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    May/June 2011 IGCSE papers!

    can u post french foreign language gt please
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    IGCSE May/June Grades

    The 5 IGCSE's have to have one course from each of these sections of study: Group I: Languages Group II: Humanities and Social Sciences Group III: Sciences Group IV: Mathematics Group V: Creative, Technical and Vocational Five A's or more in those subjects above gets you a distinction in the...
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    IGCSE Literature (English) [0486]

    Well 2011 session is complete. How do you think it went? Boundary for A* will be around 80-90% I think. Which papers did you do out of the selection, Paper 1: Open Texts Paper 3: Unseen OR Paper 4: Closed Texts Paper 5: Closed Texts
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    English as First Language 0500 P2 MayJune 2011

    That's wrong, it says in the question USE THE INFORMATION IN THE TEXT BUT BE CAREFUL TO USE YOUR OWN WORDS I put some points but removed them as I am not sure if discussion is allowed.
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    0500 English First Language Paper 2 Advice :)

    Very thorough notes, thanks for sharing :D And yes literature is much harder than language mainly because you have to write about three totally different books (play, poem and prose) and summarise everything you have learnt for months in just 40-45 mins each book :O
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    A* Grades

    Yes it is true I will give a breakdown later but to be safe this is what you should be aiming for: 17/25 per question for A 21/25 per question for A* for literature 35/50 for A 41/50 for A* for language The marking for English is very strict and that is why last year the boundary was very...
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    0500 English Language Official Revision Guide

    That was really useful thanks :D The only reason I wanted the page of the guide is because it has examples and examiners comments. I tried it and it worked but then amazon blocked the pages which is why it doesn't work now :(
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    0500 English Language Official Revision Guide

    You can search the pages in the little search box and they come up, so just type summary in and they will come up :D
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    0500 English Language Official Revision Guide

    No you dont have to buy it you can click on preview, and can anyone who has it scan the pages on extended descriptions of writers effects and on summary and descriptive writing please :D
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    0500 English Language Official Revision Guide

    This is the official guide you can view it online but it wont let me so I would be happy if someone could take a screenshot of the summary and descriptions part and upload them :D http://www.amazon.co.uk/IGCSE-English-J ... 683&sr=8-2
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    0520 French

    Who is doing this exam and how did you find Paper 2? Any suggestions for topics on P4 (Continuous Writing)?
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    EXAM ROLLING TIMETABLE

    Updated ;)
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    0500 English as a First Language Tomorrow!!

    Isn't this paper on Thursday?
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    EXAM ROLLING TIMETABLE

    I thought I would set up a rolling timetable updated every day for the exams that have just finished and the very next ones coming up so everyone can discuss the latest exams and which ones they have coming up FINISHED -Business Studies (P1) -Int'l Maths Core (P1) -Int'l Maths Extended (P2)...
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    Francais 10 May

    What were 4+5 again, the one's that were vrai. I know I said that 1 faux 2 faux 3 not sure 4 not sure 5 vrai 6 faux I seem to have forgotten what was statement 3 and 4?
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    Francais 10 May

    I wrote: Je vais arriver lundi. Je vais en train. Je vais rencontrer au magasin. I used the simple future because the question was phrased that way. What did you get VRAI FAUX for the Section 3
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    What exams are you taking for May/June 2011 session?

    EXAM/BOARD/DATE/LOCATION OF EXAM CENTRE I would like to know what exams everyone is taking, what board (GCSE,IGCSE, CIE, EDEXCEL etc.) and in which country/city their exam centre is.
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    How to get A*s??

    Two things, one the grade boundaries may vary each year but in the last 5 years this variation has only ever been a few %. Secondly if you get A's in all components it is NOT an A*, it is an A. To get an A* you need to get a much higher mark than the A mark, if you look at my thread I have...
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    How to get A*s??

    The exact grade boundaries are here: viewtopic.php?f=24&t=5859 The %UM is 90%, it has nothing to do with the actual A* boundary it is merely a conversion ratio. And remember A*'s are not that hard to achieve if you have worked hard. Normally around 20% on entrants get A*'s in each subject.
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    A* Grades

    I was told by my exam centre, the CIE examiner told them.
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