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Original post by MR.ANONYMOUS 786
French is making me cry. How do you guys revise for French listening and Reading? My Coursework totals up to a high A after moderation. I'm cool with that due to the fact that French is one of my weaker subjects and I don't particularly like it.


Past papers - mark them and then note all new vocab :smile: That's what works for me :smile:
Original post by brainzistheword
Past papers - mark them and then note all new vocab :smile: That's what works for me :smile:


I'm trying that now. Thanks.


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Original post by MR.ANONYMOUS 786
French is making me cry. How do you guys revise for French listening and Reading? My Coursework totals up to a high A after moderation. I'm cool with that due to the fact that French is one of my weaker subjects and I don't particularly like it.


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Have you got all the apps? i.e Memrise, Duolingo, Quizlet etc


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UPDATE 29/04/16
I've had mocks for all my lessons today - how tiring :redface: Not much done today !!
1. French C.A
2.Maths past paper
3. B2 paper marked and started C1 paper
4. Chemistry 1 - Metals Extraction,Steels, Aluminium & Titanium
Original post by lilacpotato
Have you got all the apps? i.e Memrise, Duolingo, Quizlet etc


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Which one would you recommend? Thanks.


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Original post by nisha.sri
UPDATE 29/04/16
I've had mocks for all my lessons today - how tiring :redface: Not much done today !!
1. French C.A
2.Maths past paper
3. B2 paper marked and started C1 paper
4. Chemistry 1 - Metals Extraction,Steels, Aluminium & Titanium


Well done and I hope the mocks went well :smile:

Original post by MR.ANONYMOUS 786
Which one would you recommend? Thanks.


I know it wasn't directed at me but I would personally recommend Quizlet - however, if you signed up to this https://www.brainscape.com/packs/4069093/invitation?referrer=1904487 you can not only make your own cards with vocab you want, but there are also sets someone has made from the courses on Duolingo, so I guess it's the best of both worlds :smile:
UPDATE FOR 29/04/16

So did lots but it's not the kind of stuff to be specific about if that makes sense:

Revised ICT booklet and made Q cards

Revised B1

History USA Economic boom

Physics 2 modules of past paper

30 German cards

8 Japan Tsunami

6 milestones reached in flashcards for Geog

Original post by brainzistheword
Well done and I hope the mocks went well :smile:



I know it wasn't directed at me but I would personally recommend Quizlet - however, if you signed up to this https://www.brainscape.com/packs/4069093/invitation?referrer=1904487 you can not only make your own cards with vocab you want, but there are also sets someone has made from the courses on Duolingo, so I guess it's the best of both worlds :smile:


Thank you and yep it did :smile:
Original post by brainzistheword
UPDATE FOR 29/04/16
So did lots but it's not the kind of stuff to be specific about if that makes sense:

Revised ICT booklet and made Q cards

Revised B1

History USA Economic boom

Physics 2 modules of past paper

30 German cards

8 Japan Tsunami

6 milestones reached in flashcards for Geog



Very well done do you update in the mornings now?
Original post by MR.ANONYMOUS 786
Which one would you recommend? Thanks.


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Well, for the short term, Memrise is probably your best bet because you can specifically choose to do a course with the GCSE vocab.
Duolingo is great for learning the language but it may take a bit of time to get up to the level needed for GCSE.
Quizlet is good because there are lots of sets with GCSE vocab but I think Memrise is a bit more fun!
Hope this helps!


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Thank you for both of your responses. I will be trying both.


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Original post by brainzistheword
UPDATE 28/04/16

90 German cards

7 Yachana Eco Lodge

15 Transmigration

Case studies

C6 topics

ICT booklet pages and Q Cards



Hi,

How do you revise like how long then do you take a break?What is your motivation
Original post by nisha.sri
Very well done do you update in the mornings now?


Thank you and not particularly - it's just that things have come up in the evening so I have had very little time. I'm going to hopefully try and get back into updating at night :smile:

Original post by malaikaxx
Hi,

How do you revise like how long then do you take a break?What is your motivation


I revise generally in 20-minute chunks and then take a break but now I am starting to do past papers so I will do a paper, amrk it and then take a break :smile:
As for motivation, I like studying anyways but it is also good to think about how you will feel on results day - plus I want to be able to say I have no regrets in the way I handled GCSEs
Original post by brainzistheword
Thank you and not particularly - it's just that things have come up in the evening so I have had very little time. I'm going to hopefully try and get back into updating at night :smile:



I revise generally in 20-minute chunks and then take a break but now I am starting to do past papers so I will do a paper, amrk it and then take a break :smile:
As for motivation, I like studying anyways but it is also good to think about how you will feel on results day - plus I want to be able to say I have no regrets in the way I handled GCSEs


No worries i doesn't matter when you update really :smile:
Original post by brainzistheword
Thank you and not particularly - it's just that things have come up in the evening so I have had very little time. I'm going to hopefully try and get back into updating at night :smile:



I revise generally in 20-minute chunks and then take a break but now I am starting to do past papers so I will do a paper, amrk it and then take a break :smile:
As for motivation, I like studying anyways but it is also good to think about how you will feel on results day - plus I want to be able to say I have no regrets in the way I handled GCSEs


Do you solely use past papers ? Thanks. I've been doing the flashcards but it's just that we haven't even been taught most of the content. I usually get High As and Bs in the tests but I got A LOW C in the last one and that shook me up pretty bad.


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Original post by MR.ANONYMOUS 786
Do you solely use past papers ? Thanks. I've been doing the flashcards but it's just that we haven't even been taught most of the content. I usually get High As and Bs in the tests but I got A LOW C in the last one and that shook me up pretty bad.


No although in a week I probably will be doing. At the minute, I do a past paper and then make notes on my weaknesses and I also use the flahcards as much as possible. I like a variety when revising but by next week I just want to be doing past papers, particularly for the subjects I have coming up before half term. The ones which I have afterwards I am going to continue making notes on :smile:
Original post by brainzistheword
No although in a week I probably will be doing. At the minute, I do a past paper and then make notes on my weaknesses and I also use the flahcards as much as possible. I like a variety when revising but by next week I just want to be doing past papers, particularly for the subjects I have coming up before half term. The ones which I have afterwards I am going to continue making notes on :smile:


I've been doing the same as well. The C is just making me stress. Do you think think I'll be able to achieve an A overall with these grades ?

Speaking High A x2
Writing High A ( 1 mark off A star ) x2
Listening B
Reading B


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Does anyone know where to find the mark schemes for the OCR past papers? They've got the wrong mark scheme on the website and the Mark scheme provided doesn't even match any paper on the site. Brilliant !!


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Original post by brainzistheword
No although in a week I probably will be doing. At the minute, I do a past paper and then make notes on my weaknesses and I also use the flahcards as much as possible. I like a variety when revising but by next week I just want to be doing past papers, particularly for the subjects I have coming up before half term. The ones which I have afterwards I am going to continue making notes on :smile:


Hey, so do you just revise for the exams before half term now and after half term later on ? Also, how many exams do you have before the half term ? - curious :biggrin:
Original post by MR.ANONYMOUS 786
I've been doing the same as well. The C is just making me stress. Do you think think I'll be able to achieve an A overall with these grades ?

Speaking High A x2
Writing High A ( 1 mark off A star ) x2
Listening B
Reading B


Maybe - as the writing and speaking are heavier weighting than the other two - try asking your teachers or using a UMS converter if you know what marks you got :smile:

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