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WARNING: mild-severe swearing.  A studyblr-ish-thing that's gonna try help you avoid pitfalls that I fell into.  You're welcome.   Let your academic frustrations flow! Psychology | Sociology | French (A levels)

[the-studying-libra]

A level French tips/How to fucking ace them.

Note: This is specifically for the CIE specification HOWEVER it may be equally beneficial to people of other boards or those who literally don’t have anything to do with A levels. A level French is I think equal to DELF B2? (Don’t quote me on it.)

1. Use Tricolore Totale for (I)GCSE level, that will suffice even for A levels. 

Majority of the vocabulary used in exam papers will be there! The few that are not, write them down.

Memorise all the vocabulary given at the back of the book.

The grammar given at the back of the book is all you have to fuck with. (All tenses, moods, etc etc, it’s all there. Know them.)

2. Past papers are GOD. (Cannot be stressed enough.)

Try to do as many past papers you can, go all the way back from the current year to when you weren’t even born.                                       YOU. NEED. THAT. PRACTICE.

It will train your vocabulary and grammar too. Nothing is more efficient than past papers. 

When you get closer to exam (I’d say 1 month close) start timing your practice. 

Jot down all vocabulary and expressions you don’t know or are not in the book.

Keep track of the past papers you’re doing lol, sounds like common sense or something not important, but you’ll thank me later.

Tips for improving grammar and writing skills:

Write! 

Write a diary, sentences, little story, letter, anything! 

If you’re too lazy to do all that (I was) Just do past-papers. They’ll improve both grammar, writing skills, comprehension etc etc.

Tips for memorising vocabulary:

Repetition is key; the more you’re exposed to a word, the more it will stick. and it’s easier when it’s in context than memorising the word by itself, but you should also do the latter. 

I recommend memorising 5 words a day, it might not seem like a lot, but add it up and see how much they are in just 5 months time; approximately 750! 

Write a few sentences with each words and look them up online in context. I use: https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/sondage

I’ll be writing more in depth tips for each paper, including the oral examination. 

Bonne chance!

[the-studying-libra]

How to study (not really)

Hey hey local and international aliens 

So, let me share some things about me..

I’m a homeschooling student studying for A levels who JUST finished her AS levels, and when I say homeschooling... it’s literally just me studying on my own at home without a social life or any help. 

There was no worse feeling than how helpless I felt last year, especially nearing my exams, as I just didn’t know how the fuck to study, and I realise, a lot of us are turned to jello under all the k n o w l e d g e of school, but no-one ever thinks its a good idea to teach us “How To Study”

Now, studying differs for everyone, some people like to use highlighters and make pretty notes. Some like using flashcards Some like writing down barely comprehensible chicken scratches. You get the point. But it has been a tumultuous journey for me to understand what works for me. Of course, I’m not at the end of it, but I got a taste for it, and I'm hoping that I'll be able to help people struggling to find what works for them. 

So, this blrrrr ( I dare you to say it 3x, T R I L L IT) is just me documenting my journey and noting down what helps me, and perhaps, it might help you too. 

You see, as I was going through the exam season, all I could think of was I don’t want anybody to go through this shit. So my Tumblr darlings, I'm here to be your big sister, in whatever way you need me.

Need to chit-chat? 3 am thoughts? Study worries? Advice? ‘Tis the place. 

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