**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il http://www.etni.org **** Our Native Speakers sat for their F & G matkonet today (and thanks to everyone who directed me to ECB F & G modules - I thought they had only come out through E). My question is: if the oral exam for LD students is only 25 minutes (so told by my mefakachat - the logic being 1/3 of the time for a much shorter exam just like the old bagrut format), how can the kids be expected to do an unseen and a writing in that amount of time. True, both are shortened but still, even both native speakers whom I tested were stressed at the thought of writing a composition in under 15 minutes (by the time they finished the unseen). Even if it's less words, they still have to organize their thoughts, etc. I'd be interested in hearing what others have to say about this. And a question for Judy: Can a 12th grade student who takes a 4pt. bagrut in the summer (old format) take a 5 pt. bagrut next winter (still old format)? Thanks, Shoshana _________________________________________________________________ The new MSN 8: advanced junk mail protection and 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail ##### To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ##### ##### Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx #####