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Goood Luckkckckck

Good luck everyone! Hope we get the grades we want!!

Praying Q1 isn't a dick!

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Reply 642

batbat1306

Original post by FaithKG

Hey, if it's not too late... Can you summarise how to write a formal report??

Hey! You can go about it in quite a few ways, you basically have the freedom to do what you want with it!
You can just split it off into each bullet point- you can pack the points in there!

I've been taught to do this- this is on the very formal end of the spectrum though:

Aim : What you're inspecting
Date of Inspection:

Observations:
1: one point
(you can add more details using 1a,1b,1c bullet points here)
2.
3.

Conclusions:
1
2
3

Recommendations:
1
2
3

Signature:

Name of Inspector:

FULL SENTENCES NEEDED! No Q1 will assess you on writing in notes and using informal language.

Also: don't forget that you can get a magazine report here as well! I don't think there's been a talk since the 2013 june paper so there's a possibility of that coming up!

Good luck for today!

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Reply 643

batbat1306

Original post by Bushes1309

hi, do you know the exact marks you got for both your written coursework and your speaking and listening and would you be willing to share them pleaseee?

Hey!

I can't help you on that one, unfortunately. I know that I got 29/30 on the speaking but I'm not too sure on the coursework. I thought I got 36/40 and 9/10 for the other bit but I don;t think that's the case! :s-smilie:

Anyway, good luck for today! Hopefully the exam paper won't be hellish like last years!

Reply 644

ad4m

Good luck everyone! Remember, don't go into the exam set on an amount of marks you need. Try your absolute hardest and achieve the best mark that you can. Just remember to keep your bullet points balanced in your answer to question 1.

Reply 645

x_geniya_jery_x

Original post by batbat1306

Hey! You can go about it in quite a few ways, you basically have the freedom to do what you want with it!
You can just split it off into each bullet point- you can pack the points in there!

I've been taught to do this- this is on the very formal end of the spectrum though:

Aim : What you're inspecting
Date of Inspection:

Observations:
1: one point
(you can add more details using 1a,1b,1c bullet points here)
2.
3.

Conclusions:
1
2
3

Recommendations:
1
2
3

Signature:

Name of Inspector:

Also: don't forget that you can get a magazine report here as well! I don't think there's been a talk since the 2013 june paper so there's a possibility of that coming up!

Good luck for today!

Hey! Sorry, but do you mind telling me what the structure for a magazine report if its not too late. Thanks!

Reply 646

batbat1306

Original post by x_geniya_jery_x

Hey! Sorry, but do you mind telling me what the structure for a magazine report if its not too late. Thanks!

There's no exact structure to a magazine report. I would just say that it's slightly less formal than a newspaper article (a little more subjective at points, possibly) with one paragraph per bullet point.

Reply 647

x_geniya_jery_x

Original post by batbat1306

Thank you! Good luck! Hoping it's a letter,speech or an interview.

Reply 648

ibte10

Good luck everybody! Make sure to try your best and be sure to share how you got on with the paper.

Reply 649

ibrahim11

How would you write a talk/speech? 1st person?

Reply 650

Drunq

exam day, good luck all!

Reply 651

SJ_E

I have mine today... AHHHH so nervous :/

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Reply 652

_Xenon_

GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!! I hope you all do well. :biggrin:

Reply 653

_Xenon_

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Reply 654

dianciesylveon

Finished my paper. I live in India so I'm doing the paper (0500) which is different from what you guys are doing. We got an informal letter (remember you guys will probably get something else) and hopefully the mark scheme won't be too harsh and I kinda rushed the writer's effect :/

Reply 655

eks85

Original post by ibrahim11

How would you write a talk/speech? 1st person?

For a Speech , it is almost certainly formal, however the Character's voice is crucial . You must also use RHETORIC devices.

Hope this helps.

Reply 656

eks85

Just to remind you guys, to always read the instructions carefully because SOMETIMES the passage is different to the character they want you to answer in.