How long to learn 5 German Essays?...

Looking for your opinion as to how long it would take to learn 5 German essays, each around 400 words. The exam is this Tuesday!

Thanks in advance!

Reply 1

becky96

In this for Unit 1 AS? If so, there is really no need!

Reply 2

username1374476

A2.1

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Reply 3

thatitootoo

All of these kids learning their ready-made essays all the way to A2. smh
:nope:

Reply 4

L'Evil Fish

Jesus

Defeats the whole point of the a2

Reply 5

thatitootoo

Original post by L'Evil Fish

Jesus

Defeats the whole point of the a2

I think they mean AS by 'A2.1' - My exam is on Tuesday as well.

Aber, ja, du hast recht.

Reply 6

ladymarshmallow

I seriously wouldn't recommend learning essays. I don't mean to come across as harsh, but surely at this level you should have the capability to be relatively spontaneous with the language and not have to rely on rote-learning material. If you are going to 'memorise' anything for the exam, it's better to learn some idiomatic expressions etc which you could use. Again, I'm not having a go at you, but really I don't think it's a great idea. :smile:

Reply 7

L'Evil Fish

Original post by thatitootoo

I think they mean AS by 'A2.1' - My exam is on Tuesday as well.

Aber, ja, du hast recht.

Danke

Reply 8

thatitootoo

Original post by L'Evil Fish

Danke

Nichts zu danken! :wink:

Reply 9

Dougieowner

It's a good idea to learn some essay phrases and idiomatic expressions, but I wouldn't recommend learning a whole essay. The examiners want you to be spontaneous and, since the essay questions tend to be different every year, if you learn something it might not fit exactly to the question. I know on some Examiner's Reports they say that some people learn essays on certain topics and reproduce them in the exam but don't consider what the specific question in the exam is asking.

Good luck though :smile:

Reply 10

becky96

Original post by thatitootoo

I think they mean AS by 'A2.1' - My exam is on Tuesday as well.

Aber, ja, du hast recht.

Unit 1 aqa?

Reply 11

thatitootoo

Original post by becky96

Unit 1 aqa?

Yup, and I'm so NOT prepared! :frown:

Reply 12

Ronove

Original post by thatitootoo

Yup, and I'm so NOT prepared! :frown:

Hold nu op med at pibe og kom så i gang med at øve dig. :tongue:

Reply 13

becky96

Original post by thatitootoo

Yup, and I'm so NOT prepared! :frown:

I feel the same, and it's so weird to revise for. I'm resitting though so I think my language in general is better now I'll be okay... But it's the essay that's gonna do me in

Reply 14

thatitootoo

Original post by Ronove

Hold nu op med at pibe og kom så i gang med at øve dig. :tongue:

I understood half of that!!!! "Hou nu op met dat..." lol

Original post by becky96

I feel the same, and it's so weird to revise for. I'm resitting though so I think my language in general is better now I'll be okay... But it's the essay that's gonna do me in

The only part I feel confident about is the reading - the rest is all Greek to me :tongue:

But like the poster above has beautifully expressed in Danish: we should just get a move on and get on with it! I guess ANYTHING is better than nowt at this point! :tongue: