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Final Exams
You will sit two exams in May:
ENVIRONMENT
TOPICS
TOPICS
GCSE French Overview HOME AND REGION SCHOOL JOBS
Pollution Energy Protecting the planet Home town My region Special occasions & festivals Everyday life at school Pressures and problems at school Advantages and disadvantages of jobs Applying for a job
Past Papers
All past papers, mark schemes and audio tracks can be found on Edmodo or the AQA website:
http://www.aqa.org.uk/subje cts/french/gcse/french4655/past-papers-and-markschemes
Independent Study: Principal resource: www.edmodo.com (group code lsi46s) – check daily for updates and activities REVISION:
www.quizlet.com Search for ‘mrpattinson’ and you’ll find vocabulary revision activities specifically designed for your exam
www.bbc.co.uk Go to Bitesize French for loads of listening and reading practise.
www.revisionworld.com A very comprehensive website with a wide range of listening and reading activities to aid your revision.
www.duolingo.com A nicely designed website which covers the basics and allows you to progress to highly complex language.
www.hellomylo.com A brand new website which offers revision activities at a variety of levels.
THE REVISION GUIDE By CGP – still brilliant, still in the school shop, still a fiver! (RRP £14.99)
MEDIA & CULTURE Subscribe to my YouTube channel (monsieurpattinson) Le Zapping: www.canalplus.fr/c-infos-documentaires/pid1830-czapping.html - news and TV in brief Le Parisien: www.leparisien.fr - a good French news website L’équipe: www.lequipe.fr - world famous sports publication Ados: www.ados.fr - popular culture website for young people
FILM Amélie (2001) La Vie en Rose (2008) Coco Avant Chanel (2009) La Haine (1995) Molière (2007) Les Choristes (2003) Être et Avoir (2002) Jean de Florette (1986) Le Dîner de Cons (1998) Hors de Prix (2006) Les Visiteurs (1993) Un Long Dimanche de Fiançailles (2004)
TASKS: 1. Work through all of the past papers
you can – especially listening. Mark them yourself and note down any new vocabulary. 2. Go through the vocabulary activities on quizlet – you’ll be amazed how quickly you start remembering difficult words. 3. Listen to a French song and read along with the lyrics. 4. Go back through your exercise book, write down and look up any vocabulary you’ve forgotten.