This powerpoint contains 5 starter activities for the topic of family based on AQA vocabulary and phrases. They increase in difficulty and follow the progression of the textbook to be used across several lessons. The starter activities consist of: Fill in the missing letter; Crack the code; Complete the sentence; Spot the error and Translation activities. Each activity also includes a challenge extension task except the complete the sentence activity which is open for students to answer to the best of their ability in the time given. These activities could also be used as plenaries or activities during a lesson.

A role play task based on the AQA specimen speaking exam covering vocabulary for talking about where you live. The sheet is laid out in the same way as the exam paper with suggested questions at the bottom to be deleted before being given to students. Could be used for modelling, practice assessments or pair work in preparation for the speaking assessment.

These cards can be used as plenaries either at the end of the lesson or as a mini plenary for students who finish their task early. There are 50 individual cards with one duplicate card for French and Spanish and one explanation card. You can either give these to students at random or pick one for the whole class.

A role play task based on the AQA specimen speaking exam covering vocabulary for family. The sheet is laid out in the same way as the exam paper with suggested questions at the bottom to be deleted before being given to students. Could be used for modelling, practice assessments or pair work in preparation for the speaking assessment.

A role play task based on the AQA specimen speaking exam covering vocabulary for holidays. The sheet is laid out in the same way as the exam paper with suggested questions at the bottom to be deleted before being given to students. Could be used for modelling, practice assessments or pair work in preparation for the speaking assessment.

A role play task based on the AQA specimen speaking exam covering vocabulary for school. The sheet is laid out in the same way as the exam paper with suggested questions at the bottom to be deleted before being given to students. Could be used for modelling, practice assessments or pair work in preparation for the speaking assessment.

This activity is ideal for students revising the present tense. Students must shade in boxes containing the correct form of the present tense to find their way through the maze. Various suggestions for differentiation included with the activity.

This activity can be used as a starter or plenary activity for GCSE revision. It includes questions on gender of nouns, adjectives, imperfect, simple future and conditional tenses. Students must circle the correct choices from the options given. Multiple correct answers for each question.

This variation of a popular children’s game squares can be used for French students to practice speaking skills. This game is suitable for students from year 7 to year 11 to practice speaking through repetition with this simple game. It is easily differentiated using the suggestions provided with the board. It can also be easily adapted for either paired work, small groups or as a whole class activity using the suggestions included with the board.

This variation of a popular children’s game squares can be used for Spanish students to practice speaking skills. This game is suitable for students from year 7 to year 11 to practice speaking through repetition with this simple game. It is easily differentiated using the suggestions provided with the board. It can also be easily adapted for either paired work, small groups or as a whole class activity using the suggestions included with the board.

In this video I ask the questions from AQAs specimen role plays example 1 for foundation tier. I give the opportunity to practice answering questions for this part of the assessment then we look at the questions and how you might go about answering them. You could set this as homework for KS4 students to practice for this part of the Speaking Assessment. You could also use it in class to model good answers.

In this video I ask the questions from AQAs specimen role plays example 1 for foundation tier. I give the opportunity to practice answering questions for this part of the assessment then we look at the questions and how you might go about answering them. You could set this as homework for KS4 students to practice for this part of the Speaking Assessment. You could also use it in class to model good answers.