* German predictions / discussion / aftermath * (1 thread only please)

alekzziz

Michael_E wrote: »

You know this because you set the paper, right?

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Anyone else slightly anxious about the comprehensions? They're always my downfall ><

em no ... one of my friends told me cause she saw it on one of the predictions page.. and i think it might be on bcause theres loads of turkish pepole in germany .so i would prepare something on it just in case

Mel_!

I AM SOOOOO SCREWED =(

cork 111

where can i listen to past listenings on the internet?

what.to.do

examinations.ie

but it only has a few of them which is really annoying.

martyllia

this is going to be an epic fail
and it's sad cz i like german,but for 1 and a half yrs i had such a crap teacher... thank god she got pregnant!

njd2010

Best phrase I have- "Du bist ein Glückspilz!", translates literally into you are a lucky mushroom. Same way we might say "You lucky bugger" or something. I've never done a letter in which it didn't come in handy

mpdg

njd2010 wrote: »

Best phrase I have- "Du bist ein Glückspilz!", translates literally into you are a lucky mushroom. Same way we might say "You lucky bugger" or something. I've never done a letter in which it didn't come in handy

:DThat is amazing. I am so using that tomorrow.

I should really get down to the study for German...
Apparently adjectival endings are tipped? Madness.

stealinhorses

"Dein Brief war sehr interessant."

Sorted.

njd2010

martyllia wrote: »

... thank god she got pregnant!

I don't think I've ever heard anyone say that before...

EmacB

My teacher told me they seemed to be hinting at immigration and foreigners at all the conferences shes been to.

Michael!

I just picked up German a day or 2 before the oral, to make sure i could do arts as a back up if all else fails......... But i have fairly poor junior cert german, but recon i could scrape a d3 in pass any tips as what to study............

sob1467

Does anyone know a timing scheme for the honours paper I can't seem to find one anywhere.

Cardor

sob1467 wrote: »

Does anyone know a timing scheme for the honours paper I can't seem to find one anywhere.

This is the way we were told to do it!

Comprehension 1 - 35 mins
Comprehension 2 - 35 mins
Grammar - 20 mins
Auserung - 20 mins
Letter/essay - 30 mins
Reading over - 10 mins

mpdg

EmacB wrote: »

My teacher told me they seemed to be hinting at immigration and foreigners at all the conferences shes been to.

We were handed notes on racism and immigration and were given very knowing looks about how oh perhaps these might be useful. Who knows...!
You never know with that German department though.

sob1467

Cardor wrote: »

This is the way we were told to do it!

Comprehension 1 - 35 mins
Comprehension 2 - 35 mins
Grammar - 20 mins
Auserung - 20 mins
Letter/essay - 30 mins
Reading over - 10 mins

Thanks Cardor

brian93

Does anyone know any good websites where I can practice German LC grammar? particularly relative pronous? as far as predictions go, the seem very likely! thanks

ithoughtitwasap

Mel_! wrote: »

I AM SOOOOO SCREWED =(

Good input, man! :pac:

I love the lucky mushroom thing, it's like the French phrase 'Mon petit chou' - My little cabbage.

OR

'Das Leben ist wie ein Kinderhemd--kurz und beschissen' - Life is like a child's shirt--short and crappy.


Thought I'd stick in an SEC-esque choice there.:cool::cool:

BeanbagBallbag

brian93 wrote: »

Does anyone know any good websites where I can practice German LC grammar? particularly relative pronous? as far as predictions go, the seem very likely! thanks

there's a small one

http://www.quia.com/quiz/251447.html?AP_rand=2028009522

http://www.lsa.umich.edu/german/hmr/index.html is good in general

River Song

I'm going to watch Euronews in German to get my head in gear, might be a good idea if you're bored lol

kt.alice

ithoughtitwasap wrote: »

Good input, man! :pac:

I love the lucky mushroom thing, it's like the French phrase 'Mon petit chou' - My little cabbage.

OR

'Das Leben ist wie ein Kinderhemd--kurz und beschissen' - Life is like a child's shirt--short and crappy.


Thought I'd stick in an SEC-esque choice there.:cool::cool:

Beschissen means sh*tty, not crappy. Maybe wouldn't use it? :rolleyes:

adler

good luck everyone tomorrow with the exam. :-D

JamJamJamJam

Ich habe Angst! :-o

I haven't studied German out of class since the Easter holidays :-P Trying to decide whether to study late into the night or very early in the morning...

Or both cos I'm hardcore like that...!!

ithoughtitwasap

kt.alice wrote: »

Beschissen means sh*tty, not crappy. Maybe wouldn't use it? :rolleyes:

Haha, cheers! Probably saved me a mark or two there :P

Cardor

I just got some new Deutsch Redewendungen..

Mein jungerer Bruder benimmt sich wie ein Elefant im Porzellanladen
My younger brother behaves like a bull in a china shop

Das ist nicht mein Fall
That is not my cup of tea

Das geht mir auf die Nerven
That gets on my nerves

Wenn ich mich recht erinnere....
If my memory serves me right...

Je harter man arbeitet, desto besser wird man.
The harder you work the better you become

I learned them all and i'm gonna try and include them into my letter..

kt.alice

ithoughtitwasap wrote: »

Haha, cheers! Probably saved me a mark or two there :P

Haha, no worries

A kind of similar one that you could use instead is "Das Leben ist kein Honiglecken"

Means literally "Life is no lick of honey." Basically, life's tough!

BeanbagBallbag

Der Tag wird mir gehören

BrendaN_f

orgasmically good exam!

brian93

What a beautiful paper.

From the 2 really interesting and do-able texts, the scarily easy grammar and facebook on the tape. Lovely I thought. Letter was nice, and ausserung (b) was grand!

I'm proud of myself

Cardor

What a great paper.. letter was excellent.. and comps were pretty easy..! Grammar was just ridiculously easy.. I must say i'm pretty happy about that paper..

njd2010

Hell yes that was a nice exam. Kind of weird though, when I was a kid my dream actually was to work in that miniatur wunderland place in Germany, which is why I really got into German when it started in Primary school! To be asked why I would want to work there as an außerung in my leaving is just eery.