Language applicants for 2012 entry
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryYh I'm hoping they are a lot lower because then I could scrape an A but I was thinking today, if I get a B, I'm hoping that it's an average B and not two marks off an A or something otherwise I will be kicking myself!! Ah right, BBB isn't too bad, mines similar in that it's ABC,but the A has to be in French and B in German, I always find the oral my weakest throughout the course, last year I had a C in the as oral, resat this year which went a lot better(Original post by JakeE10)
Ah yeah, they are quite high
Maybe it was a harder exam this year though, almost everyone in my class thought it was quite difficult anyway. My firm is Aston Uni and I need BBB. I got a B in German at AS but quite a strong one. Think I got about 75% so I just need a high C for A2 and i should be ok... My oral exam went terribly wrong too though so I think there may be a re-sit year for me as they will definitely not let me in with a C in German!! Lol 
Just hoping I can scrape a B now. The scary thing is I was actually predicted an A this year for German but im just too lazy!!! 
I could not imagine resitting the year, I just want to go to uni 
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryYeah. And I wasnt too keen on Q1 either...ah well.(Original post by nennybeans)
Goood
and yeah the social worker one was slightly awkward, and the one where you put in 2 letters :L ah well coulda been a lot worse I suppose :P
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryFor the literature/film essays is it likely for the essays to be the same for different languages? Because the Italian exam had something on an important event in the piece so is it possible or likely for the same to come up in French. I've sort of not really revised very well so I'm PRAYING that what came up the past two years (themes and contemporary society) don't come up which leaves characters and style/form etc. Is that a really bad idea? I literally have nothing to say for contemporary society, I could probably handle themes though I guess.
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryGerman(Original post by nennybeans)
Omg I was so close to putting Aston as my firm, which course? :P
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryditto for French! ...and every other A-level actually(Original post by JakeE10)
...Just hoping I can scrape a B now. The scary thing is I was actually predicted an A this year for German but im just too lazy!!!
good luck
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryI'm doing OCR French... I've got Chemistry that afternoon so I have literally just picked up my French books for the first time! I'M NOW FREAKING OUT. I'm relying on the first two essay topics being bearable because I did that kind of thing for my oral - how many topics have you revised? Please don't say all of them.(Original post by nuage)
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryChem and French look at you! best of luck. I've looked at all of them but only feel comfortable writing about the environment and immigration. I did film for my speaking so would perhaps consider that in the culture section(Original post by georgie94)
I'm doing OCR French... I've got Chemistry that afternoon so I have literally just picked up my French books for the first time! I'M NOW FREAKING OUT. I'm relying on the first two essay topics being bearable because I did that kind of thing for my oral - how many topics have you revised? Please don't say all of them. -
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryOh god it was a great idea back in 2010, not so much fun now. Oh so we're kind of in the same boat with the number of topics, I've basically got crime, immigration and nuclear power. Which bit are you the most worried about? In all the practice papers I keep messing up the bit where you have to define the underlined words from the passage. So frustrating!(Original post by nuage)
Chem and French look at you! best of luck. I've looked at all of them but only feel comfortable writing about the environment and immigration. I did film for my speaking so would perhaps consider that in the culture section -
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entrynuclear was one of my big ones but I'm looking at the 2012 Jan report (the past paper isn't on the site) and nuclear was a question then! I'm quite comfortable with the whole reading section. I guess my biggest worry is the writing. I'm absolutely gutted that nuclear was so recent. we won't get it tomorrow(Original post by georgie94)
Oh god it was a great idea back in 2010, not so much fun now. Oh so we're kind of in the same boat with the number of topics, I've basically got crime, immigration and nuclear power. Which bit are you the most worried about? In all the practice papers I keep messing up the bit where you have to define the underlined words from the passage. So frustrating!
http://pdf.ocr.org.uk/download/rep_1...2_gce_jan.pdf?
also, question 15 - no candidates chose this essay! wow!Last edited by nuage; 18-06-2012 at 22:47. -
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryI don't do French but how did you find it?? Easier than the WJEC German paper?(Original post by JadoreHan)
French exam Finally over yayyyyyy! How did everyone find it? I did the wjec paper
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryWell the essay that came up was the one I had learnt so Yayyyyy! But the translation and one of the reading was really hard and the listening was okay so I would say probably the same really, but in my head I think French went a bit better(Original post by JakeE10)
I don't do French but how did you find it?? Easier than the WJEC German paper?
so now I am finally free of exams
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Re: Language applicants for 2012 entryYeah , like i sort of just made htigns up. I'm a vit drunk.(Original post by Ho Chi Minh)
Yep. It was a tricky tricky slant on it. Luckily I had history up my sleeve instead - a gift of a question. Did you brave the literature one anyway?
Maybe it was a harder exam this year though, almost everyone in my class thought it was quite difficult anyway. My firm is Aston Uni and I need BBB. I got a B in German at AS but quite a strong one. Think I got about 75% so I just need a high C for A2 and i should be ok... My oral exam went terribly wrong too though so I think there may be a re-sit year for me as they will definitely not let me in with a C in German!! Lol 
Just hoping I can scrape a B now. The scary thing is I was actually predicted an A this year for German but im just too lazy!!! 
and yeah the social worker one was slightly awkward, and the one where you put in 2 letters :L ah well coulda been a lot worse I suppose :P
