Year 11 revision
Listening Revision
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Speaking Revision
1) Check you know what is expected of you for your exam. Look at www.edexcel.org.uk or ask your teacher if you are unsure. 2) Check you know all the key vocabulary for each topic. 3) Try some online listening practice from one of the suggested websites.
Writing Revision
1) Check that you can name 10 key items of vocabulary for each topic. 2) Can you refer to past, present and future events? 3) Can you talk about other people? 4) Can you give opinions and justify them? 5) Use the checklists given to you by your teacher and look at the web-based materials. 6) Mind-map each topic area by starting with a key word and then using it in a sentence and building up to a longer written answer.
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1) Ensure you have filled in all of your speaking booklet. Download a new one from the Verulam website if you’ve lost yours. 2) For French, there are example answers for Higher and Foundation for you to print off. 3) Use every opportunity in your language lessons to practise. Put your hand up and have a go. 4) Extra lunchtime speaking practice may be available nearer the exam.
Reading Revision
1) Check that you know the key vocabulary for each topic. 2) Make sure you can recognise the differences between each tense and watch out for ‘time-tags’. 3) Look out for key words – often you don’t need to understand every word. 4) Practise!! Use online materials
There are lots of useful on-line resources you might like to use to help you in the last few weeks before the GCSE exams:
Remember to revise smartly!! …don’t revise what you already know... Concentrate on the words, grammar and phrases which you are really not sure about.
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There are some from resources on www.Verulamschool.net Try www.zut.org.uk for French, Spanish and German revision www.atantot.com is excellent for revision French and German www.linguascope.co.uk is good for practising vocabulary www.languagesonline.org.uk is worth a look www.langweb.co.uk is Mr Meier’s French and German site Revise for German at www.klar.co.uk For French there is also: ◊ www.wildfrench.co.uk ◊ www.frenchteacher.net/interactive.htm ◊ http://jeudeloie.free.fr ◊ www.polarfle.com/
Don’t forget… • www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize • www.samlearning.co.uk
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Speaking Revision
1) Check you know what is expected of you for your exam. Look at www.edexcel.org.uk or ask your teacher if you are unsure. 2) Check you know all the key vocabulary for each topic. 3) Try some online listening practice from one of the suggested websites.
Writing Revision
1) Check that you can name 10 key items of vocabulary for each topic. 2) Can you refer to past, present and future events? 3) Can you talk about other people? 4) Can you give opinions and justify them? 5) Use the checklists given to you by your teacher and look at the web-based materials. 6) Mind-map each topic area by starting with a key word and then using it in a sentence and building up to a longer written answer.
A
1) Ensure you have filled in all of your speaking booklet. Download a new one from the Verulam website if you’ve lost yours. 2) For French, there are example answers for Higher and Foundation for you to print off. 3) Use every opportunity in your language lessons to practise. Put your hand up and have a go. 4) Extra lunchtime speaking practice may be available nearer the exam.
Reading Revision
1) Check that you know the key vocabulary for each topic. 2) Make sure you can recognise the differences between each tense and watch out for ‘time-tags’. 3) Look out for key words – often you don’t need to understand every word. 4) Practise!! Use online materials
There are lots of useful on-line resources you might like to use to help you in the last few weeks before the GCSE exams:
Remember to revise smartly!! …don’t revise what you already know... Concentrate on the words, grammar and phrases which you are really not sure about.
• • • • • • • •
There are some from resources on www.Verulamschool.net Try www.zut.org.uk for French, Spanish and German revision www.atantot.com is excellent for revision French and German www.linguascope.co.uk is good for practising vocabulary www.languagesonline.org.uk is worth a look www.langweb.co.uk is Mr Meier’s French and German site Revise for German at www.klar.co.uk For French there is also: ◊ www.wildfrench.co.uk ◊ www.frenchteacher.net/interactive.htm ◊ http://jeudeloie.free.fr ◊ www.polarfle.com/
Don’t forget… • www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize • www.samlearning.co.uk
