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Cambridge IGCSE English Language (May 3rd 2016) official thread

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Reply 960

DamnDaniel2

Original post by ellamoon_22

i third this comment

I fourth it! Shall we actually start one?

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Reply 961

Aubergineator

#igcseEnglish is trending number one on Twitter and the tweets are hilarious!

Reply 962

0lut0

Original post by Wisdom2

The quotes I used was the one about sandy roads and the one about the white washed walls and orange trees being laced by the sun for part a

For part b I used 'tatty trinkets' and the rainbow of produce and sourced ingredients.

Same :biggrin:

Anyone link the orange trees laced with sunlight to the garden of eden?
Or the sandy roads saying how to sand was dusty and prevented people from acquiring love? - something like that

oH nah I said that it shows colour and it shows destruction I tried to link it to fire and say this how the ancient people were destroyed something like that.

Reply 963

Wisdom2

Original post by Username3097486

garden of eden jesus christ i wish i imagined like that

Thanks man!! I legit didn't know what do say, i prayed and thenn the garden of eden point popped up :smile:

Reply 964

tmg1999

What did everyone put as points for question 3 - found it very hard to distinguish between individual points??? does 30% of crop account for all the things about food SO CONFUSING

Reply 965

Dr Cobbold

Original post by ellamoon_22

i third this comment

Someone start the hastag

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Reply 966

Some_Student_1

[QUOTE="PenguinNinja;64555181"]

Original post by CaSama9

[Please be sure to suggest any other points]

Question One

What were her first impressions of the hotel and the staff?

. Al was generous as he waited in the airport for the guests to arrive
. The Gardners discussion was nice
. Al seemed to care about her neck pain
. Hotels dining room was good
. The landscape and artwork

What was her husbands attitude and behaviour like? And what were her feelings towards it?

. Threw a tantrum at market at her
. Child like immature/irresponsible
. Pressured Al into putting him in group
. Rubble on top of the hill- rude
. Refused to go to the animal sanctuary

What were her plans

. To collect him from hospital
. To persuade him not to file a complaint
. To go to the airport by Friday to go home
. Spend remaining days writing notebook
. Spend remaining days with bees and seeing how she can help
. Explore the history and area of the place
. Leave a good reputation after her husband, before she leaves[/QUOTE
Omg I don't think i mentioned nearly enough of the points especially on bullet point 1 and 2.

Can you say that Al gave them the best suite in the hotel for BP1?

Reply 967

JSaintUK

Bullet point one for question three was so annoying, I thought that once they went to the hospital they were going to fly back home and now I have barely any points for bullet point 3 😓

Reply 968

abitpissy

Original post by Leighanna_

How did everyone find there English exam today? i thought it was pretty easy, compared to other year's exams.

Lol the last year's exam was hell. Tbh you guys had it good this year (retaking it). But q2 was sucky.

Reply 969

DamnDaniel2

Original post by Questioness

Lol the last year's exam was hell. Tbh you guys had it good this year (retaking it). But q2 was sucky.

I found last years one so much easier hahaha

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Reply 970

Aubergineator

Original post by Aubergineator

#igcseEnglish is trending number one on Twitter and the tweets are hilarious!

Also 'Mr Head' is trending at number three

Reply 971

PenguinNinja

[QUOTE="Some_Student_1;64555263"]

Original post by PenguinNinja

Can you say that Al gave them the best suite in the hotel for BP1?

I wrote something like that too. I'm hoping i developed it right. Btw the mark scheme thingy wasn't mine, i just couldn't quote properly. :colondollar:

Reply 972

tmg1999

please someone help - what were everyones bullet points for question 3 on the honeybees

Reply 973

examhater44

[QUOTE="Some_Student_1;64555263"]

Original post by PenguinNinja

Can you say that Al gave them the best suite in the hotel for BP1?

Yea i did that

Reply 974

Halz507

Difficult for no reason.

Reply 975

examhater44

Guys in Q2 could we have talked about the husbands stubbornness and fussiness:

"unimpressed", "complaining loudly"

Reply 976

Perfection Ace

Damn, I was grateful that it was a Letter format for Q1, but I still struggled on which tenses to use and when :/. I couldn't even completely finish the 3rd bullet point which also made my paragraphs unequal. On Q2, I forgot to write an overall for each paragraph!! Q.Q. But on Q3, I rushed the summary and it was sooo basic.

Y'all reckon if it's still possible for me to get an A? :frown:

Reply 977

JlewisM

Grade Boundaries for the Extended Paper (Based on November 2015)

Overall Grade Boundaries
For: Component 2 (Reading Passages), Component 4 (Coursework Portfolio) and Component 6 (Speaking and Listening Coursework)
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(edited 7 years ago)

Reply 978

surd

I've heard people saying they found it easy etc. and though I'm still relatively confident I've done well, I definitely think it was the hardest paper yet!

There were only one or two very obvious quotations to pick out for question 2, the rest I sort of rambled on with at the end as I had plenty of time to make sure I eventually picked up the marks hahah

Question 1 was a dream tho! Mr Head, as many others have noted, is definitely a giant douche

Hopefully grade boundaries will be down due to the difficulty!!

Reply 979

hk1234x

Here's what I did
Bullet point 1:
-friendly staff, Al came to the airport to greet us, they are well educated, gardener told me all about bees, they are concerned for me, offering to change the pillow immediately (I developed my points obviously)
-hotel is beautiful and picturesque, just like the images Al posted online, good for accommodation
Bullet point 2:
-husband had a childish attitude, rude ignorant and quite boastful
Making rude comments about the Old Town, refusing to visit animal sanctuary, scoffing, acting big headed, thinks he's a know it all
Bullet point 3:
-make more notes in the journal whilst sipping on tea- relaxing
-visit the gardener to learn more about bees and wildlife
-visit the animal sanctuary
-write an outstanding report online
-help Al to get businesses to work with hotel
I did a lot more but they aren't coming to me right now.

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