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Hey guys!
So this year I get to learn a langauge && I picked French. does anybody know any tips? or know any awesome sites that can help me?
Merci. (link)
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ah a french newbie. Tres bien mon cherie.
ok. I'll break this into 5 things for you, because I am a list maker by nature. I went through a very intensive 6 year french program, so I got it down. :)
1. The basics that you learn in the first few weeks of class will haunt you forever if you don't learn them properly. Make flashcards, have someone quiz you daily, and review old material when studying for new tests.
2. There is no oral practice like talking in french. Try to speak as much french as possible even if your class is not orally intensive. Repeat the words that you know to yourself, and try and form sensical phrases out of them. Try and answer your teacher completely in french when you can, she'll admire you for it and you'll get the practice plus someone who will correct your errors.
3. Listen to french. Some satillite dishes can tap into a french TV station, or there is radio on the internet. Read french articles and try and make sense of them, or even french childrens books.
4. If all else fails, www.freetranslation.com is the best translation site on the web. However, DON'T USE THIS DIRECTLY. You'll end up with a paper containing conjugations you couldn't possibly know, plus you won't learn the material. Use this just as a guide, and to answer conjugation questions.
5. Buy a French/ English dictionary and a copy of 501 french verbs. They will save your life,and never attend a french class without them in hand.
French is not an easy language, and a lot of programs are intensive. Do the work though, and you will be rewarded with mastery of a beautiful language. BON CHANCE!
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ok so all i want to know is do you HAVE to be 18 to drop out? I dont want anyone sayin that im making a mistake because i've heard it all before and i dont care its my life and i will live it how i want and if i am making a mistake thats fine i will have to live with it so dont tell me what a huge mistake i am making. (link)
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ok, I'm not going to argue with you because, it is your life.
To leagally drop out you have to be 18 OR take your GED which is a simple test that will give you high school proficency.
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how do you guys get your summer reading done? the library has a hold list of books &
going to the bookstore for extended periods of time is hard to do &
borrowing from people is annoying
do you just buy the book? i dont like to since i might not like the book or reread it ever again. (link)
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Buy the books from your local used bookstore-- they'll be cheaper and you'll have less competition for them.
If your used book dealer doesn't have them, try the used section on amazon ( sometimes the prices there can be amazing) or www.abebooks.com
The books you are assigned for summer reading are really good books to own because they are usually core classics that may come up again eventually.
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I love my schedule this year, but my english class is just horrible. The teacher only gave an A to one person last year, and it was a 90%. All of my friends have said she's extremely hard, and she even told us today that she is tough. This isn't an AP or honors class either. There are 3 other english classes that I could be in. I might fill out a schedule-change form to get a different teacher. If they don't let me change teachers, what do I do?? (link)
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1. Do all the reading twice no matter what.
This will give you a clear idea of the thematic and technical
aspects that are important from the novel or poem.
Teachers who fancy themselves all important tend to like nit-picky facts, so if you've read it twice you'll be more apt to pick up on details.
2. Talk in class.
Always have an opinion on everything the teacher asks, and be ready with hand up. This can really really make a difference in what the teacher thinks of you and what you learn from the class.
3. Have a trusted teacher read your essays first.
Take your papers to a favorite teacher before you turn them in to this teacher and get their feedback-- they'll catch the small things that this teacher would mark you down for without the penalty.
Be as good a student as you can be, and don't let yourself slack because the class seems impossible. If a class is being fairly run, it is not impossible to get an A. If you've been in the class for a semester and feel as if it was not fairly run, tell your counselor about it and request a switch.
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i'm a junior and i am seriously SO confused about colleges. thinking about colleges stresses me out because of the long process that i have no idea what to do! so i just have a couple of questions. say i go to a university--the university has colleges in it..i guess they have different schools for different subjects? so say i go to the art and science college at this university--would that be my major??? what is a major/minor?? how do you send a college application and what's this about an essay and resume?? i'm SOOOO confused. can someone please help me?? (link)
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First of all, take a breath. You have a bit to figure this out. ( that is if you are going into your junior year)
The colleges within a university are just like, subdividers of the university, and the majors you are interested in fall under these different subdivisions. These colleges are not seperate schools and in most cases do not require seperate applications, they are more just a schools way of organizing their majors. Majors are more like, Psychology, or English-- the more direct subjects you want to study. Most schools will let you apply undeclared anyways, which would give some time to figure out what you were most interested in. Also, you can double major ( have two majors) or a Major and a Minor. Thus you could easily take classes under two "colleges" in one university.
As for scores, it depends greatly on your GPA, extracarriculars,and what schools you are looking at applying to-- the rigor of acceptance differs greatly between schools. You will apply for college in the fall of your senior year, and your junior year is the most important year as far as grades, so work hard, and take the hardest classes available too you!
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