Hi everybody, I hope that you are fine. I did not write anything through last week because of the exams. The classes from Sunday to Wednesday were for revision for what we had learned. We looked at the important things, and we solved a lot of exercises to be ready for the exams.
The writing test was not that hard, but the time was not enough. I lost my concentration, and I was shocked when the teacher said 10 minutes left. I did not finish the overview yet, so I tried to write quickly and as much as I can. I needed to write at least 150 words, and I get it at the end. I passed the writing exam and scored 12 out of 20 which means 3 out of 5.
The next day, I had the language study exam. It was quite acceptable, and all the questions were clear. In all sections, I did not get under 5 marks out of 10, and my total was 32 out of 50 which means 3.2 out of 5. I'm happy that I passed, and I will do my best in the final.
In the speaking test, in the same day, I did extremely well and I scored 24 out of 25, and that counts 4.8 out of 5. Before the exam I just wanted to score 20, but I'm lucky I had got that mark. My speaking is not terrible, and I talked about my project. Also, the examiner asked some questions, and I was perfectly confident.
At the end, I am entirely happy with my overall score for the three exams. My mark out of 15 for the midterm exams is 11, and I am glad for that. I will try to study hard to get better marks in the final.
The next day, I had the language study exam. It was quite acceptable, and all the questions were clear. In all sections, I did not get under 5 marks out of 10, and my total was 32 out of 50 which means 3.2 out of 5. I'm happy that I passed, and I will do my best in the final.
In the speaking test, in the same day, I did extremely well and I scored 24 out of 25, and that counts 4.8 out of 5. Before the exam I just wanted to score 20, but I'm lucky I had got that mark. My speaking is not terrible, and I talked about my project. Also, the examiner asked some questions, and I was perfectly confident.
At the end, I am entirely happy with my overall score for the three exams. My mark out of 15 for the midterm exams is 11, and I am glad for that. I will try to study hard to get better marks in the final.
3 comments:
These are all good marks, particularly for the UI exams! Well done.
Based on your writing in this blog, I'm sure you're capable of getting a better mark in the next writing test. Writing under timed conditions is a special skill I think. To do it well you need to be very familiar with the task, and have a clear plan about how you'll spend your time. Of course, you won't know the exact question in the final writing, but you'll know if you need to write a narrative, description or opinion, for instance.
If you are expected to write an opinion essay, for example, then you should be familiar with the overall and paragraph structure. With practice, you can plan how much time you need to spend on introduction, supporting arguments & examples, and conclusion.
Also make sure you have some time to proofread your writing. Maybe we can talk about ways to do this effectively in a tutorial.
One language point:
...the time was not enough.
...there was not enough time.
The 'there + be' structure sounds better here, perhaps because you're introducing a new idea (time), and because you're talking about quantity (not enough).
It's a strange structure because 'time' is really the subject of the clause, but we seem to prefer this when we introduce a new idea, such as time.
Well done, Ali! I'm sure you'll also do well with your week 10 exams if you continue with what you've been doing.
If only more students had such good study habits!
See you next week,
Hilary
Thanks Marcus and Hilary.
I really appreciate your work with us and I wish you all success. You are the best couple that I've ever seen. I don't know what to say, but you are keeping encourage me a lot.
My greetings for you.
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