Paper Read through all the questions on the paper Highlight command words e.g. Who/what/where etc Highlight key words e.g.school, hobbies Annotate paper with vocab you expect to hear Take note of question titles and illustrations Check that you have written CLEARLY as they are marked electronically Are you being specific enough in your answer? If you make an error, cross it out clearly Take note of the number of marks - e.g. for 2 marks give 2 details Listen to the tone of someone's voice which may give away their opinion e.g. positive/negative DON'T LEAVE ANY BLANK SPACES - have a guess if not Have you actually answered the question which was asked? GCSE MFL (French / Spanish / Italian) Personalised Learning Checklist: and (Summer exams) Exam Diagnostic Tool Fill in each box with one of the following to demonstrate your ability to apply the exam skills below: PR2 DIRT on PR2 PR2 DIRT on PR2 PPE / PR3 DIRT on PPE/PR3 PPE / PR3 DIRT on PPE/PR3
Subject Knowledge Diagnostic Tool For each item, tick when the content has been covered and write the date under the face which best represents your level of knowledge. Topic. Name of Unit HOLIDAYS in the present tense: how you travel (modes of transport)e.g. train, bus activities countries & languages accommodation and facilities HOLIDAYS in the past tense: how you travel (modes of transport) activities countries & languages accommodation and facilities HOLIDAYS in the future tense: how you travel (modes of transport) activities countries & languages accommodation and facilities SCHOOL in the present tense: what you study (subjects / timetable) uniform (items of clothing) daily routine Content Covered? Before the exam I intend to address this by
school rules SCHOOL in the past tense: what you study (subjects / timetable) uniform (items of clothing) daily routine school rules SCHOOL in the future tense: what you study (subjects / timetable) uniform (items of clothing) daily routine school rules PEOPLE in the present tense: describe friends and family (personality / appearance) hobbies relationships (who you get on with or not) making arrangements with friends PEOPLE in the past tense: describe friends and family (personality / appearance) hobbies relationships (who you get on with or not) making arrangements with friends PEOPLE in the future tense: describe friends and family (personality / appearance) hobbies
relationships (who you get on with or not) making arrangements with friends IDENTITY AND CULTURE in the present tense: TV and film compare activities in your country and TL-speaking countries sports other types of entertainment IDENTITY AND CULTURE in the past tense: TV and film compare activities in your country and TL-speaking countries sports other types of entertainment IDENTITY AND CULTURE in the future tense: TV and film compare activities in your country and TL-speaking countries sports other types of entertainment LOCAL AREA in the present tense: places in town (and directions) features and facilities of a region / town discuss shopping advantages / disadvantages in a town LOCAL AREA in the past tense: places in town (and directions)
features and facilities of a region / town discuss shopping advantages / disadvantages in a town LOCAL AREA in the future tense: places in town (and directions) features and facilities of a region / town discuss shopping advantages / disadvantages in a town HEALTHY LIFESTYLE in the present tense: mealtimes, food & drink activities to stay healthy illnesses and injuries ordering in a restaurant HEALTHY LIFESTYLE in the past tense: mealtimes, food & drink activities to stay healthy illnesses and injuries ordering in a restaurant HEALTHY LIFESTYLE in the future tense: mealtimes, food & drink activities to stay healthy illnesses and injuries ordering in a restaurant JOBS in the present tense: jobs & places of work
work experience activities involved with different jobs career plans JOBS in the past tense: jobs & places of work work experience activities involved with different jobs career plans JOBS in the future tense: jobs & places of work work experience activities involved with different jobs career plans ENVIRONMENT in the present tense: problems with the environment solutions for protecting the environment positives and negatives of countryside / city weather ENVIRONMENT in the past tense: problems with the environment solutions for protecting the environment positives and negatives of countryside / city weather ENVIRONMENT in the future tense: problems with the environment
solutions for protecting the environment positives and negatives of countryside / city weather Able to recognise a range of connectives (because, although etc) Able to recognise a range of positive and negative opinion phrases Able to recognise key question words (Who? When? Why? What? Where?) Able to recognise numbers 0 to 1,000,000 Able to recognise a range of intensifiers (very, especially, hardly, really etc) Able to recognise a range of time phrases (sometimes, in the morning, often etc.) Able to recognise a range of prepositions (behind, next to, etc) Able to recognise possessive adjectives (my, your, his, etc) Able to recognise negation (not, never, nobody etc) Able to recognise a range of false friends (words which look the same as English but have a different meaning)