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Post by freerangefrog on May 10, 2005 11:55:28 GMT
well, the time of year is such that i shall, at any moment, be forced to partake in the horror of
THE GERMAN ORAL.
my usual tactic for dealing with such events are:
when in doubt, talk in english but in a french accent
which, it must be noted, never goes down very well.
so, tips?
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Post by Monpot on May 10, 2005 11:59:40 GMT
Give the examiner some Bratwurst? Actually, take in a whole Smorgasbord of various Germanic meats! They'll be so impressed with your German-ness they'll overlook any linguistical blunders.
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Post by freerangefrog on May 10, 2005 12:01:48 GMT
coullllllllld work...
i dunno, ive tried to learn my presentation ok...
but what if i get a really hard role play??!
ok... mein auto ist kapput...
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Post by bamos on May 10, 2005 12:18:06 GMT
I'm with Monpot. I reckon if you don the lederhosen, take in a trombone for some added oompah, ask for a stein of lager and make sure everything runs efficiently and tidily, they'll give you an A without even trying...
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Post by Senses on May 10, 2005 12:58:45 GMT
fall back on the phrase "schnell, schnell um die Ecke!"
(Obviously only if the examiner is male....or looks like a Dick Van Dyke!)
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Post by thewitchisdead on May 10, 2005 15:42:26 GMT
Ich weisse nicht
is the king of german oral phrases, cant go wrong with saying you dont know...
And if ever stuck in french
je ne comprends pas
will do the same.
Just dont do what i used to do and start speaking the wrong language. In gcse german i managed to use not only german and english, but also french, italian and spanish.
I only know about four words of italian and spanish, and yet i managed to somehow fit them in...
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Post by Monpot on May 10, 2005 15:45:33 GMT
When my uncle first moved to Britain from Poland the first things he learnt to say were;
"Fish and chips please"
"May I have this dance?"
and
"You bloody idiot!"
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Post by thewitchisdead on May 10, 2005 15:49:00 GMT
Those are pretty much the phrases that i know in spanish and italian....
I can order beer
Tell a girl she's beautiful
And tell someone to fuck off
Dont really need much else...
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Post by wishpig on May 10, 2005 16:17:44 GMT
this thread title is genius.
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Post by i_deserve... on May 10, 2005 16:30:02 GMT
although i've forgotten now (oh the shame!) I once could ask for cigarettes in Serbo-Croat. Not that I smoke or anything though... my A2 level french exam cassette features me saying "oh god, I can't do this!" and on the verge of sobbing.  |
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Post by Smileadelic on May 10, 2005 16:35:41 GMT
this thread title is genius. But not quite as genius as "Who likes coq?"  |
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Post by Tom-From-Sparks on May 10, 2005 16:38:34 GMT
I never had to do oral at college  Then again a Japanese one would be intresting. I was supposed to do a German one but the teacher ran off and burnt our work, with my oral skills thats not a bad thing! |
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Post by i_deserve... on May 10, 2005 16:49:35 GMT
I was supposed to do a German one but the teacher ran off and burnt our work um, please elaborate. |
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Post by Monpot on May 10, 2005 16:49:36 GMT
But not quite as genius as "Who likes coq?" Oh God I'm still embarassed I came up with that one  |
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Post by Tom-From-Sparks on May 10, 2005 16:53:59 GMT
Our German teacher was always on the phone to her brother because he was ill and the School thought she wasn't teaching us properly. Don't question a German Teachers teaching ability! She quit, took all the coursework that had been done so far and burnt it on a bonfire. I never did get a GNVQ in German. |
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