* French Higher Level Aftermath * (1 thread only please)

josephdaly111

KoolAidRelic wrote: »

I wrote WAY too much for them all... 200,145,158,161

Same. Think I wrote 240 for the first one and over 150 for the other two. Hope we won't get marked down!

B_Fanatic

:eek: 240! I did like 160 and I thought I was doing a lot!

deao

B_Fanatic wrote: »

:eek: 240! I did like 160 and I thought I was doing a lot!

same i did 161 for the first 1 ya have to answer and i did 126 and 127 for the other 1s i did?

J_E

I didn't count, but I pretty much filled out all the space they gave to me, and everything looked grammar-correct so hoping for good marks

RarestSolanum

KoolAidRelic wrote: »

I wrote WAY too much for them all... 200,145,158,161

I wrote 120, 100, 80, 90. Way I see it, the more I wrote, the more they can mark me down in "language" :rolleyes:

deao

Cydoniac wrote: »

I didn't count, but I pretty much filled out all the space they gave to me, and everything looked grammar-correct so hoping for good marks

They wont be that tight as to dock marks of ya for too much writting will they? :L i know they're meant to or whatever and it doesn't look goos but surely they know your only trying :L

amortentia

KoolAidRelic wrote: »

I wrote WAY too much for them all... 200,145,158,161

I thought you only had to do 3 questions O_o

JustDoingLeave

did meme work as a preposition? as in isnt a preposition somthing that links two parts of asentence? in the piece it saud something like 'they turned whatever into student logements, same(meme) with council housing'


and he stabbed the man for asking his name didnt he?

Fireball07

amortentia wrote: »

I thought you only had to do 3 questions O_o

You do. But there's so much time in that exam you might as well do an extra one tbh.

electrictrad

Right, lets clear this up once and for all. . .

This is the paragraph 3 from comprehension 2. . .I have highlighted the plusque-parfaits in bold black, and the imparfaits in bold red that I see. . .feel free to correct me, but this is how I see it. . .

Nathan entra dans la maison. À cause du
mauvais temps, elle était déjà plongée dans une semiobscurité.

« Bienvenue dans le monde de l’illégalité »,

réfléchit-il. « Si tu te fais prendre ici, tu peux dire
adieu à ta licence d’avocat ». Il fallait qu’il soit
prudent et qu’il fasse vite. Il pénétra dans le bureau.
C’était une grande pièce, remplie d’étagères contenant
une quantité impressionnante de dossiers. Nathan
parcourut rapidement quelques-uns de ces documents.
Il crut comprendre que Goodrich gardait un dossier
médical de tous les patients dont il s’était occupé. Les
dossiers étaient classés chronologiquement. Nathan
remonta avec impatience dans le temps et arriva enfin à
l’année 1982. Il fouilla dans la pile de documents avec

tant d’empressement qu’il en renversa la moitié.

JustDoingLeave

electrictrad wrote: »

Right, lets clear this up once and for all. . .

This is the paragraph 3 from comprehension 2. . .I have highlighted the plusque-parfaits in bold black, and the imparfaits in bold red that I see. . .feel free to correct me, but this is how I see it. . .

Nathan entra dans la maison. À cause du

mauvais temps, elle était déjà plongée dans une semiobscurité.

« Bienvenue dans le monde de l’illégalité »,

réfléchit-il

. « Si tu te fais prendre ici, tu peux dire

adieu à ta licence d’avocat »

. Il fallait qu’il soit

prudent et qu’il fasse vite. Il pénétra dans le bureau.

C’était une grande pièce, remplie d’étagères contenant
une quantité impressionnante de dossiers. Nathan
parcourut rapidement quelques-uns de ces documents.
Il crut comprendre que Goodrich gardait un dossier
médical de tous les patients dont il s’était occupé. Les
dossiers étaient classés chronologiquement. Nathan
remonta avec impatience dans le temps et arriva enfin à
l’année 1982. Il fouilla dans la pile de documents avec

tant d’empressement qu’il en renversa la moitié.

well **** it anyway

J_E

That was a nasty way to catch people out. Separated the A's from the rest of them though.

IfUSeekAmy

electrictrad wrote: »

Right, lets clear this up once and for all. . .

This is the paragraph 3 from comprehension 2. . .I have highlighted the plusque-parfaits in bold black, and the imparfaits in bold red that I see. . .feel free to correct me, but this is how I see it. . .

Nathan entra dans la maison. À cause du

mauvais temps, elle était déjà plongée dans une semiobscurité.

« Bienvenue dans le monde de l’illégalité »,

réfléchit-il

. « Si tu te fais prendre ici, tu peux dire

adieu à ta licence d’avocat »

. Il fallait qu’il soit

prudent et qu’il fasse vite. Il pénétra dans le bureau.

C’était une grande pièce, remplie d’étagères contenant
une quantité impressionnante de dossiers. Nathan
parcourut rapidement quelques-uns de ces documents.
Il crut comprendre que Goodrich gardait un dossier
médical de tous les patients dont il s’était occupé. Les
dossiers étaient classés chronologiquement. Nathan
remonta avec impatience dans le temps et arriva enfin à
l’année 1982. Il fouilla dans la pile de documents avec

tant d’empressement qu’il en renversa la moitié.

WRONG!

2nd line of the main block of text. C'ÉTAIT UNE GRANDE PIECE.... or whatever. ÉTAIT was PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE!

YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!

irish_man

electrictrad wrote: »

Right, lets clear this up once and for all. . .

This is the paragraph 3 from comprehension 2. . .I have highlighted the plusque-parfaits in bold black, and the imparfaits in bold red that I see. . .feel free to correct me, but this is how I see it. . .

Nathan entra dans la maison. À cause du
mauvais temps, elle était déjà plongée dans une semiobscurité.

« Bienvenue dans le monde de l’illégalité »,

réfléchit-il. « Si tu te fais prendre ici, tu peux dire
adieu à ta licence d’avocat ». Il fallait qu’il soit
prudent et qu’il fasse vite. Il pénétra dans le bureau.
C’était une grande pièce, remplie d’étagères contenant
une quantité impressionnante de dossiers. Nathan
parcourut rapidement quelques-uns de ces documents.
Il crut comprendre que Goodrich gardait un dossier
médical de tous les patients dont il s’était occupé. Les
dossiers étaient classés chronologiquement. Nathan
remonta avec impatience dans le temps et arriva enfin à
l’année 1982. Il fouilla dans la pile de documents avec

tant d’empressement qu’il en renversa la moitié.

You missed that one!!! C'était!!!! So happy when I saw it!

electrictrad

IfUSeekAmy wrote: »

WRONG!

2nd line of the main block of text. C'ÉTAIT UNE GRANDE PIECE.... or whatever. ÉTAIT was PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE!

YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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:o:DMajor boo-boo. . .etait's good after all. . . .

Belmono

Guys, when trying to work out what a preposition is, think about the make-up of the word: 'pre-' and 'position'. So it's a word that typically comes before a noun and indicates the position of something. Doesn't cover every single instance of prepositional use, but it's a handy rule of thumb!:D

J_E

Belmono wrote: »

Guys, when trying to work out what a preposition is, think about the make-up of the word: 'pre-' and 'position'. So it's a word that typically comes before a noun and indicates the position of something. Doesn't cover every single instance of prepositional use, but it's a handy rule of thumb!:D

Thanks! I only need to go back in time 12 hours now :P

teenagedream

I thought the amount of words was really important? I lost soooo many mocks for my mock because I had over 200 for the 1st and over 150 for the rest. I didn't go over 120 today because of it.

Solus01

I'm getting seriously worried when I see the amount people wrote for the written questions :eek: Do you not have to stick to their limit of 90/75 mots, that's what my teacher always told me!!:mad:

Belmono

Cydoniac wrote: »

Thanks! I only need to go back in time 12 hours now :P

Yep, sorry, I know it's being smart after the event, but consider it part of lifelong learning:)

J_E

Solus01 wrote: »

I'm getting seriously worried when I see the amount people wrote for the written questions :eek: Do you not have to stick to their limit of 90/75 mots, that's what my teacher always told me!!:mad:

Well think of it this way - the more you write the more opportunity you have of being wrong and losing marks

NotExactly

Cydoniac wrote: »

Well think of it this way - the more you write the more opportunity you have of being wrong and losing marks

I filled all the space given for all 3 opinion questions. I hope I don't get docked. For the two 75 word questions I probably wrote 200 words

J_E

NotExactly wrote: »

I filled all the space given for all 3 opinion questions. I hope I don't get docked. For the two 75 word questions I probably wrote 200 words

Yeah, I filled out the space too. Made extra sure I tried to keep everything as relevant and correct as possible. Still though, short answers are in with as much of a chance of an A as longer ones

NotExactly

Belmono wrote: »

Guys, when trying to work out what a preposition is, think about the make-up of the word: 'pre-' and 'position'. So it's a word that typically comes before a noun and indicates the position of something. Doesn't cover every single instance of prepositional use, but it's a handy rule of thumb!:D

Seriously why would you tell us this after the exam? ( I got the right answer BTW)

KoolAidRelic

Fireball07 wrote: »

You do. But there's so much time in that exam you might as well do an extra one tbh.

Exactly. As soon as I finished the comprehensions, I asked for paper and wrote my pieces on that, fixed the grammar and then copied them in to the answer book.

French is the most generously timed exam. Or at least up there with biology

LittleMissLost

Yeah I think I wrote at least 110 for every question

Ady_Irl

I wrote like 200 words for each of my written answers :eek: But I did the same in my pre and still got an A1 so hopefully they won't take marks off those who went that extra mile regarding length....

nollid

@electrictrad, re. plus-que-parfait:

Était déjà plongée and était classés are NOT examples of the plus-que-parfait. Neither plonger nor classer is conjugated with être. These are both examples of the past participle being used as an adjective, as in the English 'was plunged' as opposed to 'had plunged'

smeal

I was really happy with the paper! Comprehensions were easy and the opinion questions were brilliant:) The cumpulsory question Q1a I struggled to come up with ideas so I just talked about having my own job and having freedom in college blah blah but i thought it was a wee bit hard to expand:) listening was a bit dodgy for me but its always been my weak point. My oral went brilliant so I'm hoping I can get a B2/B3 in the overall mark if i just skim a pass in the aural:)

Big Pussy Bonpensiero

IfUSeekAmy wrote: »

WRONG!

2nd line of the main block of text. C'ÉTAIT UNE GRANDE PIECE.... or whatever. ÉTAIT was PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE!

YUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!
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You deserve an A1 just for that,