GCSE Languages AT A GLANCE

GCSE Languages  The 5 main areas assessed are Listening Reading Writing Speaking and grammar

Component 1 Speaking (25%) TAKEN IN MARCH- MAY 2019 GCSE Languages  EXAMS 4 COMPONENTS IN TOTAL Component 1 Speaking (25%) TAKEN IN MARCH- MAY 2019 Component 2 Listening (25%) Component 3 Reading (25%) Component 4 Writing (25%) TAKEN IN MAY/JUNE 2019

EXAMS Higher- GCSE levels 5-9 Foundation- GCSE levels 5 and below You either do Higher or Foundation papers throughout your GCSE course. We give you great advice on which papers are best for you to take. It’s based partly on your GCSE predicted grade and partly on your past paper marks throughout both years.

GCSE Languages EXAMS Listening paper (F or H) (35 or 45 mins) 25% of whole GCSE 35 mins F 45 mins H Ticking boxes / matching up/ multiple choice/ gap fill, true or false

GCSE Languages EXAMS Reading paper (F or H) (1h/ 1h15 mins) 25% of whole GCSE 1 hr F 1 hr 15 H Ticking boxes / matching up/ multiple choice/gap-fill one word answers/ true+false Includes one translation task from Spanish/German/French into English

One photo card discussion GCSE Languages  EXAMS Speaking 25% of whole GCSE 3 tasks: One role play One photo card discussion One conversation

GCSE Languages EXAMS Writing 1hr 15 F/ 1hr 30 H 25% of whole GCSE Write around 100 words (F), 150-180 words (H) Writing tasks including one translation task from Spanish/French/German to English (F= 40 words, H= 55 words)

GCSE languages

The Local Community GCSE Languages Topics (in more detail) Personal and Social Life Self, family, friends, home life, shopping, meals, healthy living, illness and accident, free time, fashion, relationships, future plans The Local Community Home town, school, education, local environment, pollution, recycling, local facilities, comparisons with other towns and regions, weather and seasons.

GCSE Languages Topics (in more detail) The World of Work Work experience, part-time jobs, future careers, technology (sending messages, accessing information). The Wider World Travel and holidays, media, social issues (e,g, life of young people today, homelessness, crime, drugs, healthy living, religion, politics),life in the countries and communities where the language is spoken.

How parents can help Vocab tests During the year we have weekly vocabulary tests. Students are expected to go home and learn the words given to them, to be tested on the following week. Previous students have said how valuable these vocab tests have been, as they say they learnt so many more words this way. You can help them to learn by practising the spellings with them Revision sessions Encourage students to go to our revision sessions on Wednesday Lunchtimes in L4 Mentoring sessions Encourage students to go to mentoring sessions