Languages
Year 9
German
Length
Listening comprehenion – 30 minutes
Reading comprehension – 30 minutes
Writing – one hour
What should I bring?
A pen
Content
1 x listening paper:
GCSE foundation reading. The paper will cover all topics studied so far at KS3. It will require students to understand opinions in German and to differentiate between past, present and future tenses
1 x reading paper:
GCSE foundation listening. The paper will cover all topics studied so far at KS3. It will require students to understand opinions in German and to differentiate between past, present and future tenses
1 x writing paper:
This will be similar to previous written assessments and will include translation. The assessment will focus on topics studied in Year 9, but may include themes covered across KS3.
Helpful hints
Use Linguascope and Quizlet to help you revise vocabulary.
Remember to revise time phrases, connectives and adjectives.
Type words into Google Translate to hear the pronunciation.
Look at notes and corrected work from your book.
Make sure that you can give and justify opinions.
Revise the present, past and future tenses.
Use the Level Criteria sheet in your books – make sure that you know what grammar you need to include for your target level, and that you know how to do so.
How can I revise?
Use the Logo 3 sections on www.languagesonline.org.uk
French
Length
Listening comprehension – 30 minutes
Reading comprehension – 30 minutes
Writing – one hour
What should I bring?
Pen
Content
1 x reading paper:
GCSE foundation reading. The paper will cover all topics studied so far at KS3. It will require students to understand opinions in French and to differentiate between past, present and future tenses
1 x listening paper:
GCSE foundation listening. The paper will cover all topics studied so far at KS3. It will require students to understand opinions in French and to differentiate between past, present and future tenses
1 x writing paper:
This will be similar to previous written assessments and will include translation and a piece of writing. The assessment will focus on topics studied in Year 9, but may include themes covered across KS3.
Media, future plans, health and fitness.
Helpful hints
Use Linguascope and Quizlet to help you revise vocabulary.
Remember to revise time phrases, connectives and adjectives.
Type words into Google Translate to hear the pronunciation.
Look at notes and corrected work from your book.
Make sure that you can give and justify opinions.
Revise the present, past and future tenses.
Use the Level Criteria sheet in your books – make sure that you know what grammar you need to include for your target level, and that you know how to do so.
Useful websites
Spanish
Length:
Listening: 25 mins
Reading: 35 mins
Writing: 1 hour
What should I bring?
A pen
Content
1 x reading paper:
GCSE foundation reading. The paper will cover all topics studied so far at KS3. It will require students to understand opinions in Spanish and to differentiate between past, present and future tenses
1 x listening paper:
GCSE foundation listening. The paper will cover all topics studied so far at KS3. It will require students to understand opinions in Spanish and to differentiate between past, present and future tenses
Helpful hints
Please make sure you understand how –AR, -ER, and –IR verbs are formed in the preterite tense. Learn your irregular verbs thoroughly too.