[NaomiMadeleine]

HOLA

Basically I just wondered how those who took OCR A2 spanish listening reading and writing paper today found it? I thought it was a pretty hard paper...

[ollyfriend]

Yeah i found it pretty hard..listening was average but took ages..the translation was hard though cause you had to know what words like rostro and arruga meant..i was hoping to get a question about unemployment for the essay aswell

[buddhacoffee]

Hardest. Exam. Ever!!
What was UP with that translation?? Am really not looking forward to results day...!

[asparkyn]

It was bloody awful!!

[NaomiMadeleine]

(Original post by buddhacoffee)

Hardest. Exam. Ever!!
What was UP with that translation?? Am really not looking forward to results day...!

The translation was pretty strange. The first line was ok then suddenley it got complicated. I couldn't understand what they were trying to say... something about how it aided the reality of the film by having people acting the parts who had already been through those same experiences? I couldn't find a way of translating it that read well in english. ME NEITHER.

[buddhacoffee]

(Original post by asparkyn)
It was bloody awful!!

(Original post by NaomiMadeleine)
The translation was pretty strange. The first line was ok then suddenley it got complicated. I couldn't understand what they were trying to say... something about how it aided the reality of the film by having people acting the parts who had already been through those same experiences? I couldn't find a way of translating it that read well in english. ME NEITHER.

How did you guys find the rest of the paper? I felt okay with the writing, because I guess we were able to prepare a little beforehand, but now I'm thinking "d'oh! I should have said that in my essay!" or "that's a good idea, why didn't I think of that in the exam?"

[asparkyn]

(Original post by buddhacoffee)
How did you guys find the rest of the paper? I felt okay with the writing, because I guess we were able to prepare a little beforehand, but now I'm thinking "d'oh! I should have said that in my essay!" or "that's a good idea, why didn't I think of that in the exam?"

The essay was alright I guess, I wish unemployment had come up because that was what I had been preparing for, but I could do integration and exclusion fairly alright. I mucked up everything else about the paper though. How did you do on the rest?

[buddhacoffee]

(Original post by asparkyn)
The essay was alright I guess, I wish unemployment had come up because that was what I had been preparing for, but I could do integration and exclusion fairly alright. I mucked up everything else about the paper though. How did you do on the rest?

Gah, I know! Unemployment I was most confident with, but I did integration too and think it was okay! Thought the second listening question was alright, but everything else was a mess! What grade are you aiming for?

[asparkyn]

(Original post by buddhacoffee)
Gah, I know! Unemployment I was most confident with, but I did integration too and think it was okay! Thought the second listening question was alright, but everything else was a mess! What grade are you aiming for?

The listenings were both difficult for me, and so was the reading section. Ideally I'd like to score an A/A* for this paper but well ... s'not likely anyhow now. You must be aiming high too, no?

[buddhacoffee]

(Original post by asparkyn)
The listenings were both difficult for me, and so was the reading section. Ideally I'd like to score an A/A* for this paper but well ... s'not likely anyhow now. You must be aiming high too, no?

Yeah, the reading was super-difficult, especially the reading about the Gypsy-actresses! Well I really hope you get an A / A*! Loads of people think they've not done too well and then come out with great grades on results day!
I was aiming for an A too, but I only need a B for uni. However, I doubt I'll even get that after this paper...! Yikes!
But ah well, all we can do it wait I suppose!