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Edexcel A-Level Arabic Paper 1 20th May 2025

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Reply 20

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by Leithsh
Hi I'm an Arabic teacher

There is no need for direct quotes in writing the essay for the film/literary text. Relaying the evidence using your own words is sufficient
Direct quotes do not gain you more marks. How you use the information is what matters.

Reply 21

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by Leithsh
Hi I'm an Arabic teacher

Do you have any resources that you can share for Wajda movie and Al-Bakhela play?

Reply 22

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by Yaso999
Do you have any resources that you can share for Wajda movie and Al-Bakhela play?


wajda is on youtube !!!

Reply 23

Original post
by Leithsh
There is no need for direct quotes in writing the essay for the film/literary text. Relaying the evidence using your own words is sufficient
Direct quotes do not gain you more marks. How you use the information is what matters.


Hey what do u mean by how you use the information?

Reply 24

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by Habiba07.07
Hey what do u mean by how you use the information?

Read mark scheme it is uesful

Reply 25

Read mark scheme it is useful( past paper)

Reply 26

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by Leithsh
Read mark scheme it is useful( past paper)


What text would be the easiest to write about? I heard the play

Reply 27

How did everyone find paper 2?

Reply 28

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by bumper-flatcar
How did everyone find paper 2?


That paper was very difficult howd you find it

Reply 29

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by bumper-flatcar
How did everyone find paper 2?
i struggled with the translation

Reply 30

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by Demonmonkeykin
That paper was very difficult howd you find it


it was HELLL. I waffled so much. Chose the question abt abdullah for Wajda and الفرق بين الغرب for عصفور من الشرق

Reply 31

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by djididdqiwddi3
i struggled with the translation


it was challenging!! So many political words. Howd u find the essays

Reply 32

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by Habiba07.07
it was challenging!! So many political words. Howd u find the essays

i picked the same exact ones as you ran out of ideas for Abdullah waffled my way out for the bird from east

Reply 33

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by Habiba07.07
it was HELLL. I waffled so much. Chose the question abt abdullah for Wajda and الفرق بين الغرب for عصفور من الشرق

I chose for wadja abt ألوان and for عصفور من الشرق how mohsen was impacted by the west

Reply 34

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by Adam ادم
I chose for wadja abt ألوان and for عصفور من الشرق how mohsen was impacted by the west

Tbf overall the paper wasnt bad imo the translation on paper 1 was harder(i was praying for politicts to not come up for the translation AND IT COMES TWICE)

Reply 35

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by Adam ادم
I chose for wadja abt ألوان and for عصفور من الشرق how mohsen was impacted by the west

What did you talk about for the wajda one

Reply 36

How is everyone feeling for paper 3 tomorrow?

Reply 37

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by Hamoodster
How is everyone feeling for paper 3 tomorrow?


dont know whats goin on 🥀

Reply 38

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by Habiba07.07
dont know whats goin on 🥀


whyyy lol😂😂 this paper should be wasier than paper 1 and 2 i feel ur just doing basically comprehension and just summarising views at the end

Reply 39

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by Hamoodster
whyyy lol😂😂 this paper should be wasier than paper 1 and 2 i feel ur just doing basically comprehension and just summarising views at the end


the summarising part is gettin me lost 😔 true true

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