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IGCSE English Language Monday 20th May 2013, Anthology A poll

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Reply 60

msxo

Original post by Tweakey

A lot of my friends say that, end up with A's and still say they didn't do well. Which pisses me off tbh

trust me, when i say i didn't do good, i don't get good.

Reply 61

Anais

the very first question felt like a maths question....

Reply 62

Kolasinac138

Ok, I got a D then. I didn't think to comment on language at all, for some reason :s-smilie:

I didn't talk about heart of london or etc

Reply 63

Tweakey

Original post by Kolasinac138

Ok, I got a D then. I didn't think to comment on language at all, for some reason :s-smilie:

I didn't talk about heart of london or etc

You still got paper 2 to make up for it. Just prepare yourself mentally.

Reply 64

kat.girl

Original post by Tweakey

I meant how many marks are there in total from both papers

Right sorry I get you me being stupid :/ erm well the one today was out of 60 and the lit is also out of 60 I think but there's also coursework which makes up a large percentage of the grade if you're doing coursework, some schools don't...

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Reply 65

Kolasinac138

Original post by Tweakey

You still got paper 2 to make up for it. Just prepare yourself mentally.

nope. i did paper 1,3,4 and ive completed 3,4

Reply 66

Kolasinac138

Here comes an E... anyway, i should have commented on the "heart" and so on - i am so dumb ( exam pressure )

Reply 67

aalexandra

I am studying 'To kill a mockingbird' and 'Henry V' for tomorrows literature exam. Any ideas on what questions could crop up?

Reply 68

Tweakey

Original post by kat.girl

Lol, I'm a private candidate doing Edexcel iGCSE Language A, don't think theres Lit. So is it 40 marks for paper 2 or 60 marks as well?

Reply 69

sam955

Original post by Tweakey

Does anyone know the grade boundaries for Edexcel iGCSE English Language Option A?

Both papers combined are out of 100.

Personally I need a B grade which I believe is around 55 marks.

What are you aiming for?

Reply 70

Tweakey

Original post by sam955

Both papers combined are out of 100.

Personally I need a B grade which I believe is around 55 marks.

What are you aiming for?

Happy with a C but prefer a higher grade.

Reply 71

All Wagers

What do you think grade boundaries will be for langauge?

Reply 72

zomi

Hi, everyone :smile:

I personally found the unseen reading quite difficult (not the text itself, but the questions rather), and I felt like I didn't really say thaaaat much for the long question.
And omg, I was kind of "glad" when I saw the narwhal text: it was the one I prepared for the most (which isn't saying much, to be honest, but you get my point). I had a feeling that it would come up (feminine intuition????? hahahaha), because of random jokes I had with a friend who's totally obsessed with narwhals, so for some reason I was all like "I'm SURE this text will come up"... it's stupid, I know. And since I really hated that text, I trusted a bit my gut instinct and revised it a bit. So yay. Moreover, the question was the same as the practice one we had done in class (thank you, Paul, I owe you one).

Whereas for once I think I was ok in the reading, I think I wasn't that good in the writing (last year's paper was soooo much easier...). I mean, I couldn't think of an "important decision" in my life, like... wtf? I tried to get by with something, but not sure if it was any good. The letter question I also found "hard" because of timing.

Though I'm being a pessimist with the exam, I'm pretty sure I got a B at least, but the thing is that I really can't afford to get less than an A in English...