All set for the French Orals?

Killian In The Name Of · 14-04-2012 8:30pm #1

That is if you haven't done them already, obviously. I think I'm OK, as long as the examiner is nice and not all: "TELL ME ABOUT POLLUTION

"

Our French teacher said it's essentially to show that you know your verbs/tenses, but I'm learning off 'journée typique' and 'les regléments' just incase because I won't even try and do them in my own words for fear of disaster. :O

PictureFrame · 14-04-2012 9:01pm

Killian In The Name Of wrote: »

That is if you haven't done them already, obviously. I think I'm OK, as long as the examiner is nice and not all: "TELL ME ABOUT POLLUTION "

Our French teacher said it's essentially to show that you know your verbs/tenses, but I'm learning off 'journée typique' and 'les regléments' just incase because I won't even try and do them in my own words for fear of disaster. :O

I hope the examiner asks me about pollution! :P.. If she asks me about my emission preferée, I have a massive spiel about Grey's Anatomy to spew out of me! Lovely!

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 9:04pm

I'll be trying to avoid most of those Abstract topics... I've a good lot learned about "Le Big Bang Theorie"..... I'm just hoping that he likes my jokes and lets me run with my reams of material on "Ma famille"!

PictureFrame · 14-04-2012 9:06pm

ChemHickey wrote: »

I'll be trying to avoid most of those Abstract topics... I've a good lot learned about "Le Big Bang Theorie"..... I'm just hoping that he likes my jokes and lets me run with my reams of material on "Ma famille"!

I'm gonna drag in Alcohol, Drugs, Pollution, Smoking and possibly Tourism if I can, i've bothered learning the stuff i'm not leaving that room without showing him/her everything I know! :P Looking forward to it actually! I'm the 4th person in, 1st Higher Level and the first lad so hopefully it'll be a Male examiner who might give me a break! :P

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 9:11pm

Really? I'm either last on monday or first tuesday! I'm in between two pass students so it might make me look a bit better than I am! Everything I have leads to " Quest-ce-que vous feriez di vous gagneriez la Loto"... EVERYTHING LEADS TO IT.... My family, pastimes, school, part-time job, college! Everything ends like... Eh bien monsieur... tous serait plus facile pour moi si j'aurais les foins dans ses bottes (If I would be rich)

Wesc. · 14-04-2012 9:28pm

I'm looking forward to it aswell!

I've learnt off a good few idioms, subjunctive/plus-que-parfait sentences and I've all my "leads" done out so I'll be going in confident! Although I'm after a fella who's perfectly fluent in French :-/

PictureFrame · 14-04-2012 9:29pm

ChemHickey wrote: »

Really? I'm either last on monday or first tuesday! I'm in between two pass students so it might make me look a bit better than I am! Everything I have leads to " Quest-ce-que vous feriez di vous gagneriez la Loto"... EVERYTHING LEADS TO IT.... My family, pastimes, school, part-time job, college! Everything ends like... Eh bien monsieur... tous serait plus facile pour moi si j'aurais les foins dans ses bottes (If I would be rich)

Oui madame, j'ai une soeur.. si je gagnais la lotterie nationale je acheterais une voiture, et je ferais une tour du monde et donnerais l'argent a concern et d'autres organisations.. Elle s'appelle Mia..

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 9:40pm

PictureFrame wrote: »

ChemHickey wrote: »

Really? I'm either last on monday or first tuesday! I'm in between two pass students so it might make me look a bit better than I am! Everything I have leads to " Quest-ce-que vous feriez di vous gagneriez la Loto"... EVERYTHING LEADS TO IT.... My family, pastimes, school, part-time job, college! Everything ends like... Eh bien monsieur... tous serait plus facile pour moi si j'aurais les foins dans ses bottes (If I would be rich)

Oui madame, j'ai une soeur.. si je gagnais la lotterie nationale je acheterais une voiture, et je ferais une tour du monde et donnerais l'argent a concern et d'autres organisations.. Elle s'appelle Mia..

Oui. monsieur! J'espère que j'aille à Galway pour faire les maths monsieur. il y a un tas de l'argent qui j'aurai. ce sera comme je gagnerai la loto! si je la gagnerais je vous donnerais l'entier monsieur! mais ça dépendrait sur mes notes... peut-être un A1?

siobhan93 · 14-04-2012 9:42pm

My pronounciation is getting me down and i dont know how to make it any better before the orals and im on Thursday.

Does anyone have any good words that would make the conversation better? Like do ya know in irish how you have 'gan dabht ar bith' and so on.. I know 'a vrai dire' and 'Peut-etre' any other helpful ones?:)

Togepi · 14-04-2012 9:49pm

'Bien sur' is always a good one. (Means of course.)

Then there's 'alors' and 'eh bien' which just mean well or so.

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 9:52pm

siobhan93 wrote: »

My pronounciation is getting me down and i dont know how to make it any better before the orals and im on Thursday.

Does anyone have any good words that would make the conversation better? Like do ya know in irish how you have 'gan dabht ar bith' and so on.. I know 'a vrai dire' and 'Peut-etre' any other helpful ones?:)

À mon avis
selon moi
c'est-à-dire
il me semble
je pense
je crois

la prononciation? Je la préfère! j'adore mon accent français et j'espére que j'obtienne toutes les notes pour la prononciation-ci <<<shnakey subjunctive

siobhan93 · 14-04-2012 9:56pm

ChemHickey wrote: »

À mon avis
selon moi
c'est-à-dire
il me semble
je pense
je crois

la prononciation? Je la préfère! j'adore mon accent français et j'espére que j'obtienne toutes les notes pour la prononciation-ci <<<shnakey subjunctive

Oh perf.. thank you!
Hahaha shly.. still need to put subjunctive somewhere in my notes :S

siobhan93 · 14-04-2012 9:57pm

Togepi wrote: »

'Bien sur' is always a good one. (Means of course.) Then there's 'alors' and 'eh bien' which just mean well or so.

Thanks a mill! No doubt il be use them about 50 times haha

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 9:59pm

siobhan93 wrote: »

ChemHickey wrote: »

À mon avis
selon moi
c'est-à-dire
il me semble
je pense
je crois

la prononciation? Je la préfère! j'adore mon accent français et j'espére que j'obtienne toutes les notes pour la prononciation-ci <<<shnakey subjunctive

Oh perf.. thank you!
Hahaha shly.. still need to put subjunctive somewhere in my notes :S

Also, don't forget your ZUUUUUTTT ALORRSSS!

Or Berk!

or Bof!

Or Merde!

^^ maybe don't say the last one... unless you're in France.

Togepi · 14-04-2012 10:09pm

ChemHickey wrote: »

Also, don't forget your ZUUUUUTTT ALORRSSS!

Or Berk!

or Bof!

Or Merde!

^^ maybe don't say the last one... unless you're in France.

What do the first three mean?

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 10:13pm

Togepi wrote: »

ChemHickey wrote: »

Also, don't forget your ZUUUUUTTT ALORRSSS!

Or Berk!

or Bof!

Or Merde!

^^ maybe don't say the last one... unless you're in France.

What do the first three mean?

Z alors = aww damn/shucks
Berk = yuck!
Bof = Pffft!

^^ hard to describe them but thats it pretty much!

Wesc. · 14-04-2012 10:23pm

Togepi wrote: »

What do the first three mean?

Well as far as I know (autant que je sache :P):

---Zut alors means something like "Ah feck it sure"!
---Bof means "meh"

Sorry I don't know the other 2 either!

EDIT: Whoops I didn't realise ChemHickey already replied.

Zut alors!

hotfuzz2 · 14-04-2012 10:27pm

Always use alors if you're trying to remember something, instead of being like "emmm" :P
And always direct the conversation.
And for your document (if you're doing one that is) prepare the most complicated questions on them and have them prepared just incase! Obviously know all the general questions you may be asked on it.
And use "joining" phrases like franchement, pour vrai dire, vraiment, a la fois, etc.
Know basics like souvent, de temps en temps, un peu, en general, surtout, etc.
And if they ask you about last/next/every weekend and you're not sure which one they're asking, say something like "pardon, le week-end dernier/prochain?" That won't deduct from your marks at all, it's just natural conversation!

And for things like politics, if you haven't got them prepared just say "honnetement la politique ne m'interesse pas beaucoup."
And this came from my teacher whos a long time oral examiner

hotfuzz2 · 14-04-2012 10:28pm

Does anyone know when the documents asked?

plein de force · 14-04-2012 10:33pm

ChemHickey wrote: »

À mon avis
selon moi
c'est-à-dire
il me semble
je pense
je crois

la prononciation? Je la préfère! j'adore mon accent français et j'espére que j'obtienne toutes les notes pour la prononciation-ci <<<shnakey subjunctive

strangely enough, you'd think you need the subjunctive after esperer que but you don't use it with esperer. french is strange

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 10:44pm

plein de force wrote: »

ChemHickey wrote: »

À mon avis
selon moi
c'est-à-dire
il me semble
je pense
je crois

la prononciation? Je la préfère! j'adore mon accent français et j'espére que j'obtienne toutes les notes pour la prononciation-ci <<<shnakey subjunctive

strangely enough, you'd think you need the subjunctive after esperer que but you don't use it with esperer. french is strange

In most cases it doesn't take subjunctive but my French teacher has this Huge thick encyclopedia of French grammar and she checked to make sure about that certain verb and there are times where it can be used.

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 10:49pm

Really? ok will do! thank you for your advice! Appreciate it!

Claregirl5 · 14-04-2012 10:50pm

Bonsoir tout le monde!

2 points I would like to make:

1) j'espère que is never followed by the subjonctive:
j'espère que j'obtiendrai les points nécessaires pour aller à l'université (future tense)
j'espère que tu as fini tous tes devoirs (passé composé)

2) Candidates are asked if they have a document at the beginning of the oral exam. Make sure you bring it in the exam room, should you have one. However you will first be asked personal questions, to put you in the mood!!

C.

plein de force · 14-04-2012 10:51pm

never in all my years speaking have i used it or heard it used as subjunctive

Mysteriouschic · 14-04-2012 11:03pm

hotfuzz2 wrote: »

Does anyone know when the documents asked?

It normally comes up near the end. But it might come up in a topic then they might do the document then and then go back to questions after.

Mysteriouschic · 14-04-2012 11:05pm

I really hope this oral goes well at least better then last year. I've put more effort in this time.

Togepi · 14-04-2012 11:10pm

Guys is it 'j'écoute de la musique' or 'j'écoute la musique'?

ChemHickey · 14-04-2012 11:14pm

Togepi wrote: »

Guys is it 'j'écoute de la musique' or 'j'écoute la musique'?

la, je crois. Écouter has the à in it already i think.

Mysteriouschic · 14-04-2012 11:16pm

What topics is everyone going to try and sway the conversation to?

fleeflyfloflum · 14-04-2012 11:16pm

My oral book says de la..

Also, this subjunctive and plus-que parfait...I can honestly say my class has never ever heard of either of these tenses, are they really necessary?

BellaVerita · 14-04-2012 11:24pm

Togepi wrote: »

Guys is it 'j'écoute de la musique' or 'j'écoute la musique'?

It's definitely "de la" I saw it on a website before, I'll try and find it now

Can't find the site, came accross it a while back when I was writing up les loisirs for the oral, double checked Bien Dit there and it's jouer de la musique

All set for the French Orals?

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