today i have found out that i will be entered for a GCSE in turkish in the near future.
what kind of questions will i be asked?
what does it involve?

"im scared!! hug me!! hihi"

Merhaba,
Londra'da çalıştığım okulların birinde GCSE Hazırlık sınıfını okutuyorum. O nedenle biraz bilgim var bu konuda.

Sorular daha çok tatile giden aile bireylerinin yaşadıkları günlük durumlarla ilgili oluyor. Oteller, havaalanı, uçak, taksi, deniz ve plaj gibi mekanlarda geçen küçük diyaloglar daha çok çıkıyor. Yurt dışında yaşayan ve tatillerde Türkiye veya Kıbrıs'a giden Türklerin bilmesi gereken şeyler oluyor sordukları.

Şimdi bu yazdıklarımı okuyup "ne kadar kolay sorular soruyorlarmış" diyenler olabilir ancak ne yazık ki İngiltere'de öyle aileler var ki çocuklarıyla sürekli İngilizce konuşuyorlar ve çocuklar çok basit Türkçe cümleleri bile kuramıyorlar. "Taksiye bindiler. Otele gittiler." gibi son derece basit cümleleri kuramayan öğrenciler var. Elbette bunlar geçemiyor Türkçe testlerini.

Kelime bilginizi geliştirmek için ilginizi çeken Türkçe metinler okumanızı ve emin olmadığınız kelimelerde mutlaka sözlüğe bakmanızı öneririm.
Okumanın, yazmaya ve konuşmaya da çok faydası olacaktır.

Aşağıda 2004 yılında sorulan sorulardan bazı örnekler var. Az önce hazırladım dosyaları ve yükledim.

GCSE TURKISH TEST - Speaking
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=MIXSP4YY

GCSE TURKISH TEST - Reading and Writing
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=58ZMM0NI

thank you very much erdinc.. your explanation is very much appreciated.. when this pc actually decides to find some energy maybe it will open up the links u gave me so that i can look at them!
thanks again

hey.. by the way..
if on the tape which my turkish will be recored on, i am speaking in a more informal way will this effect my mark?
for eg: geliyom, gidiyom etc.
also, if i am given a scenario where i have to reply to someone should i use the formal version?
for eg: ... soyluyorsunuz??

thanks in advance

ive looked at some of the questions and although i do understand most of it i dont understand all of it!!
im really scared now that im going to fail!!
what can i do to prepare??
are there are words or phrases which would crop up alot in these kind of exams??
aahh help me!! i cant fail this.. i want to make my family proud of me!!


i mean, lets take the first question from the writing section.. i have gathered that its asking me to find the opposite word and right the correct letter in the box although i dont know what all the words mean!!
what are the chances that something like this will come up on my paper??

ok look now.. lets take this sentence.. i have a vague idea of what it could mean and maybe if soemone said it to me in conversation i would know what they are trying to say although i am really getting scared now when i dont understand fully!!

please someone, explain to me how this sentence is constructed and give me more examples using the same structure.. i will then go away and do some of my own, and bring them back for marking ok?
this is really important that i know how to do this!!
anyway.. i talk too much (well.. in english! hihi) here is the given sentence in the exam:
"sevgi hayata katılma isteği verir

thanks so much in advance xxxxxxxxx

in regards to this exam: how would i say
"he wants everyone to learn to love each other" ??

i know this is not the exact paper i do although this is another sentence form which i need toget the hang of..
could it be sth. like, herkesin birbirlerini sevmesini öğrenmesini istiyor..??
omg.. thats so wrong isnt it?
i have just shown myself up so badly!! that looks so wrong to me!! off ya off... bana yardım edin!!!

omg! i wasnt even aware of this!! thanks so much for your help!
do u also think u would be able to help me out with my other posts? im desperate!

Another alternative would be: "Herkesin birbirini sevmeyi öğrenmesini istiyor."

waow!! yeah of course that the birbir thangy wouldnt also be plural.. i knew that really... i was just testing you all hehe
and i truly didnt know that 2 -mesini thngs could be used in one sentence.. amazing!!
god, we learn sth. new everyday ha?


erdinç.. what are the chances that the paper i receive will be similar to the ones on that site u sent me the link of to download? (i think im actually forgettng english now, sorry if that sounds a bit jumbled up!! )
im so scared tht i will get somethng like that text about the folklore coz i really didnt take much of it in!

I think in speaking test there will be definately something about touristic themes such as a holiday, trips, planes, tickets, airports, taxis, hotels, beaches and restourants etc.

Other tests could have any subject. You need to increase your vocabulary to understand the text. It is not possible to know on what area the reading/understanding text could be. It could be anything. I suggest to improve your vocabulary. The best way to improve your vocabulary is not speaking. The best way is reading. The second best way is listening. I don't suggest listening as it is not easy to find something suitable to listen.

Forget about most TV programs and radio channels. They don't use more than 500 words anyway.

Okumak yeni kelimeler öğrenmek için çok faydalı olur. Normal bir sözlük kullanmanı öneririm.

Daily conversations will not help at all. They will help on speaking part but this part is already very easy. The important parts are the ones that start with a long essay. Afterwards you will be required either to answer some questions about the essay or to write another essay (on a given subject) taking the first one as an example.

i see.. hopefully i will not be asked to write an essay in turkish myself!! if i can improve my vocabulary that would be great.. im guessing that learning new verbs would benefit me..?
are there any articles or such which you reccommend me to read which would be beneficial?
also, can u please give me the english and turkish of phrases like, "please right in full sentences" etc. so tht these will not be a problem..?
im sure that you know the kind of thngs which crop up on exams considering you are a teacher!
thanks in advance

please guys.. there are lots of un-answered questions in this thread... help me out...
i am setting myself a deadline of 1 month now... lets see how much turkish i can learn within that time...
i am relying heavily on all you great people to help me..
please dont let me down!!

27 march 05.. 1 month from now look... im saying this on the WWW...

JUST TO LET EVERYONE KNOW THAT I RECEIVED MY RESULTS YESTERDAY

AND IN TURKISH

I GOT


AN






A*

well done!! im so happy for you!!

Woow! you're the best!!

Tebrikler! miss_ceyda

Woo hooo, Congrats there,well done

well done.

Thanks arkdaşlar

and you know, i only got an A in English..

so it looks like ma turkish is finally better hehe

And you know what guys.. I really couldnt have done it without you all.. So really, THANK YOU!!

Congratulations Clever Cookie!! Aferin sana

That's fantastic news Ceyda, well done !