A level Chinese

Ah I see. I was thinking about doing festivals but my teacher at chinese school said that it would be quite hard to find quotes and stuff. So we decided to do a film so that we could refer to it and use some quotes from it.

I guess your question would want you to develop your own idea and understanding of why we celebrate festivals. Maybe you could give it a personal touch and say why the festival matters so much to you? I am not an expert though; so don't take my word for it.

Did you do AS last year, if your school didn't offer it? Don't worry about being the only one at your centre, I am too! Haha where are all the BBC's?!

I'd be happy to help, but be aware that I find chinese just as difficult as everyone else! Haha

PM me if you want to

Omg don't get me started on the translation...

So you're doing AS and A2 in the same year? That's gonna be tough, but you'll be fine
The speaking should be fine if you speak it at home. Make sure you talk for the full 6 minutes, and make sure you develop your ideas. If you have already practised with your teacher you should be fine. Use the 15 minutes preparation time to jot down all your notes. Some people put the pronounciations in, but I just find writing in english and translating it when you say it is easier.

I got 29/30 for the speaking and 62/70 for the reading, writing and listening, so 91% overall. Just make sure you do well in the speaking because as you said, those are where the easy marks are.

Which school are you with? Mine is the Woking Association one. My whole class is practically BBC's, with maybe a couple from HK.

I wish you luck! Let me know how you get on

It's 5-6 minutes but use the full time because that gives the examiners a chance to see you can speak the language fluently!

Ahh Sheffield I'm guessing yours is on a saturday as well? I'm looking forward to never going back again after my exam Unless I decide to do a mandarin course... hehe

We will both do amazing and both get A/A*

Wow I'd hate to have your teacher..

My stimulus was on eyes, so I had to talk about glasses, what we do to prevent short-sightedness, and why so many people in China have glasses haha

I know, but that's life! Which uni(s) have you applied to/recieved offers for? And what are you looking to study at uni?

it's on the actual website...edexcel

SECTION D: RESEARCH-BASED ESSAY
4. Write an essay in Chinese of 250–500 characters on ONE of the following 14 topics from
the plan you have prepared.
z Make sure to give your essay an appropriate title
z Please hand in your essay plan with your answer. The essay plan should not exceed 100
characters
z Give a list of sources you have used (while it is not absolutely necessary to cite additional
sources when writing the literary texts, it is essential to list any sources used in the case
of topics)
MODERN CHINESE HISTORY (20TH
CENTURY) 1911-1976
1. Warlords in China
2. The New Cultural Movement (1915-1924)
3. The relationship between the Nationalist and Communist Parties of China (1921-1949)
4. The Great Leap Forward (1958)
5. The Cultural Revolution (1966-76)
GEOGRAPHY OF CHINA
6. The development of ONE of the following cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Hong
Kong or Taipei) in terms of environment, economy or social issues
SOCIETY
7. Han nationality traditions: explaining and analysing the significance of the activities
associated with ONE festival OR custom
8. Women’s issues (1911 to the present)
9. Youth issues OR generation gap issues in modern China
LITERARY TEXTS – FILMS
10. Nan Hai 13 (Mad Phoenix) – Candidates may use any of the following versions:
Film (leading actor: Xie JunHao) OR Stage play (leading actor: Xie JunHao) OR TV
series (leading actors: Lin Weishen, Chen Qitai)
11. Han Yan Cui (Mist Over Dream Lake) (leading actors: Fang Ying, Chiao Chuang)
LITERARY TEXTS – BOOKS
12. Lu Xun: Gu Xiang (My Hometown)
13. Ba Jin: Chun (Spring)
14. Lin Haiyin: Cheng Nan Jiu Shi (Memories of Peking: South Side Stories), focusing on one
or more of the stories

You taking the exam this year? I need help on this research essay bit!

"a level candidates may not take an as level qualification in the same language in the same session

as level candidates may not take the a level qualification in the same language in the same session"

HEy guys! im planning to sit AS and A-level Chinese all at once in the end of year....does this mean i cannot? ARE THERE ANY SOLUTIONS FOR THIS?? CUZ I REALLY NEED THE ALEVEL MARKS! im in my final year, so i HAVE TO sit them at the same time !!!

A/S Chinese is eaaaaasy. Really. If you got A* for GCSE Chinese without revising (which is what most of the people at my centre did) then you'd have no problem getting a B in A/S and all you'd have to do is polish up some bits and you're set for a mid-high A.

A2...is a bit different. When I did it two years ago, there was no coursework and it was okay. Not scarily hard. The only parts I revised for were the plots and characters from the text and book (is it still 百合花 and 春&#65311, know their relationships with each other and their personalities. So it's like Chinese literature. An A in A-Level Chinese is definitely attainable though.