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German Higher level

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  • #122
    lemansky
    Registered Users Posts: 970 ✭✭✭lemansky


    spongebobgirl wrote:
    Woah, this thread got REALLY pedantic last night!

    How'd everyone get on? I was so glad the first comprehension wasn't too hard, and the questions were mostly in order of where the answer appeared in the text.
    Have to say I was pleased with everything overall.Can't complain-its over now!


  • #123
    spongebobgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭spongebobgirl


    Ditto! :) I nearly ran out of time on the letter - the comprehensions were quite long, but it was ok. What was the deal with the tape? The year of the dolphins?!


  • #124
    nick23
    Registered Users Posts: 255 ✭✭nick23


    Yeah same about the letter.

    I think it was fines for fishermen because dolphins are getting caught in their nets, their over fishing and their dirtying the ocean.

    Thats what i understood anyway!


  • #125
    spongebobgirl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 29 ✭spongebobgirl


    nick23 wrote:
    Yeah same about the letter.

    I think it was fines for fishermen because dolphins are getting caught in their nets, their over fishing and their dirtying the ocean.

    Thats what i understood anyway!
    It was so random though, and unfair on students who didn't guess that it was about dolphins. It doesn't really test your general German comprehension! I ain't complainin' though.
    :)


  • #126
    Enemy Of Fate
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 681 ✭✭✭Enemy Of Fate


    spongebobgirl wrote:
    Woah, this thread got REALLY pedantic last night!

    How'd everyone get on? I was so glad the first comprehension wasn't too hard, and the questions were mostly in order of where the answer appeared in the text.
    The first comprehension was the easiest its been in years...and I could actually do question 4 in it!!Damn thing took ages to do though...good job the 2nd comprehension took like half the time it should have!


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  • #127
    The guy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,373 ✭✭✭The guy


    I thought the first comprehension was fairly easy, for once in german I actually understood what went on. Part 4 of the listening was a bit tough.


  • #128
    madnirvana
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭madnirvana


    grgr that auserang zu theme was so bad:mad: :mad:

    didnt even know what they were asking :eek:

    left it:(


    and tape was easy except last part grgrgrgr


  • #129
    DtotheK
    Closed Accounts Posts: 129 ✭✭DtotheK


    **** dolphins!!

    The paper was grand...
    i'll prob get the usual B (hopefully..)


  • #130
    me2gud4u
    Closed Accounts Posts: 109 ✭✭me2gud4u


    Beauty Of A Paper!


  • #131
    E92
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,147 ✭✭✭E92


    I was delighted with the paper, but I could see why people didnt like the Äußerungen. The year of the Dolphin- didnt get that bit at all,otherwise the paper was nice. Good to see all the English like words in the paper yesterday, they're normally not that fond of using the most up to date German in the exampaper. Because of course German is becoming more and more like English everyday, with the ever increasing Anglicisation of the language.


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  • #132
    fuinneamh
    Registered Users Posts: 137 ✭✭fuinneamh


    Doable paper, part i liked most was on the last part of the second comprhension. Usually you've to match 6 parts and you've 9 answers, this year there was only 6 meant i got some of the marks compared to my usual zero.


  • #133
    Jayeire
    Closed Accounts Posts: 295 ✭✭Jayeire


    wooooooooooooo its over!!! My german teacher was sum fool :)



    that is all;)


  • #134
    General General
    Registered Users Posts: 1,900 ✭✭✭General General


    An Citeog wrote: »
    For those of you who have problems with distinguishing the gender of nouns, this may be of help:

    Masculine-der

    nouns ending in:
    -er/ler eg. der Metzger
    -ling eg. der Liebling
    -or/ator eg. der Direktor
    -eur eg. der Saboteur
    -ant/ent eg. der Denunziant
    -ismus/asmus eg. der Enthusiasmus
    -ist eg. der Extremist

    also, nouns constructed using the verb stem eg. schlagen- der Schlag

    Feminine-die

    nouns ending in:
    -ung eg. die Regierung
    -heit/keit/igkeit eg. die Freiheit
    -e eg. die Reise (important exception here is 'das Ende'
    -t eg. die Fahrt
    -schaft eg. die Mannschaft
    -ei eg. die Tyrannei
    -ion/ation eg die Reaktion
    -tät/ität eg. die Aktivität
    -anz/enz eg. die Ignoranz
    -ie eg. die Bürokratie
    -ik/atik eg. die Politik
    -age eg. die Massage
    -esse eg. die Delikatesse (important exception here is 'das Interesse')
    -ose eg. die Diagnose
    -ur/üre eg. die Literatur
    -ade eg. die Blockade

    Neutral-das

    nouns ending in:
    -tum eg. das Wachstum
    -nis eg. das Erlaubnis
    -sal eg. das Schicksal
    -sel eg. das Insel
    -ar/är eg. das Vokabular
    -at eg. das Sekretariat
    -ment eg. das Parlament
    -ing das Marketing
    ohne Endung eg. das Problem

    also, nouns constructed using verb infinitive eg. trinken- das Trinken
    and nouns beginning with 'Ge-' eg. das Gespräch

    Hope that helps :)

    Die Erlaubnis... die Insel.


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