French speaking at Newtown? (1 Viewer)

[Stargal]

Just wondering how many people went to Newtown for their speaking exam?How did you guyz find the examiners?

 

[chepas]

Yeah Newtown for me. My examiner was nice, seemed to be native (the accent gave her very much away) - Nathalie O'Carroll.

 

[iambored]

was this on last weekend? last year french was on the same day as the usyd open day as well

 

[chepas]

Yeah, twas. It was a bit of a pain cos I only had enough time to go to USyd after, giving UTS a miss\.

 

[Stargal]

what session times did u guyz attend?

 

[iambored]

Yeah, twas. It was a bit of a pain cos I only had enough time to go to USyd after, giving UTS a miss\.

i was in and out very early, so i was lucky. it wasn't too bad though since newtown is near main campus

 

[melsc]

What is the speaking exam like 4 HSC... r they nice? Did they make u feel good etc?

 

[chepas]

Well, the lady I had did, she was really nice. She told me to breathe and said I looked white as a sheep, which made me laugh, so yeah. All relaxingy etc. Also, she actually seemed interested in what I had to say, something I suppose would be really hard to maintain as the day went on, so having someone that is responsive to the student and not just a listening post helps as well, sort of a confirmation that it isn't in vain, the conversation.

That said, there are the reports of those who haven't had such rosy experiences, which is seems a bit bodgy, just hope for a good examiner!

I am waiting to see how relaxation-instilling the 3U examiners will be....