Speaking Skills & Conversation class

It is very important that you practise speaking on a regular basis. This can take all forms of exercises: Reading out loud texts studied in class; reading out loud your notes and answers to questions; reading transcripts for listening tasks along with the sound files once you have studied them; even repeating new vocabulary and grammar phrases out loud until they feel familiar and then put them in sentences in a context.  Aim to speak to the other students in your class in French as well, when you are studying, in the common room - anywhere you can! The more you speak, the more your confidence and competence will grow, but it is a skill which requires regular practice!

You will, of course attend a weekly conversation class as well, in which you will answer questions set from the Speaking skills booklet below, based on the topics you are currently studying from the text book, as well as practice exam stimuli, to train you in the skills you need to perform set tasks in the  speaking exam. Remember, you only get out what you put in, so use the resources below on a weekly basis to improve your chances of success in this important skill!