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L'école chez nous: extended writing and speaking

I can describe school experiences, preferences and strengths using a range of adjectives, comparatives and superlatives and interesting vocabulary.

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L'école chez nous: extended writing and speaking

I can describe school experiences, preferences and strengths using a range of adjectives, comparatives and superlatives and interesting vocabulary.

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Key learning points

  1. Comparative and superlative adverbs can be used to describe actions more precisely.
  2. Known adjectives can be used in comparative or superlative sentences to make writing and speaking more complex.
  3. Extended reading texts can be exploited to enrich our vocabulary and use of complex structures in familiar topics.
  4. Immediate repetition of a speaking task, with reduced support, improves performance.

Keywords

  • Comparative adjective, adverb - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas

  • Superlative adjective, adverb - a form of adjective or adverb used to describe the highest degree of a quality e.g the fastest, the most difficult

Common misconception

Students should develop their answers in role play tasks.

In role play tasks, students should concentrate on clearly communicating the stated information in a complete phrase and with conjugated verbs. There is no advantage to developing their answer further than is required.

The role play task has two versions. Option 1 is more suitable for higher level students and is the version that is included in the video. Teachers should choose which task is best for their students.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French and English vocabulary.
Correct Answer:la mort,death
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death

Correct Answer:l'oeuvre,work, task
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work, task

Correct Answer:demi-,half
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half

Correct Answer:jumeau,twin
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twin

Correct Answer:le titre,title
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title

Correct Answer:la séparation,separation
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separation

Q2.
Translate the sentence: It's me who sings the worst.
1 - c'
2 - est
3 - moi
4 - qui
5 - chante
6 - le
7 - pire
Q3.
Complete the sentence: The word 'pire' in the phrase 'Elle écrit pire que toi' is a adverb.
Correct Answer: comparative
Q4.
Translate: my brother is older than me.
1 - mon
2 - frère
3 - est
4 - plus
5 - âgé
6 - que
7 - moi
Q5.
Identify the sentence with a superlative adverb.
Correct answer: James écoute le mieux dans la classe.
Samia décrit le texte plus complètement que les autres.
Harshitha parle trop rapidement.
Emma pense que la technologie est moins captivante que l'histoire.
Nous travaillons pire quand le prof est absent.
Q6.
Which past participle translates 'born'?
écrit
décrit
lu
Correct answer:
mort

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: Comparative and superlative can be used to describe actions more precisely.
Correct Answer: adverbs, adverb
Q2.
Translate the following sentence: I am in Year 12 and I am working very hard.
1 - je
2 - suis
3 - en première
4 - et
5 - je travaille
6 - très
7 - dur
Q3.
Match the French and English pronouns together
Correct Answer:elle-même,herself
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herself

Correct Answer:vous-mêmes,yourselves
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yourselves

Correct Answer:toi-même,yourself
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yourself

Correct Answer:elles-mêmes,themselves (f)
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themselves (f)

Correct Answer:nous-mêmes,ourselves
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ourselves

Correct Answer:eux-mêmes,themselves (m, mixed)
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themselves (m, mixed)

Q4.
Year 9 is which French school class?
seconde
Correct answer: quatrième
troisième
cinquième
terminale
Q5.
What shouldn't you do in a role play?
Give answers in the correct order.
Correct answer: Add extra details.
Ask a question.
Give the required amount of detail.
Answer in full sentences.
Q6.
Complete the sentence: Immediate repetition of a speaking task, with support, helps to improve performance.
Correct Answer: reduced, less

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