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- Year 11
- AQA
Contrôle oral: role-play, read aloud, picture task (AQA)
I can confidently complete all three parts of the French speaking exam: role-play, read aloud and photo description.
- Year 11
- AQA
Contrôle oral: role-play, read aloud, picture task (AQA)
I can confidently complete all three parts of the French speaking exam: role-play, read aloud and photo description.
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Key learning points
- You should answer role-play prompts with a short phrase or sentence. Do not add unnecessary detail.
- It is important to have a firm understanding of sound-spelling correspondences to accurately read aloud in French.
- Use the PALM acronym to structure photo descriptions.
- In the conversation following the photo description, you should aim to develop answers using at least 3 verb clauses.
Keywords
Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds
PALM - acronym for photo description (people and objects, action, location, mood)
Verb clause - a piece of information that contains a subject and a verb
Common misconception
I should develop my answers as much as possible for all parts of the speaking exam.
It is not necessary to develop your answers extensively for all parts of the speaking exam. Remember to keep your answers short and succinct in the role-play section.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'J'ai vu beaucoup plastique'. Choose the correct missing word(s).
Q2.Which word means 'around'?
Q3.Match the French and English.
disabled
pretty
full
favourite
public (m)
public (f)
Q4.Match the French and English.
fog, mist, haze
thing
manner, way
half
recycling
eyes
Q5.Write in English: 'il y avait quatre filles'.
Q6.Write in French: 'I am coming this evening'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which statements about the speaking exam are correct?
Q2.Match the words and missing sounds.
[ei]
[eu]
[ez]
[im]
[in]
[r]