polly Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Me and my family area going to move to Brittany this year. I am 14 and i was told i needed to be held back a year to pick up the language so i would be in year 10. i am slightly concerned i will not pick up the language and i a worried about going to a french school. can any one help?[8-)][8-)]please email me ![:)] thankyou Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Polly, if your family are definitely moving over here, then I hope you all ready having private French lessons.I think it is quite normal to 'stay back' a year in France, but at your age there will be a great deal of catching up to do, so you really should be making a start with the language now.I don't have any children here, but I do know of at least one 14 year old who settled very well, and is now 16, but she had extra tuition in French both before moving and still does.Have a look at this thread, but do show it to your parents too. http://www.completefrance.com/cs/forums/816742/ShowPost.aspx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 Try and get some intensive french lessons now and upto when you move, you will need to work very hard once here to catch up so it would be better to start now. Eventually you will learn the everyday words but grammar is difficult for beginners especially verbs so they need a lot of practice. As long as you are prepared to give it a go, not rebel against the system here and generally integrate you should be fine. Being held back a year or even two is nothing here, everyone goes through it and it is not a stigma like it would be in the UK. Crikey my son had a 11-year local boy old in his class when he was 8 here because he was a slow learner but he came good in the end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polly Posted January 9, 2007 Author Share Posted January 9, 2007 thankyou very much [:)] i learnt french in years 3,4,5,6,7 so i already kno a fair bit. i will be getting lessons soon hopefully as will all of my family! thankyou! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TWINKLE Posted January 9, 2007 Share Posted January 9, 2007 You'll be fine Polly!Just a word of advice - make sure that you hang out with French kids as well as English ones. Your French will improve so much quicker this way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polly Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 Thankyou very much! ##### Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 You are 14...'me and my family'...?? stay in England and study your own grammar first my dear!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Crikey wen! Give Polly a break.Your own is far from perfect, by the way.[;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wendy Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 It isn't mean't to be ![:P] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayJay Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 [quote user="TWINKLE"]You'll be fine Polly!Just a word of advice - make sure that you hang out with French kids as well as English ones. Your French will improve so much quicker this way.[/quote]Follow Twink's advice Polly, it will really help you. My friend moved over here 2 years ago, her eldest daughter was 13 & the next one down was 11. The eldest lacked confidence but really gave it a go & has blossomed at school. She mixed with French kids & that really speeded up learning the language. The 11yr old, very confident, chose to spend most of her time with an English girl & although fine now, she did struggle. Despite having the same extra lessons that her sister had. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Katie Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yes Polly, Twinkle was 23 moving over and said she was fluent in 6 months. Just accept you will be held back a year at school and use this to improve your language skills. Good luck mate[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 [quote user="wen"]You are 14...'me and my family'...?? stay in England and study your own grammar first my dear!.[/quote]That's a bit out of order 'Wen'.....................lighten up a bit, perhaps. Polly, I've PM'd you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Yup wen, give the girl a break. An exclamation mark does not need an additional full stop after it, by the way.[Www] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 [quote user="wen"]It isn't mean't to be ![:P][/quote]Is that misplaced apostrophe a stylistic point, a typo, an ironic statement or a mistake? Or simply a case of not knowing where it is meant to be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooperlola Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 [quote user="Jean-Luc Picard"][quote user="wen"]It isn't mean't to be ![:P][/quote]Is that misplaced apostrophe a stylistic point, a typo, an ironic statement or a mistake? Or simply a case of not knowing where it is meant to be?[/quote][:D]I generally try to ignore grammar and spelling mistakes as my own is not so hot but don't set yourself up, wen. Captain Picard will notice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Notices a lot but comments little, recognises hubris when he sees it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyC Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Going back to Polly, it might be better not to think in terms of "picking up" the language as this rather implies that it will just happen without much effort. It's worth emphasising that the more you work at learning French and the more effort you put into it, the quicker you will learn it. And although Wen's comment was a bit harsh, it's true that you 'll find it easier to learn and understand French grammar if you gain a better grasp of the English language as well. (You might also find it a bit embarrassining to have your poor English corrected in English lessons in a French school!)All the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teamedup Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 cooperlola, let's face it, with the dictee's and marks being taken off right left and centre for spelling and grammatical mistakes, one has to be nigh on perfect at these things in french schools to get half decent marks. I'm sure that Wen is well aware of the exigencies of the french system and thus her suggestion is not untoward as far as I am concerned.I was always lousy at grammer etc at school, good job I was good at sums wasn't it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 TU I 'chastised' wen too. This was one of two times she had a pop at Polly, and with Polly being new here it's not the most welcoming thing.Also, if Pollys parents have made the decision to come here, then Polly can't do much about that. Agreed she will probably find it hard, but I don't think wen criticising her grammar is helpful in terms of her looking for help on this site.Elsewhere I linked Polly to the big thread titled 'moving to France with a 13 year old girl' which put both sides, and I hope her (and Helixxs) parents have read it and are getting them some extra French before they come here, rather than just letting the girls do their own research and relying on people saying 'you'll be fine'. I don't think Polly will find it easy without some intensive French lessons, starting now.There are plenty of other threads in the education section, which they might all benefit from reading too.Edit; also plenty of people are lacksadaisical about their grammar and punctuation here. It just seems so unfair to me to criticise her, or judge her English Language use as 'poor'. It's not in the spirit of the forum, however much people pretend we are picky here, about these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Surely the point is that Polly wants some help, not a snipe about punctuation. I think she deserves our help and support for having the initiative and bottle for posting to a forum such as this in such a sensible manner. And as someone else said, she gets her message across more clearly than many older posters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Mr Fluffy. I just edited my post to say something similar.Pollys positive attitude is going to be her biggest advantage. I just hope her parents back it up with some serious French lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Russethouse Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 May be she is very good at English and just posts on the forum rather as if she is texting a friend ? Or may be like me, she is a lousy typist ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I think you mean maybe, Gay?[:D][:-))][:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Smith Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 I think she may mean 'maybe'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tresco Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 That's over kill Fluffy. Or is that overkill, or even over-kill? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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