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Speaking Exam (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Gemstone
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mushroom_head
holey moley!
by the way~ has anyone received the letter from bos telling u when/where the speaking exam is yet??
there's only 2 weeks left!
there's only 2 weeks left!
Gemstone
Member
Yeah i was wondering when we get them too. I start trials next week so I'm not at school and the exams in the middle of those. I gather we get them tomorrow then. We'd kindda have too the can't expect us to go to an exam when they haven't told us what time it is.
mushroom_head
holey moley!
phew! thank goodness i'm not the only one who hasn't received it yet. i was getting worried!
kochou
Member
I got the letter today!! And yes continuers and extension are in the same letter on separate sheets. The time and place are the same for me tho.
mushroom_head
holey moley!
YAY! i got mine too ! just today. 11am for continuers and 9am for ext~ geez...all the way at kogarah. i'd prolly havta get up at 7!
poloktim
\(^o^)/
Oh no! Seven o'clock! God forbid! Last year I had mine at nine o'clock. I felt sorry for those poor saps who didn't get the early start. I still had a weekend.mushroom_head said:
Anyway, I'm here to remind you that #nihongo is still open in Austnet (the same network where you will find #hsc if you're interested). There are those of us in #nihongo who can speak Japanese, have done it to a point in high school, up to and including the HSC, and/or continued/started in university. We're more then happy to give you any quick (real time) advice for Japanese should we be in the channel (since we have uni/school to go to as well, your best bet is during the night).
To connect to Austnet, download an IRC client (www.mirc.co.uk - for Windows, www.irssi.org - for Linux/Unix, or www.ircle.com - for Macintosh). Type:
/connect irc.austnet.org
/join #nihongo
To join #nihongo, or to join both #nihongo and #hsc
/connect irc.austnet.org
/join #nihongo,#hsc
Please note that we are there (#nihongo) to assist anyone with Japanese language issues. We won't write speeches for anyone (as we've been asked).
Come by, say hello, and if you want, run through what you've planned for your speaking examination (by typing the romaji, since IRC isn't very organised for non-ASCII characters) with us, and we'll tell you whether or not it's any good. We studied it at #hsc level and/or university level, so we can be of assistance.
Good luck to everyone on their speaking examination, and then good studying with the reading/writing and listening components.
Lexicographer
Retired 13 May 2006
Can someone post the date for the speaking exams? I haven't seen it so far, and I will make an effort to be in #nihongo a few nights before the exam to help people out.
Gemstone
Member
Yep I got my letter on Monday. I'm at 9am. I only do continuers so theres no other one for me. They changed the location though. It's normally at Gosford High but this time it's at Joeys. Oh well.
The date for it is the 14th Lexicographer.
Gems
The date for it is the 14th Lexicographer.
Gems
kochou
Member
Damn, I'm at James Cook too but at 9am for continuers....I think all extension students start at 9?
kochou
Member
Yeh only half of the continuers people do Ext, but they'd have to make it the same time right? Otherwise the exam questions could slip..
we have about 30 people who do continuers and 5 people who do ext... so not that many people do ext by my count. Granted its one school, but im sure other schools have fewer people.
If you are correct, think of the logistics of getting everybody to do ext at the same time? There would bee heaps of people there.
You might be right... but to me it seems a little odd getting so many people in one place at one time. But... then again it is the board of studies, so you cant expect them to do anything logically
If you are correct, think of the logistics of getting everybody to do ext at the same time? There would bee heaps of people there.
You might be right... but to me it seems a little odd getting so many people in one place at one time. But... then again it is the board of studies, so you cant expect them to do anything logically
kochou
Member
Well when you think about it, there are only 3 time slots for continuers and Extension students probably make up for less than 1/3 of that so having us all start at the same time should be alright...anyhows I live (relatively) close to Kogarah so I'm fine with getting there early!
mushroom_head
holey moley!
that's right! i'm a james cooker too.Wilmo said:
Anyway, i was wondering if past hsc'ers could give us some tips on time management for ext speaking. i'm scared that i'd go overtime like i did in the half yrlys or way undertime. if i keep looking at my watch then i'd prolly forget what i'm talking about. argh~ this is a major problem for me.