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Contrôle écrit: photo description, essay and translation practice (AQA)
I can confidently complete the photo description, 90-word essay and translation tasks from the writing paper.
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- Year 11
- AQA
Contrôle écrit: photo description, essay and translation practice (AQA)
I can confidently complete the photo description, 90-word essay and translation tasks from the writing paper.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use the PALM acronym to structure photo descriptions.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
- It is important to carefully check verb endings and adjectival agreement when translating from English to French.
Keywords
PALM - acronym for photo description (people and objects, action, location, mood)
BORDER - acronym used to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts
Common misconception
When describing the photo in the writing exam, I should develop my sentences with justified opinions and a range of verb tenses.
You should keep photo description sentences short and simple in the writing exam.
To save time in Task B2, you could assign each bullet point to a different group of students to create a collaborative whole class practice essay.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the meaning.
Match the meaning.
Q2.Match the French infinitive verbs to their correct meanings in English.
Match the French infinitive verbs to their correct meanings in English.
Q3.Translate the sentence into English: Il est moins rapide.
Translate the sentence into English: Il est moins rapide.
Q4.Translate this sentence into English: 'Elle est assez claire.'
Translate this sentence into English: 'Elle est assez claire.'
Q5.Match the meaning.
Match the meaning.
Q6.What does this sentence mean? C'est-à-dire qu'il chante mal.
What does this sentence mean? C'est-à-dire qu'il chante mal.
That means he is sings well.
That's why he sings badly.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the meaning.
Match the meaning.
Q2.Match the meaning.
Match the meaning.
Q3.What does the following sentence mean? C'est une bonne solution.
What does the following sentence mean? C'est une bonne solution.
It's a bad idea.
It is a good direction.
That's a bad solution.
They are a good solution.
Q4.Choose one way of translating: 'Il parle mal.'
Choose one way of translating: 'Il parle mal.'
Q5.Put the words in the correct order for the sentence: She supports her friend.
Put the words in the correct order for the sentence: She supports her friend.
