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Qualification => Others => GCSE => Topic started by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 08:31:23 pm

Title: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 08:31:23 pm
Hey guys I am currently taking 6 IGCSE subjects and 4 EDEXCEL ones - french, geog, urdu, and eng lit.

I am horrible at french and am confident i can get A or above in everything else so my question to you would be that do you think I can drop french? i am doing edexcel GCSE french and am wondering it is optional? My speaking exam is on saturday in 2 days and its the weekend so I cant talk to anyone at school about this... i have urdu anyways so i will still be doing 9 subjects like everyone else...

thanks for any and all advice...
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: Monica on April 22, 2010, 09:12:02 pm
So you already registered for the subject and payed the money?

If yes, then just sit in your exam and try. You won't lose anything.

I can give you links for you to prepare for your speaking exam in 2 days or even 1 day and you will do great in it. =]

Other than that, I believe 8 subjects are enough.
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: T.Q on April 22, 2010, 09:14:28 pm
dont drop it

u already paid for ur exam and its in two days

(http://danpankraz.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/nike_swoosh.jpg)

just do it
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: ~ A.F ~ on April 22, 2010, 09:15:57 pm
dont drop it

u already paid for ur exam and its in two days

just do it (http://danpankraz.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/nike_swoosh.jpg)

lol agreed
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 09:20:41 pm
hahahah but i dont want that B on my certificate! also without french i will have 9 subjects.

lastly my school pays for exam entries and i dont have to pay anything extra if i drop out...

thanks for the help guys! much appreciated
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: T.Q on April 22, 2010, 09:22:49 pm
hahahah but i dont want that B on my certificate! also without french i will have 9 subjects.

lastly my school pays for exam entries and i dont have to pay anything extra if i drop out...

thanks for the help guys! much appreciated

come on man

B is a good mark  :P
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: Monica on April 22, 2010, 09:23:37 pm
Here are some links where you can study french from :

http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php >> was posted already somewhere by Nid404. AWESOME ONE.

https://studentforums.biz/index.php/topic,3832.0.html >> Many resources

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/french.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/ >> check speaking section.

I almost studied from ONLY those links for my speaking and the examiner told me 5 days ago in my speaking IGCSE exam that I did very good. =]

Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: T.Q on April 22, 2010, 09:27:07 pm
hahahah but i dont want that B on my certificate! also without french i will have 9 subjects.

lastly my school pays for exam entries and i dont have to pay anything extra if i drop out...

thanks for the help guys! much appreciated

im afraid that ur school takes the fees of the examz from the tuition fees ;)
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: ~ A.F ~ on April 22, 2010, 09:27:49 pm
Here are some links where you can study french from :

http://www.research.att.com/~ttsweb/tts/demo.php >> was posted already somewhere by Nid404. AWESOME ONE.

https://studentforums.biz/index.php/topic,3832.0.html >> Many resources

http://www.s-cool.co.uk/gcse/french.html

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/ >> check speaking section.

I almost studied from ONLY those links for my speaking and the examiner told me 5 days ago in my speaking IGCSE exam that I did very good. =]



Thanks

+rep.
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 09:29:17 pm
thanks again for those wonderful links and the help and comments...

my problem is that i started french in year 10, whereas others have been doing for basically year 5 onwards, so i dont know the basics of the languages and this means that i am horrible at tenses and grammar... i think this will drastically affect my speaking mark... also my spellings are horrible and accents are almost non-existent...

i realise i probably sound very biased and lazy and stubborn but there you have it!

even if i do decide to go ahead with this, what are the consequences if i refuse to do the exam 5 minutes before it is scheduled and simply say i am taking urdu instead of french?

thanks guys!

@T.Q - yes i am aware, tuition fees are unfortunately extremely high here, but it is one of the best english based schools in saudi arabia and i have little choice...
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: Monica on April 22, 2010, 09:30:59 pm
I STARTED FRENCH IN GRADE 9!!!!!!

and you live in KSA?! which city? school?
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 09:36:11 pm
ahaha but i simply dont understand the language! :( can't get my head around the tenses and unfortunately didnt put in too much work and focused on other stuff...

im in riyadh :)
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 09:40:47 pm
ahah BISR... :p

so, any idea about the consequences of not doing the exam?

thanks so much for the help guys
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: T.Q on April 22, 2010, 09:49:05 pm
ahah BISR... :p

so, any idea about the consequences of not doing the exam?

thanks so much for the help guys

if u registered for an exam

and u didnt do it

u will have an X MARK for that subject

so my advice to u , go ahead and do it

By the way , where r u from , i mean ur original  country
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 09:50:29 pm
X mark, hmm... what if i simply tell my advisor to "unregister" me or withdraw my application... :/

i'm from pakistan originally :)
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: Monica on April 22, 2010, 10:11:53 pm
I don't think that's possible. You just take a X, one of my friend took an X.

@AF..Thx for the +rep. =]
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 10:14:15 pm
thanks for the reply mate! still have to rep you guys for all the helpful insight...

my next question (sorry! ahah) is that will the X have any foreseeable impact on things like university applications or on my future or education at all? is it bad?

thank you!
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: T.Q on April 22, 2010, 10:15:56 pm
X mark, hmm... what if i simply tell my advisor to "unregister" me or withdraw my application... :/

i'm from pakistan originally :)

u cant unregister or withdraw ur application

because the deadline to do these things is over  ;)
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: T.Q on April 22, 2010, 10:17:14 pm
thanks for the reply mate! still have to rep you guys for all the helpful insight...

my next question (sorry! ahah) is that will the X have any foreseeable impact on things like university applications or on my future or education at all? is it bad?

thank you!

no it have no effect

X  means unknown  (no mark) thats all  ;)
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: 777 on April 22, 2010, 10:17:59 pm
ahh so that is fantastic! as long as it wont affect my academic future i am not bothered... thank you!
Title: Re: Drop French?
Post by: Amberr on June 10, 2010, 12:49:41 pm
HEy Ur in BISR
Whats ur name>>>???