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hello !!! i'm a y13 student taking french, spanish (eduqas) and music production Btec !!

for uni i need a ABC, hopefully this will be with uni of leeds, studying french and chinese !!

forgot to put my predicted grades on here lol !!!
im predicted A* french, A spanish (hopefully A^ but the grade boundaries are juuuust too restrictive) and a distinction/merit for music

this is gonna mostly be a study blog to motivate me to get things done !!!
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Reply 1
tasks for saturday 6th april:

-IRP maya vocab, second half 20:40
-IRP translate maya questions - TAKING ME A WHILE BECAUSE I GOT STRESSED BY SOMETHING ELSE... RAAAHHH
^^^ i did about half of these

-IRP type out maya intro 20:48 TYPING IT OUT IS SO MUCH BETTER ON MY HANDS THAN WRITING IT OUT WITH A PEN EVERY TIME . carpal tunnel successfully avoided

-IRP versailles german occupation research - SUNDAY
-IRP versailles intro ?? maybe ?? - SUNDAY
-IRP versailles, translate 2 sections - IM ONLY GONNA DO THIS TODAY . i have no energy left I DID LIKE . HALF A SECTION LOL
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welcome to GYG!
im also in y13 doing French, and also hoping to study French next year (alongside politics) :smile:

tagging some other GYG peeps 💌:
@Tatakae L @milktee @emm4nuella @flowersinmyhair @kayleigh_t.27 @milktee @AspiringSurvivor @miss_nia
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I don't do any of the same subjects as you but I am learning Spanish on Duolingo :biggrin:
Original post by charmaine.d
hello !!! i'm a y13 student taking french, spanish (eduqas) and music production Btec !!
for uni i need a ABC, hopefully this will be with uni of leeds, studying french and chinese !!
this is gonna mostly be a study blog to motivate me to get things done !!!

Hiya and welcome to gyg <3
Hopefully you get those grades you need 🙂

I took spanish from year 3 till year 11 yet still somehow managed to scape a grade 5. Granted I never enjoyed learning it, probably cause it was forced on me😭, but well done you for loving it and wanting to take it further.

Thank you @erin11 ml
Reply 5
Original post by charmaine.d
hello !!! i'm a y13 student taking french, spanish (eduqas) and music production Btec !!
for uni i need a ABC, hopefully this will be with uni of leeds, studying french and chinese !!
this is gonna mostly be a study blog to motivate me to get things done !!!

WELCOME TO GYG 🥰 ooo that's a really unique combo of subjects, good luck with your y13 journey and i'll be here supporting you along the way <33
here's my gyg if you wanna check it out 🤍 my gcse adventure
Reply 6
Original post by charmaine.d
tasks for saturday 6th april:
-IRP maya vocab, second half 20:40
-IRP translate maya questions
-IRP type out maya intro 20:48 TYPING IT OUT IS SO MUCH BETTER ON MY HANDS THAN WRITING IT OUT WITH A PEN EVERY TIME . carpal tunnel successfully avoided
-IRP versailles german occupation research
-IRP versailles intro ?? maybe ??
-IRP versailles, translate 2 sections

TYPING IS SO FUN, like idk if i'm weird for this but i actually love typing sm like it's so peaceful and relaxing for me haha, and so much more PAINFREE that writing everything by hand as you said 😍
Reply 7
tasks for sunday 7th april:

3 days until my spanish speaking exam
9-10 days until my french speaking exam

PRIORITISING MY FRENCH WORK TODAY!!
-FR IRP, german occupation // research done by 13:20
-FR IRP, write up german occupation + organise research into subheadings ((this will take a while))
-FR IRP, translate current sections
-FR IRP, finish intro - this should be easy because I just need to slim it down and write a couple more sentences

-SP IRP, type out maya intro
-SP IRP, make + print a table of english vocab to revise on monday
-SP IRP, make summary sheets for subheadings I CAN DO THIS ON MONDAY !!

SEE U IN THE MORNING !!!!!!

personal goals:
-try making pu erh THE RIGHT WAY !!!!!! making some osmanthus tea instead later bc its supposed to help with cramps according to tcm
-organise bag for college
(((-uhhh . i will update in the morning i have a headache and cannot think at ALL)))
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good luck with your work today!
Original post by charmaine.d
hello !!! i'm a y13 student taking french, spanish (eduqas) and music production Btec !!
for uni i need a ABC, hopefully this will be with uni of leeds, studying french and chinese !!
this is gonna mostly be a study blog to motivate me to get things done !!!

welcome @charmaine.d you can leave the link to your gyg here: What do you like most about having a Grow your Grades blog? - The Student Room
Reply 10
Original post by charmaine.d
hello !!! i'm a y13 student taking french, spanish (eduqas) and music production Btec !!
for uni i need a ABC, hopefully this will be with uni of leeds, studying french and chinese !!
this is gonna mostly be a study blog to motivate me to get things done !!!

Best of luck!!!!
Reply 11
Original post by charmaine.d
tasks for sunday 7th april:
3 days until my spanish speaking exam
9-10 days until my french speaking exam
PRIORITISING MY FRENCH WORK TODAY!!
-FR IRP, german occupation // research done by 13:20
-FR IRP, write up german occupation + organise research into subheadings ((this will take a while))
-FR IRP, translate current sections
-FR IRP, finish intro - this should be easy because I just need to slim it down and write a couple more sentences
-SP IRP, type out maya intro
-SP IRP, make + print a table of english vocab to revise on monday
-SP IRP, make summary sheets for subheadings
SEE U IN THE MORNING !!!!!!
personal goals:
-try making pu erh THE RIGHT WAY !!!!!!
-organise bag for college
(((-uhhh . i will update in the morning i have a headache and cannot think at ALL)))

wow i can't imagine having to do two irps, just one [french] is ahhhhhhhh. v brave. good luck with your work today! and i hope your headache has gone :heart:
Lovely to see another languages-based GYG! :h:
im intrigued by your French IRP topic, sounds so interesting !!!
Reply 14
hello so uh !!! not the best update lol

day 1/day 2 cramps destroy me !! ive suspected i've had endometriosis for the past year. i did a bunch of research into it (still need to get a gp) but i think i've got a mild form of endo / or one of the early stages (or some sort of fibroid/ovary problem since there is family history) of at least something because uh . last time i checked, my uterus is not in my ankles and it's not normal to have pain there !!!!!!!!!

ANYWAAAAYS !!! i did manage to get the research down from the article ab the german occupation. i was putting that off for ages because the article was HUGE but . theres only like a few bits i needed from it. it wasn't wasted time at all, just . one of those tasks you don't realise how easy it is once you actually do it.

IM SEEING YOUR REPLIES !! IM NOT IGNORING YOU ON PURPOSE I JUST !! LITERALYL HAVE NO ENERGY RN !!! but i will get to you all asap

but yeah french IRP progress . i just gotta slim down bits of my research, translate it all, get my intro down, start learning my intro after my spanish exam and start learning facts and stuff.

i think for this evening, i'm gonna do what i need to do to prepare for revision in college tmr, the easy stuff for the spanish IRP.

i'll update later with what i manage to get done !!!!
Original post by charmaine.d
hello so uh !!! not the best update lol
day 1/day 2 cramps destroy me !! ive suspected i've had endometriosis for the past year. i did a bunch of research into it (still need to get a gp) but i think i've got a mild form of endo / or one of the early stages (or some sort of fibroid/ovary problem since there is family history) of at least something because uh . last time i checked, my uterus is not in my ankles and it's not normal to have pain there !!!!!!!!!
ANYWAAAAYS !!! i did manage to get the research down from the article ab the german occupation. i was putting that off for ages because the article was HUGE but . theres only like a few bits i needed from it. it wasn't wasted time at all, just . one of those tasks you don't realise how easy it is once you actually do it.
IM SEEING YOUR REPLIES !! IM NOT IGNORING YOU ON PURPOSE I JUST !! LITERALYL HAVE NO ENERGY RN !!! but i will get to you all asap
but yeah french IRP progress . i just gotta slim down bits of my research, translate it all, get my intro down, start learning my intro after my spanish exam and start learning facts and stuff.
i think for this evening, i'm gonna do what i need to do to prepare for revision in college tmr, the easy stuff for the spanish IRP.
i'll update later with what i manage to get done !!!!
I wish I had advice to give you about your suspected endometriosis, but it isn't something I'm very familiar with. I went to the GP about suspected PMDD (a different menstrual disorder) and it was difficult as they immediately put me on the pill which I had an awful reaction to. I guess the only thing is to fight for what you believe, and don't take their no until you are satisfied that you have sufficient answers.
Original post by charmaine.d
hello so uh !!! not the best update lol
day 1/day 2 cramps destroy me !! ive suspected i've had endometriosis for the past year. i did a bunch of research into it (still need to get a gp) but i think i've got a mild form of endo / or one of the early stages (or some sort of fibroid/ovary problem since there is family history) of at least something because uh . last time i checked, my uterus is not in my ankles and it's not normal to have pain there !!!!!!!!!
ANYWAAAAYS !!! i did manage to get the research down from the article ab the german occupation. i was putting that off for ages because the article was HUGE but . theres only like a few bits i needed from it. it wasn't wasted time at all, just . one of those tasks you don't realise how easy it is once you actually do it.
IM SEEING YOUR REPLIES !! IM NOT IGNORING YOU ON PURPOSE I JUST !! LITERALYL HAVE NO ENERGY RN !!! but i will get to you all asap
but yeah french IRP progress . i just gotta slim down bits of my research, translate it all, get my intro down, start learning my intro after my spanish exam and start learning facts and stuff.
i think for this evening, i'm gonna do what i need to do to prepare for revision in college tmr, the easy stuff for the spanish IRP.
i'll update later with what i manage to get done !!!!

that sounds awful, hope youre able to get some answers 💖
Reply 17
Original post by charmaine.d
hello so uh !!! not the best update lol
day 1/day 2 cramps destroy me !! ive suspected i've had endometriosis for the past year. i did a bunch of research into it (still need to get a gp) but i think i've got a mild form of endo / or one of the early stages (or some sort of fibroid/ovary problem since there is family history) of at least something because uh . last time i checked, my uterus is not in my ankles and it's not normal to have pain there !!!!!!!!!
ANYWAAAAYS !!! i did manage to get the research down from the article ab the german occupation. i was putting that off for ages because the article was HUGE but . theres only like a few bits i needed from it. it wasn't wasted time at all, just . one of those tasks you don't realise how easy it is once you actually do it.
IM SEEING YOUR REPLIES !! IM NOT IGNORING YOU ON PURPOSE I JUST !! LITERALYL HAVE NO ENERGY RN !!! but i will get to you all asap
but yeah french IRP progress . i just gotta slim down bits of my research, translate it all, get my intro down, start learning my intro after my spanish exam and start learning facts and stuff.
i think for this evening, i'm gonna do what i need to do to prepare for revision in college tmr, the easy stuff for the spanish IRP.
i'll update later with what i manage to get done !!!!

"Last time I checked, my uterus is not in my ankles" 😭🤣 that made me laugh! Hope you get it all sorted out soon it sounds super rough, and make sure you're looking after yourself before replying it's ok we can wait!!!
Reply 18
okay so it is the end of the day !!! since my last reply i have dooooone:

-typing out the maya vocab in english to revise for tomorrow, going to print it out on the college printers because they can do double sided
-typed out my intro !! i have a voice recording of it that i'm gonna listen to a couple of times i think

i'm gonna organise my bag and call it a night i think .

tasks for monday 7th april:
2 days until my spanish speaking exam (I AM SO TERRIFIED BUT HONESTLY I THINK IM FINE)
8-9 days until my french speaking exam

-period 1: french lesson !!
-period 2: FREE, print my vocab, if my friend is in, then i'll sit with him and practice, if not, to the library to translate my spanish questions
-period 3: spanish lesson !! i might get in some topic revision since i havent done that in a while . hopefully we'll get to choose what we do
LUNCH
-period 4 and maybe 5???: FREE, my friend who also does spanish is free as well so we r gonna do a bunch of revision !!
THIS WILL INCLUDE !!!
intro practice, summary sheets, vocab testing, irp question testing

depending on how tired i am when i get home, i'll make another post if i decide to do anything more.

and and and !!! i have a stretch of about a month ??? ish ?? which is a combination of college, half term, and study leave before my first june exams sooo ... i'm gonna try and book a gp appointment during this timespan because ohmyGOD i cannot have my periods taking me out like this it is HELL !!!!!!

okay . time to reorganise my bag and then i will have a look at some of ur comments <3333333333333
Reply 19
Original post by Tatakae L
Hiya and welcome to gyg <3
Hopefully you get those grades you need 🙂
I took spanish from year 3 till year 11 yet still somehow managed to scape a grade 5. Granted I never enjoyed learning it, probably cause it was forced on me😭, but well done you for loving it and wanting to take it further.
Thank you @erin11 ml

thank you !! evidently i'm a bit crazy when it comes to learning languages LOL its just really fun for me !! i'm happy and lucky to be doing subjects that i love !! <333

hope you get the grades you want as well !!!

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