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MFL London presents: preparing for the new exam specification

Join MFL London for a chance to win a year's subscription to Vocab Express! Get tips and strategies for the writing exam and learn how to 'unstick' yourself when writing. Discover techniques for planning, cracking the brief, and intelligent guesswork. Explore activities for the classroom and homework, as well as ways to improve your speaking skills. Don't miss out on this opportunity to excel in your exams!

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MFL London presents: preparing for the new exam specification

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  1. MFL London presents:preparing for the new exam specification @mfllondon #TMMFLLondon

  2. @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  3. Your chance to win! WIN a year’s subscription to Vocab Express for one course at one key stage by HarperCollins The winner will be the person who does the best tweet using @mfllondon#TMMFLLondon

  4. Welcome from the British Council & MFL London @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  5. Yvonne KennedyTips for the writing exam: on your radar? @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  6. Tips for the Writing exam: on your radar?

  7. 3 strategies to stop the panic in its tracks • TIPTOP – getting an overview of the task • BITE the bullet – cracking the brief • RADAR – how to ‘unstick’ yourself when writing

  8. TIPTOP

  9. TIPTOP planning • Theme? • In-between • Paragraph • Total • Out loud thinking • Plan!

  10. BITE THE BULLET

  11. BITE the bullet • Box the brief • Intelligent guesswork (or ignoring) • Trigger words • Expand

  12. Box the briefing words: relevance • por qué son importantes las vacaciones. Justify General not specific Give an opinion

  13. Intelligent guesswork (or ignoring) • was deine Berufspläne in der Zukunft sind. • was deine Berufspläne in der Zukunft sind. - B1 = Teilzeitjob • B2 = Job • B3 = Arbeit • B4 = what would fit the context? • qué vas a hacer el setiembre que viene Plural Future

  14. Trigger words and responses • warum justification - weil • pläne / Zukunft / später future time frame • neulich / letzte(s)  past time frame • activité(s)  verbs • les aspects positifs et négatifs / préféré(s) I like/I don’t like • récente / mémorable past time frame • à l’avenir / projets / prochain(e)  future time frame • attractions  il y a • l’importance opinion + justification (general) • rapports  jem’entendsbien avec

  15. Expand (extend) You were asked for … • information/description • opinion • an activity that you do • an activity that you did • an activity that you will do • etc. Expand with / by … • opinion • justification of opinion • sequencing 2 or 3 activities • an activity that you will do • an activity that you would like to do

  16. Activities for the classroom / homework Focus on bullet point reading as a separate strategy • Running translations/write on desks • Tweet translations • Booklets of bullets • Pelmanism/snap/tarsia • Multiple choice activities • Mini-whiteboard / plastic pocket wipeable translations

  17. RADAR

  18. Tips for getting ‘unstuck’ with writing • Reuse • Adapt • Drop/delete • Add • Replace/reorder

  19. RADAR modelling vos rapports avec votre famille J’ai de bons rapports avec ma famille

  20. RADAR modelling pourquoi votre collège est un bon collège Mon collège est un bon collège parce que …

  21. Use RADAR method in the classroom to … • write a sentence opener • write a short sentence • add detail/extend sentence

  22. yvonnekennedymfl@gmail.com

  23. Kathryn GreenAuthentic Language as a resource @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  24. Verity HoworthLessons learnt @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  25. Last summer our children got some phenomenal results...

  26. But in MFL, the story was not as positive...

  27. Why? • Logistics • Curriculum • Profile of languages in the school community (and the country)

  28. What are we doing differently now? • Logistics • Curriculum • Profile of languages in the school community

  29. Come and work with us!

  30. David ShanksSpeaking of homework @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  31. Speaking of homework David Shanks @HFLanguages David.shanks@harrisfederation.org.uk

  32. The teleportation thought experiment • Chronic underperformance? • F. L. A. = ? • Speaking is stressful • Speaking is physical • Opportunities limited in large groups • Target Language: TS; ST; SS • I-R-F loop • Phonological depth  frustration • New GCSE exams. Can you start with spontaneity?

  33. Why not set speaking homework? • Why don’t we? • Artefacts / accountability • RATs? RAHWs for next lesson? • Phonics. Je suis_allé , c’esṭimportanṭ • Professor Twinning OU • Padlet; Showbie; Speakpipe; Duolingo • Simple phone & email? • Read aloud, tongue twisters, familiar texts, dialogues, debates, commentaries • Performance, intonation, pronunciation, understanding & confidence increase • Multiple takes = a safety net & better end product • Vocal Recall?

  34. www.vocalrecall.co.uk

  35. Speaking of homework www.bit.ly/DavidSpeakingHW Questions? David Shanks @HFLanguages David.shanks@harrisfederation.org.uk

  36. Charlie FootOnline language exchanges with Bili @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  37. Bringing language learning to life

  38. How does it work? Safe Saves teacher time Real & regular communication

  39. A teacheruploadstheir class list and theirstudents are matchedwithpeersabroad. 1 Studentscompleteweeklytasks set by theirteacher. 2 Students correct eachother’swork and respond in their native language. 3

  40. Find a partner

  41. Tasks Student’s dashboard

  42. Topic Bank Teachers can upload their own tasks, use or edit tasks already in the topic bank.

  43. Join us! 15 countries Spain Argentina México United Kingdom United States New Zealand Australia Ireland Bermuda Ecuador Colombia Canada France Belgium Germany Helen Giller, French Teacher, Montmorency South Primary School, Melbourne, Australia

  44. Further information Have a look at our dashboard tours to see how it all works. Bili teacher School matching Bili student www.bili.uk.com

  45. Dan MacPhersonLost for words: teaching vocabulary to maximise exam success @mfllondon  #TMMFLLondon

  46. Chartered College of Teaching Languages Network Text Teaching vocabulary to maximise exam success MFL London 8th February British Council #CCTLangs

  47. Chartered College of Teaching Languages Network How many words do you need to operate at conversational level? 1,500 b. 2,500 c. 3,500 How large is the new spec GCSE glossary? a. 1,000 b. 2,000 c. 3,000 #CCTLangs

  48. Chartered College of Teaching Languages Network What not to ‘learn’: Words ending ‘-al’ (animal, central, final, idéal). Words ending ‘-ance’ (distance, arrogance, importance, tolérance) Words ending ‘-ary’ (anniversiare, dictionnaire, imaginaire) Words ending ‘-ist’ (touriste, dentiste, artiste, cycliste) Words ending ‘-ble’ (adorable, Flexible, impossible) Words ending ‘-tion’ (information, station) Words ending ‘-ct’ (correct, respect) Words ending ‘-ent’ (client, différent) Words ending ‘-ique’ (critique, pratique, typique) Words ending ‘-ence’ (science, violence, patience. #CCTLangs

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