zip, 9.73 MB
zip, 9.73 MB

A clear, structured mat to support New French GCSE photo description tasks. It provides reliable scaffolding for identifying what students see, expressing impressions and adding higher-tier detail – suitable for classwork, homework and revision.

What’s included

  • Core description panel with clear sentence stems and essential vocab aligned to AQA’s photo-description requirements (items, actions, impressions, simple justification).
  • Higher-tier extensions panel including natural upgrades for nuance, impressions, simple hypotheses and logical linkers.
  • Higher-tier upgrades panel including useful subjunctive forms, advanced hypotheses and present-participle structures for perceptive higher-tier responses.
  • Model extended descriptions showing a stepped progression from basic description (level 1) to a confident, extended answer (level 5).
  • Full-colour A3 version for modelling or display
  • Printable in A4 – automatically scales down clearly for student handouts
  • Available as PDF and editable PPTX, colour and black-and-white version

Suitable for KS3–GCSE progression, with speaking practice, modelling, writing scaffolds and revision.

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Speaking Mega Bundle – French GCSE (AQA)

**A complete, classroom-ready pack for confident, accurate exam practice.** This mega bundle brings together every major task type from the AQA French GCSE Speaking exam (first assessment 2026), giving teachers and students a clear, coherent structure for practice, assessment, and skill-building. ### **What’s included** * **Photo cards (Sets 1–3)** – nine AQA-style cards with model answers for classroom practice * **Photo card Assessment Pack** – teacher and student marking grids for quick, structured assessments * **Complete role-play pack** – nine Foundation and nine Higher role-plays with student and teacher cards, as well as guidance and marking cards * **Reading Aloud Pack** – nine paired student/teacher cards with follow-up questions to practise pronunciation * **Marking grids** – clear and complete Foundation and Higher AQA grids for consistent feedback * **Photo description support** – a tiered reference mat to help students describe photos confidently ### **AQA-alignment** Each resource mirrors AQA’s formats and expectations, giving students authentic practice across photo cards, role-plays, and reading aloud. Everything follows the same clean structure, helping classes build confidence and fluency step by step. It provides: * Full coverage of the AQA speaking requirements * Consistent exposure to exam-style language * Reliable teacher guidance Perfect for speaking lessons, assessment points, intervention, revision, and GCSE skill-building. I hope you find it helpful. You might also like these related GCSE resources in [my shop](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/shop/labelleetoile): * [*Writing Gold Standard Pack – French GCSE (Foundation & Higher)*](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13407525) * [*Tense consolidation – French GCSE worksheets (Foundation & Higher)*](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/resource-13386766) * [*French tenses workbook – KS3-GCSE*](https://www.tes.com/teaching-resource/french-tenses-workbook-ks3-gcse-present-perfect-imperfect-near-and-simple-future-answers-13340321) © Part of the *La belle étoile collection*

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