<p>Any 800 :) scorers on French w/Listening what preparation
did you do ......?</p>
<p>I hear Barrons listening is for once weaker ;) than the actual exam
...any truth to this...?</p>
<p>Any suggestions for alternatives..?</p>
<p>i got an 800 on it, but that was a long time ago. i didn't do anything but my french homework (5 years, AP/IB classes) to get ready. you might try renting movies in french with english subtitles. that way you get experience listening to the language in a realistic setting. you'll be able to tell how good you're getting by the number of discrepancies you catch between the french and english versions. plus, it gives you an excuse to watch movies--how can you lose?</p>
<p>Thank you xitammarg ....any other inputs from anyone else who
got a >760 score on the French w/Listening SAT II :)</p>
<p>I only got a 760 so I guess I can offer no help.</p>
<p>:D</p>
<p>rockermcr please do ....</p>
<p>Most people I know have only taken the french w/out
listening. so any comments about the with listening test
would be helpful...</p>
<p>Alrighty, well, as you probably know, it's extremely difficult to find a prep book that accomodates the listening test, and the only one that really does is the Barron's one. All I can say about that book is that it's better than nothing. The same voices are used for all the voice recordings, so you get used to them all after a while, and you have to strain to understand the voices on the actual thing because they differ from clip to clip. What I would recommend doing is buying the College Board's official study guide for all subject tests, because it has accurate practice tests as well as CDs for the listening sections. </p>
<p>Now, I really don't think review books are helpful for language tests, because they often leave you confused about some things (as you probably know, French grammar is often extremely tedious and annoying, as well as hard to learn). You should read as many French books as possible. I strongly believe that reading in a foreign language helps a lot when you're learning the language. While you're reading, take note of some of the words you don't understand, and learn what they mean. Prepping for language SAT tests clearly isn't very simple...</p>
<p>How proficient are you in French?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for your insight. Very helpful! :)</p>
<p>I am somewhat proficient in french but not uber proficient.....
Probably a better reader and writer of French than a speaker
(and a listener :( ? )
... not a native french speaker nor is anyone at home. French II
through French IV I have done well at the concours exams and
have placed nationally.... </p>
<p>This summer
I am planing on doing some French and English comic book writing...</p>
<p>Okay, well you should be fine. I would recommend doing a practice test for the normal French SAT, as well as a practice test for the French with Listening SAT. See how well you do on each, and then decide which exam to take, because you don't want to be stuck with French with listening if you aren't good at the listening.</p>
<p>However, the listening isn't very difficult. The answers to all the questions can be found directly in the dialogues. When I took it, there was a dialogue about a child asking his mother to buy him a cat, and the mother said that she wouldn't because they're too expensive. A question in the exam: Why won't the child's mother buy him a cat?</p>
<p>You could buy or rent some French movies and watch them (with subtitles) to practice your listening skills.</p>