Year 11

Guided Writing Higher: Volunteering

Year 11

Guided Writing Higher: Volunteering

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a higher style GCSE writing question focusing on tense formation before co-constructing a written answer. There is an opportunity to practise some independent writing at the end of this lesson. We will be writing a blog about volunteering.
  2. Purpose of language use: Guided writing: The advantages and disadvantages of big events (Higher)
  3. Grammar: Writing using multiple tenses - perfect, imperfect, present, ALLER + infinitive, simple future, conditional

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13 Questions

Q1.
Translate: J'évite les sacs en plastique.
I am going to avoid plastic bags
Correct answer: I avoid plastic bags
I avoided plastic bags
I used to avoid plastic bags
I will avoid plastic bags
Q2.
Translate: Je vais baisser le chauffage.
Correct answer: I am going to turn down the heating
I turn down the heating
I used to turn down the heating
I will turn down the heating
Q3.
Translate: Je prendrai une douche.
I am having a shower
I had a shower
I used to have a shower
Correct answer: I will have a shower
I would have a shower
Q4.
Translate: J'ai trié les déchets.
I am going to separate the rubbish
I separate the rubbish
Correct answer: I separated the rubbish
I used to separate the rubbish
I would separate the rubbish
Q5.
Translate: J'utiliserais les transports en commun.
I am going to use public transport
I use public transport
I used public transport
I used to use public transport
Correct answer: I would use public transport
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
premier
Correct answer: first
only
top
Q8.
vouloir
to have to
to need
Correct answer: to want
Q9.
Je veux
I can
I must
Correct answer: I want
Q10.
Je voudrais
I could
I should
Correct answer: I would like
Q11.
déjà
Correct answer: already
still
yet
Q12.
grand
Correct answer: big
fancy
grand
Q13.
mon, ma, mes
his/her
Correct answer: my
your

13 Questions

Q1.
Translate: Je travaille avec les enfants
I am going to work with children
I used to work with children
I will work with children
Correct answer: I work with children
I worked with children
Q2.
Translate: Je vais collecter des fonds
Correct answer: I am going to raise money
I raise money
I used to raise money
I will raise money
Q3.
Translate: Je ferai du bénévolat
I am volunteering
I used to volunteer
I volunteer
Correct answer: I will volunteer
Q4.
Translate: J'ai ramassé les déchets.
I am going to pick up the rubbish
I pick up the rubbish
Correct answer: I picked up the rubbish
I used to pick up the rubbish
I would pick up the rubbish
Q5.
Translate: J'aiderais plus.
I am going to help more
I help more
I used to help more
Correct answer: I would help more
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
premier
Correct answer: first
only
top
Q8.
vouloir
to have to
to need
Correct answer: to want
Q9.
Je veux
I can
I must
Correct answer: I want
Q10.
Je voudrais
I could
I should
Correct answer: I would like
Q11.
déjà
Correct answer: already
still
yet
Q12.
grand
Correct answer: big
fancy
grand
Q13.
mon, ma, mes
his/her
Correct answer: my
your