I am partially concerned about the exam; question 1, 2 and 3b were all rather easy, however I soon found myself struggling to find points in question 3a. I initially only found 10/15 points and had to go out on a bit of a limb for the other 5
I ended question 1 as "speak soon from (my name)" instead of Maria - however in the whole letter I showed that i knew I was Maria but I stupidly forgot when signing off, do you think I will get marks deducted?
I did the same as you, you're not the only one, don't worry about it. I asked a few of my English teachers about it and they said the most they would knock off was about 3 marks as long as you wrote it in the correct format and had the content.
i wrote more than the 250-350 words suggested for question 1 and 2 i was told it doesn't matter but i just wanna check that i cant lose marks for it ? If so how many? Please help i'm getting stressed about it.
right guys so im really worried heres what i did q1) bullet point 1: - welcoming staff - met me at the airport and made an effort to provide me with a comfortable stay - exactly like the website description - tranquil, great views etc - impressed with the scenery etc -cant really remember my point bullet point 2: -husband had a bad attitude to the hotel and was rude to staff (complained about the market and thing -made the staff change their plans because they were dull -acted irresponsibly and hurt himself - injury disturbed the atmosphere of the holiday bullet point 3; -continue writing and enjoying the surroundings (she had a note pad and it said she was a talented writer?) -explore the town/highlights of the tour -write a good review of the hotel
question 2 - focused my points arounf the idea of a 'mirage' thats only seen by those who search for it for paragraph 4 and talked about the connotations of sunlight and talked about the word 'entranced' and how it captivated the reader
paragraph 6 - wrote about 'a rainbow of produce' because rainbows have a connotation of bringing fortune and are rare etc aand discussed the contrasting quotes like tatty trinkets etc
question 3 i probably did all the bulllet points wrong and wrote similar ones and that
i really wanted an A but it seems like i blew it judging by the comments
lol i really struggled to create an effect out of mirage - i had no clue what it meant, along with a few other words. maybe i need to work on my vocab
Can we have a separate thread for people who want to spam: "What's the grade boundary" and "How do I work out my mark".
Anyhow. For "tatty trinkets", did anyone say anything like: repetition of the "t" sounds sharp/harsh on the tongue and thus reflects Mr Head's attitude and personality on the holiday. (utter s*** but possibility for marks?)
Although I acknowledge it is difficult to predict one's mark, what do we all think we got in the exam out of 50?
Honestly I thought it was a hard paper with being question 1 the hardest then 3 the easiest. All I want is a C that's what I'm happy with but I'm not sure if I would get one ;/
i wrote more than the 250-350 words suggested for question 1 and 2 i was told it doesnt matter but i just wanna check that i cant lose marks for it ? If so how many
nope you don't get penalised at all for going over the word count in questions 1-2. it only matters on q3 - the summary.