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Re: GCSE GreekMy class has begun learning Classical Greek this year (to take the GCSE next year). I've gone far ahead of my syllabus as far as Language is concerned, because I've learnt all the vocabulary and grammatical constructions required in the AS syllabus (well, all of them in John Taylor's A-Level Greek book), plus a whole load of another 1200 Greek words. Of course, that doesn't mean that I would be able to instantly translate anything at AS-Level because I don't yet have a full understanding of the language, but I would still prefer to do at least the Language part of the GCSE this year (the 2010 Past Paper seems extremely easy). Since I haven't done any independent study of Literature (nor has my class started it), I am obviously completely unprepared for the Literature exam (but I'm not taking it this year).
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Re: GCSE GreekDid you do Odyssey and Cyrus?(Original post by GameGod)
My class has begun learning Classical Greek this year (to take the GCSE next year). I've gone far ahead of my syllabus as far as Language is concerned, because I've learnt all the vocabulary and grammatical constructions required in the AS syllabus (well, all of them in John Taylor's A-Level Greek book), plus a whole load of another 1200 Greek words. Of course, that doesn't mean that I would be able to instantly translate anything at AS-Level because I don't yet have a full understanding of the language, but I would still prefer to do at least the Language part of the GCSE this year (the 2010 Past Paper seems extremely easy). Since I haven't done any independent study of Literature (nor has my class started it), I am obviously completely unprepared for the Literature exam (but I'm not taking it this year).
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Re: GCSE GreekI neeed help on Cyrus because I'm doing this mock paper and there's a question on the boyhood of Cyrus and how the last bit (when Astyages interrogates Cyrus and he answers and then Astyages almost tortures the herdsman) is made interesting for the reader. ???!!? I am the only one in my year doing Greek and we didn't annotate that bit AT ALL.
My exam is tomorrow. Yay?
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Re: GCSE Greekwell best advice I can give is just pick out words: like it says in the question the choice and position of words. so key words in his speech might be placed at the beginning or end of sentences or clauses for effect. and the word itself might be quite strong in a sense. the sounds of words add effect like lots of consonant sounds or vowel sounds. shame you can't really do alliteration (according to my teacher) as apparently if there is any it's all coincidental or accidental...
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Re: GCSE GreekHey so how did you find it(Original post by Ajbadge)
so guys... got greek prose on monday 23rd may 2011, i'm doing herodotus infancy & boyhood of cyrus (like most others).. since our teacher was sort of rubbish and we didn't finish prose until a few weeks ago we have not had any chance to learn it (there are 7 people in my class taking gcse classical greek). i have got a system of learning it, like some other, i type it out with greek line then english then greek and so on... buuuuuuuuut i'm worried about knowing what each word means. sometimes it's easy to work out from elimination and some words are obvious like to speak, etc. but there are lots of other words that well i don't know the meaning of... advice? english learning is going good, breaking up into chunks of lines and reciting it out load blah blah blah... greek part is about 50% there, just need to find a way of learning unusual words. (for some reason, im doing latin as well, i find words in the latin easier to learn and recognise... oh and any advice for if i have latin language and greek language one the same day which I DO, damn it... )
I am doing greek next year! What came up in this Cyrus test so I can do some practice questions?
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Re: GCSE GreekHow did you find it?? It was so straightforward! I LOVED it
Loved the essay questions so straight forward and the points were literally handed to you. Did any of you get the translation part? I think it was the part of how ''having heard this and having taken up the child the herdsman went back on to the same road behind and arrived at his hut (dwelling place). And to this man, on that day, his wife gave birth to a child''
It's sooo weird how I can say the prose off heart now and like a couple days ago I couldn't even fully remember it!
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Re: GCSE GreekMy class just started learning Greek this year, and are generally well below GCSE-level (I'm only where I am because I learnt the language stuff independently). We're currently studying the beginning of Chapter 6 of the book "Greek to GCSE: Part 1" by John Taylor (with 1 lesson a week).(Original post by kate.overall)
Did you do Odyssey and Cyrus?
Therefore, we're focusing (as a class) completely on learning the language. We haven't started learning any literature, and (because I haven't bothered so far to independently learn any literature) I don't know any literature myself. -
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Re: GCSE GreekI found it ok though I felt slightly rushed, but maybe I just wrote too much... for the essay questions, how many points did you tend to make for each bullet point and how many style points? because I had no idea how many to put lol :P E.g. for the one on the 2nd big essay question, what did you write for the last bullet point (somethng to do with time and pace)???(Original post by toff33popcorn)
How did you find it?? It was so straightforward! I LOVED it
Loved the essay questions so straight forward and the points were literally handed to you. Did any of you get the translation part? I think it was the part of how ''having heard this and having taken up the child the herdsman went back on to the same road behind and arrived at his hut (dwelling place). And to this man, on that day, his wife gave birth to a child''
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Also, for the translation I wrote: having heard these things, he took up the child and carried back on the same road and arrived at his hut. And on that same day, his wife have birth to a child" Do you tihnk I would get the full 5 marks for that? -
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Re: GCSE Greekhow did you find the prose exam?(Original post by Ajbadge)
so guys... got greek prose on monday 23rd may 2011, i'm doing herodotus infancy & boyhood of cyrus (like most others).. since our teacher was sort of rubbish and we didn't finish prose until a few weeks ago we have not had any chance to learn it (there are 7 people in my class taking gcse classical greek). i have got a system of learning it, like some other, i type it out with greek line then english then greek and so on... buuuuuuuuut i'm worried about knowing what each word means. sometimes it's easy to work out from elimination and some words are obvious like to speak, etc. but there are lots of other words that well i don't know the meaning of... advice? english learning is going good, breaking up into chunks of lines and reciting it out load blah blah blah... greek part is about 50% there, just need to find a way of learning unusual words. (for some reason, im doing latin as well, i find words in the latin easier to learn and recognise... oh and any advice for if i have latin language and greek language one the same day which I DO, damn it... )
i also have latin and greek on the same day... i also have ANOTHER exam... 3 exams in 1 day. oh the joys. if i had any tips i would share them but i dont! but I'm doing is 2 pages of vocab learning a day, starting tomorrow (i.e. once physics is over...) -
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Re: GCSE Greeki liked it too, essay questions weren't too bad. although someone I know didnt finish :/ i think it went ok though...(Original post by moocows911)
I thought it was a really nice exam, from my point of view anyway...
Yeah that sounds about right
anyone else TERRIFIED for the odyssey (verse) paper?! I DONT KNOW ANYTHING! guess how im spending half term... -
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Re: GCSE GreekHow much did you tend to write for each essay point and how many style points? E.g. for the bullet point about how the scene is dramatic, what did you write?(Original post by Leigh303)
i liked it too, essay questions weren't too bad. although someone I know didnt finish :/ i think it went ok though...
anyone else TERRIFIED for the odyssey (verse) paper?! I DONT KNOW ANYTHING! guess how im spending half term... -
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Re: GCSE Greekwe could help you if you gave us the book.(Original post by fencingfanatic)
I need some help.. I'm learning the Odysseus set text but we haven't been given the translation for lines 116-118. I want to know which words mean "woke up", "sitting up", "deliberated", "heart" and "mind".
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Re: GCSE Greekfor each essay i wrote about a page and a half so about a half-page paragraph for each bullet point. but i think i overdid it!(Original post by kate.overall)
How much did you tend to write for each essay point and how many style points? E.g. for the bullet point about how the scene is dramatic, what did you write?
was that the climatic build up essay question? i just wrote about sentence length - long sentences with lots of clauses building suspense, and the use of shorter sentences either to be dramatic (eg "For a while he (astyages) was speechless) or towards the end to build pace. Oh and time phrases like "at last", "for a while" etc to build up. Cant really remember anything else... although that was one of my shorter paragraphs :P
tbh it all went in a bit of a blur and ive been so focused on physics i cant remember all of what i wrote, especially without the passage/exam paper in front of me! -
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Re: GCSE Greeki wasnt the one who asked but i think it's book 6(Original post by Xristina)
we could help you if you gave us the book.
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Re: GCSE Greekthe exam's next monday - personally I'm confident with that section but im guessing whoever asked it originally wants some help.(Original post by Xristina)
ah ok, have you already taken the exam or should I answer the question?
I am doing greek next year! What came up in this Cyrus test so I can do some practice questions?
