even studied formal letters, i dont think we even covered it in school.

Music4Life085

TadhgSk wrote: »

44%

OMG I'M SOOOOOO SORRRY 17-18% IS FOR OL IRISH I'M SO SO SORRY

Daledge

thecrammer wrote: »

Wait, what's all this about a formal letter??
If one of those comes up, I'm screwed :O

Don't stress out over it, if it does come up it will come up accompanied by an informal letter, with a choice between the two. I haven't even looked at the informal because there's no point, in my opinion anyway.

blobcat

I'm surprised that the formal letter came up! There was nothing too difficult on it, I did well but I wish I'd done better.

iWin1010

WOW that was really easy. I can't believe I was stressing about it.
I actually think I might get an A! :eek::eek::eek::)

OwlYouNeed

Great paper! I think it was even easier than the one in our mocks. There wasn't anything too difficult in the paper. And the informal letter came up! Still glad I studied the formal letter though.

lynchy101

OwlYouNeed wrote: »

Great paper! I think it was even easier than the one in our mocks. There wasn't anything too difficult in the paper. And the informal letter came up! Still glad I studied the formal letter though.

why?

No one I Know studied the formal letter.It was never going to come up on it's own.

Hannah_2012

lynchy101 wrote: »

why?

No one I Know studied the formal letter.It was never going to come up on it's own.

It could possibly come up on its own, It even says it in the Edco exam papers.

Leinsterr

That was sooooo easy. Studied for 2.5 hrs dis morning and 1.5hrs last night. Guaranteed A

The House Of Wolves

I thought that was a very fair test. Wasn't expecting the post card, but actually rather it to the note. Would've been worse if you were expecting a post card and the note came up.

I thought the listening was very easy, only missed a few tiny things. The comprehensions were also very nice and I was done them within 20-30 minutes. The letter was also very good; I'm sure my grammar wasn't very good as it's not a strong point of mine but oh well :')

Shane15

I had the stop the listening to get the volume turned up lol