Revision Programme Most of this morning will focus on the Listening Paper – with an emphasis on groups of words and specific tricky vocabulary but a lot of what you do will also help with the Reading on Thursday. Some of the exercises are in groups – work sensibly – it is the real thing this afternoon, three or four extra marks gained this morning really could make a grade difference this afternoon. Pay careful attention to the advice on using the 5 minutes reading time – this too can be very useful. Revision Programme Most of this morning will focus on the Listening Paper – with an emphasis on groups of words and specific tricky vocabulary but a lot of what you do will also help with the Reading on Thursday. Some of the exercises are in groups – work sensibly – it is the real thing this afternoon, three or four extra marks gained this morning really could make a grade difference this afternoon. Pay careful attention to the advice on using the 5 minutes reading time – this too can be very useful.

Introduction: Essential listening exam hints and tips Introduction: Essential listening exam hints and tips Really basic but vital…. Write clearly: the papers are scanned and marked by non –specialists. If it can’t be read it will be marked as wrong. Have a pencil as well as your pen this can be used to highlight important things on the paper….. More about this in the next few slides…….

Underline question words e.g. WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, HOW, HOW MANY… Underline the mark allocations (1), (2), (3) Anticipate what words might come up and write them into the blank spaces on the paper. It’s your paper. * the option which looks most likely if you have to guess… this will help make guesses intelligent ones!

Look out for these questions – you must answer BOTH parts from what you hear

Draw a line in the margin to remind you that it is a double answer. You will also notice a longer gap on the recording. So far these have only appeared on the HIGHER paper. But look on FOUNDATION just in case.

And use the example When given a choice of words to put into gaps, cross out the ones you use as you go – pencil only! Use clues the texts give away – what gender of noun? What’s the subject/ending on the verb? Are there any clues of tense?

When you hear the words, write the KEY words on the exam paper, e.g. soixante-cinq

Don’t panic if there are a lot of words you don’t understand, especially on the harder questions at the end Pick out key words you do know Watch out for negatives : pas – not rien – nothing jamais – never personne – nobody/no one

Whatever happens, don’t leave any gaps !!! It is much better to guess, even with the longer written answers as you won’t get marked down for an incorrect answer. Millie – went from a D to a C just by filling in the gaps with guesses.

In the text you have to listen to or read there will be words which you will be expected to know. They will not be the same words which crop up in the questions on the paper, but they will be linked in some way, either they will be synonyms or they will be related in meaning.

Mini-task Categorise these words into 11 groups of synonyms Communication L’école Parler S’amuser Arguments Pas facile rire Difficile S’entendre bien Faire du cheval Conduire bavarder Ne s’entendre pas Se disputer Le lycée Compliqué Monter à cheval Nager Faire de l’équitation Le collège Hôtel surfer l’internet Informatique Camping Logement Faire du VTT La natation chambre La voiture L’automobiliste Le conducteur Le cyclisme Faire du vélo Les ordinateurs La piscine Maillot de bain

Mini-task Categorise these words into 11 groups of synonyms Faire du cheval Faire de l’équitation Monter à cheval Le collège Le lycée L’école Le cyclisme Faire du vélo Faire du VTT La natation Nager La piscine Maillot de bain Se disputer Ne s’entendre pas Arguments S’entendre bien S’amuser Rire Difficile Compliqué Pas facile Conduire La voiture L’automobiliste Le conducteur Les ordinateurs surfer l’internet Informatique Parler Communication Bavarder Logement Hôtel Chambre Camping

Revision: School and Education Revision: School and Education In groups of two or three – try and write down as many school subjects as you can in a minute Sweets for the winning team!

Il faut / Il ne faut pas….. 1.porter un uniforme scolaire 2.acheter ses cahiers et ses livres 3.arriver à l’heure 4.sortir du collège sans autorisation 5.courir dans le couloir 6.aller au collège le samedi matin 7.se maquiller 8.écrire des graffiti sur les murs 9.porter des bijoux 10.aller au collège le mercredi 11.écouter les professeurs 12.manger en classe 13.mâcher de chewing-gum 14.respecter les autres 15.porter une blouse et des lunettes dans les laboratoires 16.utiliser son portable pendant les cours

Mon nouveau collège est plus petit que mon premier collège mais ç a c’est bien. Avant, je devais me lever à six heures trente car je prenais le car à sept heures mais maintenant, je peux rester au lit jusqu’à sept heures trente. Je rentre à la maison pour manger, je n’aime pas la nourriture à la cantine. J’ai plus de devoirs mais ils ne sont pas trop difficiles et j’apprends beaucoup. L’année dernière, je jouais pour une équipe de foot et je nageais mais maintenant, je n’ai pas le temps de faire du sport. On fait beaucoup de voyages. Dans deux semaines, on ira en Espagne, on est déjà allés en Angleterre et à Paris.

1.His school is: a)Very bigb) quite smallc) too small 2. He gets up at: a)6 :30b) 7 :00c) 7 :30 3. He eats his lunch: a)At his houseb) a his friend’s housec) in the canteen 4. He thinks homework is: a)usefulb) boringc) difficult 5. At the moment he: a)Does a lot of sportb) is part of a teamc) doesn’t do any sport 6. He’s going to go to : a) Englandb) Spainc) Paris

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Revision: Health and Family Revision: Health and Family In groups of two or three – try and write down as many members of the family in a minute.

C’est bon pour la santé parce que les tomates et les champignons contiennent des vitamines qui donnent de l’énergie. Je pense que c’est mauvais pour la santé parce que c’est gras et ily a trop de lipides donc ça fait grossir. A mon avis les crêpes au chocolat sont mauvaises pour la santé parce que c’est trop sucré et ça donne des caries Même s’il y a du fromage je trouve que ce plat est équilibré car il y a des protéines avec le bacon, des vitamines avec la salade et du calcium avec le fromage. Calcium bongrasgrossirmauvais mauvaiseséquilibrésucrévitaminesl’énergie lipides

Activity Two Unscramble these adjectives and translate into English psmay_____________ mealc_____________ hmanéct_____________ detimi_____________ tmasanu_____________ iotdi_____________ ler ô d_____________ lipo______________ sympa calme méchant timide amusant idiot dr ôle poli

Revision: Town and Hobbies Revision: Town and Hobbies In groups of two or three – try and write down as many places in town as you can in a minute.

1. Match the French to the English: 1. les infosa. police series 2. les dessins animésb. romantic films 3. les séries policièresc. documentaries 4. les histoires d’amourd. soaps 5. les documentairese. news 6. les feuilletonsf. game shows 7. les jeux télévisésg. weather forecast 8. la météo h. sports programmes 9. les émissions de télé-réalitéi. cartoons 10. les émissions de sportj. tv reality shows

1.il n’y a pas de pollution 2.Il n’y a pas grande chose à faire 3.il n’y a pas trop de monde 4.il n’est pas facile d’aller en ville 5.il y a des arbres 6.on s’ennuie 7.on se sent isolé 8.il y a des fleurs 9.il y a de l’air frais 10.la vie est calme 11.il n’y a pas trop de circulation Avantage ou désavantage d’habiter à la campagne?

Exam Revision Quiz 24 questions [25 points ]

Where would you go to: a) Un marché b) Une gare c) Un jardin public d) Une station-service e) Un arrêt de bus 1.catch a train? 2.catch a bus? 3.fill up the car with fuel? 4.go for a walk? 5.buy some fruit? 1 = …; 2 = …; 3 = …; 4 = …; 5 = …

How are they travelling? 6. En vélo = 7. En voiture = 8. En car = 9. A pied =

2 meanings… 10. ‘Boîte’ can mean ‘nightclub’ but it can also mean……………… ‘Carte’ can mean ‘menu’ but it can also mean……………… ‘Magasin’ means ‘shop’ but ‘magazine’ means………………..

Which of these is a … 13. ‘jeu d’équipe’: GOLF / RUGBY / NATATION ? 14. JOB: VENDEUR / INFORMATIQUE / MAGASIN 15. an adjective: ECOLE / SCOLAIRE / TRAVAIL

What can you do? 16. On peut entendre des chansons de Noël et on peut visiter la patinoire. [2 marks]

What can’t you do? 17. On ne peut pas visiter le marché le matin.

What is the problem? 18. J’ai faim! 19. Il fait trop froid!

What do they sell? 20. On vend du fromage. 21. On vend des produits étrangers.

What are they doing? 22. Il se met au lit. 23. J’ai commencé à rire! 24. Le repas est super!

Answers coming up! Give yourself a score out of 25!

Where would you go to: a) Un marché b) Une gare c) Un jardin public d) Une station-service e) Un arrêt de bus 1.catch a train? 2.catch a bus? 3.fill up the car with fuel? 4.go for a walk? 5.buy some fruit? 1 = b; 2 = e; 3 = d; 4 = c; 5 = a

How are they travelling? 6. En vélo = 7. En voiture = 8. En car = 9. A pied = 6. By bike 7. By car 8. By coach 9. On foot / walking

2 meanings… 10. ‘Boîte’ can mean ‘nightclub’ but it can also mean BOX 11. ‘Carte’ can mean ‘menu’ but it can also mean CARD 12. ‘Magasin’ means ‘shop’ but ‘magazine’ means MAGAZINE!

Which of these is a … 13. ‘jeu d’équipe’: GOLF / RUGBY / NATATION ? 14. JOB: VENDEUR / INFORMATIQUE / MAGASIN 15. an adjective: ECOLE / SCOLAIRE / TRAVAIL

16 – you can hear Christmas carols/songs and you can visit the ice rink [2 marks] 17 – you can’t visit the market in the morning

What is the problem? 18. J’ai faim! I’m hungry! 19. Il fait trop froid! It’s too cold!

What do they sell? 20. On vend du fromage. = CHEESE. 21. On vend des produits étrangers. = FOREIGN PRODUCTS/GOODS.

What are they doing? 22. Il se met au lit. = going to bed 23. J’ai commencé à rire! = laughing 24. Le repas est super! = eating

How well did you do? Don’t chew in the exam this afternoon – it blocks your hearing!

Plenary: How to revise for the Reading exam Plenary: How to revise for the Reading exam

Use past papers! Use past papers and specimen papers from your own but also other exam boards. All the past papers can be downloaded from the school website. Do them, and find the mark scheme online and mark them.

Use the transcript Some exam boards provide the transcripts to go with its papers. Have a look around on their websites. The BBC provides the transcripts for its activities and these are free.

The Top 40 Vocab Areas Days/months Numbers, esp time Abstract rooms at home Room contents Materials Housework tasks School subjects School equipment Meat, veg, fruit, fish! Cutlery & crockery Snacks, drinks Animals and pets Weather Jobs Transport Countries / Nationalities 20 adjectives for a grade C. Add 10 for each further grade up. Restaurant, café Sports Body parts Family members Clothes Free time Types of films / tv Environment Things on the street Abstract places in town Shops In the country Colours Directions 30 verbs for a grade C. Add 10 for each further grade up.