Year 11 revision

21/04/2015

Get a paper from me or download the Listening 2012 Foundation paper or Listening 2012 Higher paper here and print it out yourself.

Open the power point below (check you’ve got the right one!) where you will find the audio file for the exam paper, mark scheme and grade boundaries.

listening 2012 foundation

listening 2012 higher

You can complete the exam in exam conditions or work through the paper slowly, stopping and replaying the recording and looking up words that you don’t know.

17/03/15

Complete this ‘revision bite‘ on families from GCSE bitesize.

Make sure to write down any new vocabulary that you find.

Once you have finished look at the revised list of useful websites below.

03/03/15

Link to video on recycling in Dakar:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/clips/zv73cdm

Download the worksheet to fill in and print it off: class clips environment in Dakar question sheet

There are loads more videos on a range of subjects that you could use to practice your listening here.

Useful websites

http://www.lsfrench.com/beginners2.html Revision games on a range of subjects and GCSE questions divided by topic.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/ Especially good for listening activities.
http://www.frenchinaclick.co.uk/ Vocabulary, grammar, games and practice questions (aimed at OCR exam board but good for Edexcel too)
http://www.ashcombe.surrey.sch.uk/07-langcoll/MFL-resources/french/fr-video-index.shtml Video quizzes on a range of topics, good for listening.
http://apprendre.tv5monde.com/ A range of listening and reading exercises for beginners to advanced learners. Especially useful if you want to revise for the higher paper.
https://wweactmfl.wordpress.com/ Here you can find links to Miss Daniels’ and Miss Dubois’ blogs which have useful revision tips, links and worksheets.
http://hwb.wales.gov.uk/Resources#resource/508bca58-f1d7-45f0-a302-828d8f019c44/en A ‘home revision’ page with a range of activities divided by topic. Read the instructions carefully before you start. (*Note: This page is for the welsh exam board but the content covered is very similar)
http://www.wildfrench.co.uk/ Click on GCSE Revision in the top right corner for past papers and revision exercises by topic.
http://zut.org.uk/intermediate/year10.html Only avaliable after 4pm.

25/11/14

GCSE Bitesize foundation listening mock paper. Get a paper from me, follow this link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/mockexam/ for the audio file and mark scheme. Take your time and play it as many times as you want. Write any vocabulary you struggled with on the front of the paper at the end.

13/11/14

A lot of you found sections about clothes and shopping difficult on the listening paper.

1) Revise key vocabulary and questions using this powerpoint on Clothing.

2) Get an Expo 4 textbook and turn to pg. 69. Complete listening exercises 1 and 3.

Exercise 1: What did they buy? Write the correct letters – Find the audio file here (you will need to copy and paste the link into where you find your documents – ask if you aren’t sure): P:\MFL\French\KS4\16 Unité 4.wma

Exercise 2: What is the problem? Find the audio file here: P:\MFL\French\KS4\16 Unité 4.wma

3) Practice more clothing vocabulary on this website.

04/11/14

Pick up a listening paper from me. Follow this link to access the audio file. Just click on ‘Edexcel Listening Foundation 2008 – Audio’

Work through the paper in your own time. Stop and replay the recording as many times as you want. When you have finished check your answers by clicking on this link again and clicking on ‘Edexcel Listening Foundation 2008 – Mark Scheme’

Useful websites