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How can I get an A* in languages at GCSE?

The best way to learn languages at GCSE is to actually understand meanings. I don't know how people manage to get by on memorisation alone.

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French writing assessment - Healthy lifestyle

5 star(s)

This is a 5 star piece of work. It uses a variety of tenses, personal opinions, negative phrases and extended sentences. To improve and ensure the top grades, check accents…
- Essay length: 429 words
- Submitted: 19/03/2012
- Marked by teacher: Rachel Forest 04/02/2012
- Reviewed by: medbh4805 01/01/1970
French - keeping fit and healthy

5 star(s)

This is a 5 star piece of work. The writer uses 5 different tenses, a good variety of verbs and vocabulary and some complex structures. The text flows very well,…
- Essay length: 393 words
- Submitted: 05/03/2012
- Marked by teacher: Sarah Benson 04/04/2013
Italian speaking-schools

5 star(s)

*****. The author shows a very firm grasp of the language. To improve, check accents carefully, as well as verb conjugations and adjectival agreements.
There is a wide variety of…
- Essay length: 630 words
- Submitted: 30/04/2011
- Marked by teacher: Rachel Forest 02/04/2012
French - A Past Holiday

5 star(s)

This is a 5 star piece of work and is more like the standard required at AS Level than GCSE. It is very well written, flows well and uses a…
- Essay length: 580 words
- Submitted: 05/07/2009
- Marked by teacher: Sarah Benson 04/04/2013
Mein Haus, mein Zuhause und meine tgliche Routine

5 star(s)

This is a 5 star piece of work. The writer uses lots of different and complex sentence structures, conjunctions which change word order, descriptions and time phrases. 4 different tenses…
- Essay length: 988 words
- Submitted: 02/12/2007
- Marked by teacher: Sarah Benson 28/03/2013
Meine Ferien

5 star(s)

This is a four star piece of work. It uses a variety of tenses (mostly successful), opinions, and complex structures using subordinating conjunctions such as weil and obwohl.
- Essay length: 406 words
- Submitted: 11/07/2002
- Marked by teacher: Sara Benson 18/12/2012
Les Vacances d'ete

4 star(s)

Overall this is a 4* piece of work with the potential to become 5*. I would recommend including some more opinions and justifications as well as making some changes…
- Essay length: 217 words
- Submitted: 04/04/2005
- Marked by teacher: Amanda Salaou 01/03/2013
French Coursework  Ideal Job Of The Future

3 star(s)

This is a 3 star piece of work. The writer has tried to use a variety of tenses, structures and vocabulary. Work needs to be checked to make sure it…
- Essay length: 167 words
- Submitted: 11/07/2002
- Marked by teacher: Sarah Benson 04/04/2013
French Oral. - Introducing Myself

3 star(s)

This is a 3 star piece of work. It has some variety of sentence structures, some good adjectives, and 4 different tenses (some very briefly.) Some conjunctions are used to…
- Essay length: 294 words
- Submitted: 11/07/2002
- Marked by teacher: Sarah Benson 28/03/2013
Spanish - Conversation Topic 1: Talking about yourself.

Overall, this is a 5* piece of work. The first two sections are accurately written and express simple opinions but would be much better if they included a range of…
- Essay length: 531 words
- Submitted: 23/09/2003
- Marked by teacher: Sara Benson 13/03/2013