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Title: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: yinyang on October 12, 2009, 05:02:43 pm
sometimes in the exam card it says give two descriptions or details of an object.
do i lose marks if I give more than two details or if i mix up between genders le and la.
do I always have to say merci and s'il vous plait and is it okay if I take some time before answering???


thanks in advance
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: nid404 on October 12, 2009, 05:06:30 pm
yup strictly restrict urself to two....if they say "deux details"....they expect u to understand the meaning of deux...and restrict urself to it.....more than two details means u haven't understood their requirements.

make it as polite as possible.....s'il vous plait and merci should be used when required....i mean u don't just keep on saying it after every sentence :P
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: thepokerpro on October 12, 2009, 05:09:42 pm
i did a mock exam in my school and i got 92/100..!!

B4 the exam i practiced my piece a lot so i wont STUTTER(important!!!)

It is best to stick with what the card says.....if it asks  for 2 details , just give 2....u wont get more marks for giving extra..

It is always good to be polite as they will see it as a positive sign and awrd you for it...

Good luck on your exam!!!!.......and wish me luck to......for mine( on the 14th) !!!!

 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: nid404 on October 12, 2009, 05:13:15 pm
hehe I got a 98/100 in my mocks....I gave my exam in june...had my mocks in march...

I got 92 overall for french in my board ;D
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on October 12, 2009, 05:14:06 pm
i finished my oral exam.
Cant discuss the paper, but is easy as always, dont worry.

And yes, its extremely important to give 2 details.

for e.g - if the role play is regarding lost object..and u have to give 2 details about the object

try these

en metal
en cuir
c'est grand
c'est noir/rouge etc.

try to choose the easy ones..because in the speaking ..its important to deliver a sentence with the correct grammar..

and..yeah..good luck for the exams!
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: @d!_†oX!© on October 12, 2009, 05:56:11 pm
hey dude...even i have given my orals.....it was my first exam.......
d only thing to take care about is ur prepared topic....don't mess it up....and trust me d role play is verryyy easy......
jst stick to wt is asked
nd dont club d answers of 2 separate questions cuz den u lose d marks for 1 question rite away even if it is rite
i did dt in my mock exam nd ended up wid 69.....
bt fr this one i expect above 90 dude.....
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on October 12, 2009, 05:58:58 pm
hey dude...even i have given my orals.....it was my first exam.......
d only thing to take care about is ur prepared topic....don't mess it up....and trust me d role play is verryyy easy......
jst stick to wt is asked
nd dont club d answers of 2 separate questions cuz den u lose d marks for 1 question rite away even if it is rite
i did dt in my mock exam nd ended up wid 69.....
bt fr this one i expect above 90 dude.....

yeah me too...my prepared topic was very easy..and could answer all the general Qs too...role play was easy too!//

overall..awesome paper..
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: @d!_†oX!© on October 12, 2009, 06:07:23 pm
wat was ur prepared topic AM????
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: Ghost Of Highbury on October 12, 2009, 06:12:35 pm
wat was ur prepared topic AM????

hey u can call me adi.. lol..thats my nickname too.. :P

my prepared topic was les loisirs and urs?
Title: Re: french speaking exam tomorrow!!
Post by: @d!_†oX!© on October 12, 2009, 06:21:36 pm
Hey Adi...even my nickname is Adi.....cool.....dts a gud topic...
mine was l'importance de devoirs dans la vie des etudiants....
u know it ws interesting
wat i did ws dt i went to my teacher a day b4 my exam n sadi dt m nervous...n asked her if she cu ask me some ques on my topic
den i secretly noted down all dose ques...so wen i wen thome i included d an to all dose ques in my topic...so at d final day...she didnt have any ques to ask me.....lol.....clever, ain't it?????