AQA GCSE German Speaking Higher (8668/SH) [Exam Chat]

AQA GCSE German Speaking Higher (8668/SH) [Exam Chat]
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(edited 1 year ago)

Reply 1

username6483008

What themes did you all chose for general conversation??

Reply 2

penguin54

I chose theme 2 🙂 wbu?? the exams so soon 😰

Reply 3

username6923653

i chose 1! i think its the easiest one because its about family friends music sport etc etc... also i had a question, if i memorised like grade 8/9 paragraphs for my speaking exams, can i reuse those for writing. like do i need to do any further revision for writing then?

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Reply 4

penguin54

yep u can reuse as much as u like!! that's y i like memorising cuz the revision is basically 2 in 1 :smile:

Reply 5

penguin54

when's everyone's exams?? i chose 2 as well

Reply 6

username6923653

mine next week 😭

Reply 7

penguin54

omg gl!!!! you'll be grezt 🙂 mines tomorrow!!!

Reply 8

thfrhbfydt

for those who have already done their speaking, how hard do you think it was. and is there any tips you could give? idk i’m rrly stressing about it bcs german is so hard😭😭

Reply 9

username6923653

basically know a few phrases to ask the teacher to repeat the question/ get some time to think. eg:
- kann Sie dieses Frage wiederholen?
- nochmal bitte
- wie bitte
- Hmm Gute Frage...
- Kann ich ein Moment habe?
- Ein Moment Bitte...
- (you can even take a sip of water from your water bottle during the exam to buy yourself some time...)

Reply 10

username6923653

Original post by crinkled

a key thing to remember if you're using these is that it cuts your time short. So the teacher might've later asked a question you were confident in answering , but since you wasted time saying ein Moment or drinking water, she didn't ask you. therefore you could also say Ich bin nicht sicher and just move ob

Reply 11

stthomasm

Original post by thfrhbfydt

for those who have already done their speaking, how hard do you think it was. and is there any tips you could give? idk i’m rrly stressing about it bcs german is so hard😭😭

I did my german speaking exams a few hours ago, it was easy! I chose theme 2 cuz I won't need to do a photocard about environment (my weakest topic ngl). I suggest focusing on conversation bc it worth 30/60. DEFINITELY revise your focus theme and I was lucky that the examiner asked theme 1 instead theme 3 for addition theme cuz i didn't revise theme 3 lol :smile: