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French translation?

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bkgirl · 20/11/2014 21:39

Hi there, I don't know where to ask online, I am embarassed asking on here (again).
My son is in yr 11 and has an important homework to do for french. I was lucky to get into double digits in french exams myself and don't know who to ask for help.
Can anyone read it and tell me if there are any bits that do not make sense/bad grammar? Sorry for asking...eeek!

Bonjour, je m'appelle James. Mon école est nomme XXXX College. C’est Un grande et vieux scolaire. Je ne aime pas les couloirs étroits, c’est difficile a trouver mon route autour, il n'y a pas beaucoup d'espace
Ma matiere prefere a l’ecole est l’histoire, parce que ce est intriguant. Il est aussi plus facile que les mathematiques. Je ne supporte pas la chimie, parce que c’est ennuyeux. j'aime l’histoire parce que c’est facile et j’ai un bon prof . J'aime la Geographie parce que c’est interessant et amusant.
Dans mon college. Nous je porton uniforme. Je porte un blazer rouge, en cravate rouge et bleus, une chemise blanc, pantalon noir, et chaussures noir. Malheureusement, ma blazer est tres inconfortable.
Le bus arrive a 08h20 et j’arrive a l’ecole a 08h50. Je ai généralement deux heures de cours avant l'assemblage et un heure avant le dejeuner. L’ecole finit a 15h40.
Je naime pas qu’en on doit apporter le material al travail necessaire a l’ecole, car il rend on sac tres lourd. Je pense qu’il est une regle stupide. Je pense aussi que vous devriez être capable de manger de la nourriture dans la classe si vous venez d'acheter à partir de la cantine.
Dans l'avenir, je prévois d'être un écologiste ou un historien. Je ne l'ai pas encore obtenu de nombreux plans.

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skylark2 · 20/11/2014 22:14

I agree - he's got to stop using Google Translate. It does individual words. He needs to write some French phrases or sentences which he can manage, not write English sentences and then try to translate them literally.

bkgirl · 20/11/2014 22:13

Thanks, I think it is indeed. Thing is I know other parents holiday in France, have holiday homes there or even can just speak it well themselves, other kids do get help at home. I can't which is why I asked. He has managed the best way he can, I feel I am letting him down by not being able to offer anything. I would have loved for him to go on the school trip too but finances won't allow.
I would just love to know if there was anything wrong.

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brusselssprout81 · 20/11/2014 21:57

Hello there, I am French (and new here). I teach GCSE myself and it is the 'controlled assessment' most definitely. It seems like someone else has looked at the text for him ?

fourcorneredcircle · 20/11/2014 21:51

That looks suspiciously like his controlled assessment. The best "help" I will offer is that you shouldn't be helping him and he should stop using google translate.