As spanish aqa 3rd june 2014

for the internet essay, I structured it...
intro...brief explanation
para 1....how it's totally changed our lives i.e. in the workplace, school, online shopping, maintaining contact with family abroad etc
para 2...arguing that it hasn't totally changed our lives i.e. third world countries don't have access, OAPs etc
conclusion...final judgement

everybody else seems to have done positives and negatives about the changes it has brought...i'm now scared i've done it wrong.
is my structuring okay or would it have been better the other way?

Reply 181

BuddingAchiever

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Original post by Alludeen1

If only the Spanish (and the French for that matter) came up with their own words! I mean surely that can do better than hackear, el software and le weekend!

Or equally, 'tuitear'.... honestly! haha

Reply 182

jackberry96

Original post by BuddingAchiever

Or equally, 'tuitear'.... honestly! haha

I saw that and had a little chuckle. que tontos jaja

Reply 183

BuddingAchiever

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Right as far as I remember for the 1st page of listening (and please correct me if you feel I am wrong).. are as follows

1a) Surfing on the internet
b) A dozen (12)
c) Yesterday
d) 134
e) Retired people
f) They use laptops
g) News programme
h) Soap opera
i) The time in which the program is emitted (or takes place)
j) The lack of interesting competitors

Last page on listening:

a) 16
b)Para buscar trabajo
c) se encuentra con pocas razones de continuar en espana
d) El mayor tiene problemas de comportamiento
e) El menor no se va bien en colegio (can't remember if that's entirely correct)
f)El abuelo
g) Cometen errores estupidos
h) ha sido estresante
i)tener suficiente dinero para vivir
j) sueña a tener con la familia junta

Smoking listening:
-1st in Europe - V
- 30% have stopped smoking - N
- tobacco law introduced in Jan - N
- banned smoking in parks etc - V
- children whose parents smoke/passive smoking - F

The gap fill with jamie oliver:
a) así que
b)libras
c)postre
d)convertido
e)apoyado
g) volver
h)medica

I don't remember anything else ! Sorry!

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 184

BuddingAchiever

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Original post by Christina Costi

for the internet essay, I structured it...
intro...brief explanation
para 1....how it's totally changed our lives i.e. in the workplace, school, online shopping, maintaining contact with family abroad etc
para 2...arguing that it hasn't totally changed our lives i.e. third world countries don't have access, OAPs etc
conclusion...final judgement

everybody else seems to have done positives and negatives about the changes it has brought...i'm now scared i've done it wrong.
is my structuring okay or would it have been better the other way?

No, I think the question was very liberating.... you could interpret it in any way just as long as you justified your points (which I'm not sure myself... I've done)

Reply 185

yoza21

For the grammar section if you put 'va a venir' instead of 'vendrá' is it going to be considered wrong? I noticed the second verb in the sentence was in the future tense as opposed to the immediate future so idk if va a venir will cut it :/

Reply 186

Abcde80

Original post by selizy

Muestro
eficaces
viendrá (supposed to be vendrá) woops
Ser
Gran
Aquel
beban
haría
introdujo
encanta

^^ I think loads of people messed up venir - including me, I put something like vinirá :tongue:

I also didn't get introdujo - forgot that was irregular!! Everything else was ok except gran - I swear you only shorten them infront of masculine singular nouns, and it was a feminine word so pretty sure it stays the same :smile:

I wrote 3 pages I think - did plastic surgery (am I the only one?) and just wrote about influence of famous people and models to always look perfect, but also it's useful for skin grafting etc
Overall ok, rihanna section was probably hardest, and grammar but I never seem to do well on grammar :tongue:

Yep I did this essay too! I used content from other topics like la publicidad and similarly to you I talked about models, celebrities and the pressure to be perfect etc etc. and then something about road accidents and tried to discuss reconstructive surgery. Fingers crossed

Reply 187

jackberry96

Original post by BuddingAchiever

Right as far as I remember for the 1st page of listening (and please correct me if you feel I am wrong).. are as follows

1a) Surfing on the internet
b) A dozen (12)
c) Yesterday
d) 134
e) Retired people
f) They use laptops
g) News programme
h) Soap opera
i) The time in which the program is emitted (or takes place)
j) The lack of interesting competitors

The gap fill with jamie oliver:
a) así que
b)libras
c)postre
d)salido
e)apoyado
g) volver
h)medica

I don't remember anything else ! Sorry!

salido? I put convertido, because convertir en is a set phrase, meaning to transform.

Reply 188

asfioskdgjisf

I also put converted (convertirse en)

Reply 189

BuddingAchiever

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Original post by asfioskdgjisf

I also put converted (convertirse en)

Well you're probably right then....I can't exactly remember the precise sentence but didn't it have an auxiliary verb? So could have only been a past participle and there were three. So not sure whether convertirse en could have been an option

(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 190

llamaspoon

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Original post by jackberry96

I'm an A2 student who resat this exam.

Was a breeze compared to last year, somewhat enjoyable.

A2 is so much better than AS; good times are ahead.

I'm an A2 resitter as well. I agree that it was so much easier than last year! I can't wait for the A2 exam now!

Reply 191

émiliemilia

Original post by BuddingAchiever

Right as far as I remember for the 1st page of listening (and please correct me if you feel I am wrong).. are as follows

1a) Surfing on the internet
b) A dozen (12)
c) Yesterday
d) 134
e) Retired people
f) They use laptops
g) News programme
h) Soap opera
i) The time in which the program is emitted (or takes place)
j) The lack of interesting competitors

Last page on listening:

a) 16
b)Para buscar trabajo
c) se encuentra con pocas razones de (something)
d) El mayor tiene problemas de comportamiento
e) El menor no se va bien en colegio (can't remember if that's entirely correct)
f)El abuelo
g)
h) ha sido estresante
i)tener suficiente dinero para vivir
j) sueña a tener con la familia junta

The gap fill with jamie oliver:
a) así que
b)libras
c)postre
d)salido
e)apoyado
g) volver
h)medica

I don't remember anything else ! Sorry!

It's razones de continuar and I put convertido for the first past participle as well

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Reply 192

Charl0409

Can anyone remember the answers for the smoking one?

Reply 193

Abcde80

The smoking one.. Hmmm
-1st in Europe - V
- 30% have stopped smoking - N
- tobacco law introduced in Jan - N
- banned smoking in parks etc - V
- children whose parents smoke/passive smoking - F

That's what I put but can't remember the rest!

Reply 194

Marinaawesome

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Original post by llamaspoon

I'm an A2 resitter as well. I agree that it was so much easier than last year! I can't wait for the A2 exam now!

a2 resitter and completely agree with both of you !

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Reply 195

evestudent

Original post by émiliemilia

It's razones de continuar and I put convertido for the first past participle as well

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I thought it was reasons to continue in Spain? Am I wrong? :frown:

Reply 196

subjunctivehistorian

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Original post by BuddingAchiever

Right as far as I remember for the 1st page of listening (and please correct me if you feel I am wrong).. are as follows

1a) Surfing on the internet
b) A dozen (12)
c) Yesterday
d) 134
e) Retired people
f) They use laptops
g) News programme
h) Soap opera
i) The time in which the program is emitted (or takes place)
j) The lack of interesting competitors

Last page on listening:

a) 16
b)Para buscar trabajo
c) se encuentra con pocas razones de (something)
d) El mayor tiene problemas de comportamiento
e) El menor no se va bien en colegio (can't remember if that's entirely correct)
f)El abuelo
g) ?
h) ha sido estresante
i)tener suficiente dinero para vivir
j) sueña a tener con la familia junta

Smoking listening:

True: Spanish people want to have a law against smoking in cars with children

False: After a couple of years, breathing will become normal

The gap fill with jamie oliver:
a) así que
b)libras
c)postre
d)convertido
e)apoyado
g) volver
h)medica

I don't remember anything else ! Sorry!

I think the one about the man in spain with two children, the answer to part (g) was that 'sus hijos cometen erores estupidos' or something like that :smile:

Reply 197

Jasminalol