Education and Work In your speaking exam you will have to do: A role play (you see that for the first time just before the exam) A presentation (about shopping – you’ve already prepared that) Discussion questions about the presentation (You prepare these in advance) Three general conversation topics of 5 questions each. This presentation will help you to prepare your General Conversation answers for EDUCATION AND WORK. You need to prepare all 6 topics. You find out which 3 you will be answering on the day of the exam.

Education and Work This PowerPoint presentation gives you the basic, Foundation Tier answers to the questions about EDUCATION AND WORK. In order to score more highly (Grade C or above) you need to extend each answer. Add an opinion Say where, who with, when, why, how …. In fact, add anything that is relevant to the question

Education and Work 1: Qu’est-ce que tu fais pendant la récréation? (What do you do during break ?)  Normalement, pendant la récré, je (ACTIVITY). Quelquefois je (ACTIVITY)  Normally during break I (ACTIVITY). Sometimes I (ACTIVITY) Activities coming up……

Breaktime activities Je fume Je bavarde avec mes copains I smoke I chat with my friends Je vais sur le champ Je vais aux toilettes I go on the field I go to the toilet Je fais mes devoirs I do my homework Je mange quelque chose I have something to eat Je bois quelque choseJe joue au foot I have something to drinkI play football

Education and Work 2: Où et quand as-tu fait ton stage ? (Where and when did you do your work experience ?)  J’ai fait mon stage en octobre de l’année dernière. Je suis allé(e) à (COMPANY)  I did my work experience in October last year. I went to (COMPANY)

Education and Work 2: Où et quand as-tu fait ton stage ? (Where and when did you do your work experience ?) Say what it was like:  C’était (ADJECTIVE)  It was (ADJECTIVE) Adjectives coming up…….

What was it like ? Supernul rubbish Extraennuyeux boring Chouettedifficile excellentdifficult Génialaffreux greatterrible Intéressant interesting Utile useful

Education and Work 3: Quelles sont tes matières préfèrées? (What are your favourite subjects ?)  J’aime / J’adore (SUBJECT) parce que c’est (REASON) Subjects and reasons coming up…  I like / I love (SUBJECT) because it’s (REASON)

School subjects Les mathsLa musique Les sciencesLa religion Le françaisL’anglais Le dessinL’histoire La technologieL’informatique La géographie L’éducation civique

reasons Ennuyeuxintéressant boringinteresting Difficilefacile difficulteasy Inutileutile not usefuluseful Le prof est sévèrele prof est sympa The teacher is strictthe teacher is nice

Education and Work  Je n’aime pas / Je déteste (SUBJECT) parce que c’est (REASON)  I don’t like / I hate (SUBJECT) because it’s (REASON) Subjects and reasons as before…….. 3: Quelles sont tes matières préfèrées? (What are your favourite subjects ?)

Education & Work 4. Tu vas continuer tes études ? Pourquoi ? (Are you going to continue your studies ? Why ?)  Oui, je vais continuer mes études au lycée à (PLACE) parce que …  Non, je ne vais pas continuer mes études, parce que…  Yes, I’m going to continue my studies at college in (PLACE) because…  No, I’m not going to continue my studies because…

Education & Work  J’aimerais étudier (SUBJECT)  Je voudrais être (JOB)  Je n’aime pas étudier – je voudrais travailler comme (JOB) Jobs coming up….  I would like to study (SUBJECT)  I would like to be (JOB)  I don’t like studying – I’d like to work as a (JOB) Reasons:

Jobs Agent de police coiffeur/semédecin police officerhairdresserdoctor Cuisinierinfirmier/èreP.D.G chef/cooknursecompany owner Hôtesse de l’airmécanicien/nesecrétaire air hostessmechanicsecretary Réceptionnistevendeur/seprofesseur receptionistsalespersonteacher Jardinier/èreinstituteur/tricevétérinaire gardenerprimary school teachervet Caissier/èreprogrammateurdentiste cashierprogrammerdentist

Education and Work 5. Comment est-ce que tu gagnes ton argent de poche ? (How do you earn your pocket money?)  Pour gagner mon argent de poche, je dois….. Jobs coming up…….  To earn my pocket money I have to…

Part-time jobs: Faire le ménagegarder mon frère do the houseworklook after my brother Faire du babysittingfaire la vaisselle do babysittingdo the washing-up Promener le chienlaver la voiture walk the dogwash the car Livrer des journaux faire du jardinage do a paper rounddo the gardening Mettre la table lay the table Ranger ma chambre tidy my room

Education and Work 5. Comment est-ce que tu gagnes ton argent de poche ? (How do you earn your pocket money?) Say how much pocket money you get:  Je reçois (NUMBER) livres par semaine par mois  I earn (NUMBER) pounds per week per month