1. Year 11 Exam Preparation French and German November 2014

2. GCSE Reading and Listening Exams (20% each) Foundation (C - G)  Unit 1: Listening 35 minutes including 5 minutes reading time.  Unit 2: Reading 30 minutes Past papers: French GermanFrenchGerman Higher (A* - G)  Unit 1: Listening 45 minutes including 5 minutes reading time.  Unit 2: Reading 50 minutes Past papers: French GermanFrenchGerman At both foundation and higher level pupils will answer questions in English based on a spoken/ written text in French/German

3. Topics Lifestyle Health Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences Relationships and Choices – Relationships with family and friends Future plans for marriage/partnership Social issues and equality Leisure Free time and the Media – Free time activities Shopping, money, fashion and trends Advantages and disadvantages of new technology Holidays Plans, preferences, experiences What to see and getting around Home and Environment Home and Local Area Special occasions celebrated in the home Home, town, neighbourhood and region, where it is and what it is like Environment Current problems facing the planet Being environmentally friendly within the home and local area Work and Education School/College and Future Plans What school/college is like Pressure and problems Current and Future Jobs Looking for and getting a job Advantages and disadvantages of different jobs

4. Help and support at school  Completion of past papers, carousel activities based at foundation and higher level  Worksheets and vocabulary lists provided in lessons  Memorisation strategies to learn vocabulary and regular vocabulary tests  Independent Learning websites accessed via VLE  After school revision sessions on Mondays/Wednesdays  Completion of past papers, carousel activities based at foundation and higher level  Worksheets and vocabulary lists provided in lessons  Memorisation strategies to learn vocabulary and regular vocabulary tests  Independent Learning websites accessed via VLE  After school revision sessions on Mondays/Wednesdays

5. Revision outside of school  Independent Learning websites accessed via VLE  Past papers from the AQA website  Use learning strategies to revise vocabulary regularly (e.g. the magic 7!) Ask your teacher for more ideas about these.  Online exercises (see the display in the languages block or the list on the next slide)  Independent Learning websites accessed via VLE  Past papers from the AQA website  Use learning strategies to revise vocabulary regularly (e.g. the magic 7!) Ask your teacher for more ideas about these.  Online exercises (see the display in the languages block or the list on the next slide)

6. Useful websites German  www.aufdeutsch.co.uk www.aufdeutsch.co.uk  www.klar.co.uk www.klar.co.uk Username: whickham password: falcons  www.gut.org.uk www.gut.org.uk German  www.aufdeutsch.co.uk www.aufdeutsch.co.uk  www.klar.co.uk www.klar.co.uk Username: whickham password: falcons  www.gut.org.uk www.gut.org.uk French  www.wildfrench.co.uk www.wildfrench.co.uk  www.frenchrevision.co.uk www.frenchrevision.co.uk  www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/ www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/  http://1jour1actu.com / - news articles http://1jour1actu.com  www.zut.org.uk www.zut.org.uk French  www.wildfrench.co.uk www.wildfrench.co.uk  www.frenchrevision.co.uk www.frenchrevision.co.uk  www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/ www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/  http://1jour1actu.com / - news articles http://1jour1actu.com  www.zut.org.uk www.zut.org.uk Both  www.linguascope.com username: whickham password: kestrels www.linguascope.com  www.languagesonline.org.uk www.languagesonline.org.uk  www.quizlet.com/whickhamMFL www.quizlet.com/whickhamMFL  www.s-cool.co.uk www.s-cool.co.uk  www.languageskills.co.uk www.languageskills.co.uk Both  www.linguascope.com username: whickham password: kestrels www.linguascope.com  www.languagesonline.org.uk www.languagesonline.org.uk  www.quizlet.com/whickhamMFL www.quizlet.com/whickhamMFL  www.s-cool.co.uk www.s-cool.co.uk  www.languageskills.co.uk www.languageskills.co.uk