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Helping at Home - Chores

Revise the vocabulary about helping at home. You will need this vocabulary when you discuss homelife (Context 4 - the Environment), but it can be very useful to say what you do at home in your spare time.

 

 

 

Talking about Leisure

The following resources might help you with the preparation of your Speaking Controlled Assessment on Leisure.

Leisure_TENSES_Penalty  

Speaking support for Controlled Assessment TENSES-VOCAB

Time_expressions_TaskMagic

 

Frequency_expressions_TaskMagic

 

(REMEMBER: for TaskMagic games, you need to download the FREE & SAFE 'Home Use Only' version from http://www.mdlsoft.co.uk/freeTMhome.htm)

 

 

AQA Higher Roleplays

Below you will find a series of sample roleplays from the AQA exam board.

Click on the  LINGT link  to acces each roleplay on the Lingt website where you can listen to your teacher reading her role (click on the blue speech bubble) and where you can record your answer (click on the white speech bubble).

Remeber:

• you need a microphone/webcam with microphone, or you can upload your pre-recorded MP3 sound file. You also need to be patient as the sound file might not play immediately...
• If you do not possess a microphone, you can give a written answer.
• All ansewrs are confidential and only you teacher will access them!!! I will give each of you individual, confidential feedback too!!!

2005 ROLEPLAY 10 - click here to access the exercise on

Teacher's role  

Student's role

 

You are talking to an Italian friend who has recently moved house.

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1) Ciao + name. Sai che la settimana passata ho cambiato casa. Adesso abito in città.

> Chiedi informazioni sulla nuova casa. (Due domande)

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2) È grande ecc. Ti piacerebbe vivere in città o in campagna? Perché?

> Preferenza – vivere in città o in campagna. Perché?

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3) *** Ho capito. A casa tua, descrivimi la tua camera da letto.

(Di che colore è? Che cosa c’è? ecc.)

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4) Che bello! Dimmi, come sarebbe la tua casa ideale?

> La tua casa ideale. (Due dettagli)

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When you see this – *** ! – you will have to respond to something which you have not prepared.

Your teacher will play the part of the friend and will speak first.

 

 

2005 ROLEPLAY 11 - click  here to access the exercise on

Teacher's role  

Student's role

 

You have a part-time job in a shop. You are talking about this with an Italian friend.

 

1) Sono un amico italiano/un’amica italiana e parliamo del tuo lavoro part-time in un negozio.

In che tipo di negozio lavori? E dov’è?

> Il tipo di negozio e dov’è.

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2) Quante ore lavori alla settimana? Cosa compri con questi soldi? (Dimmi due cose)

> Per quanto tempo e due cose che compri con i soldi.

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3) *** Con chi lavori? Descrivimelo/la un po’. (Com’è? Che tipo è? ecc.)

> !

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4) Dimmi, secondo te, è una buon’ idea per uno studente avere un lavoro? (Perché?)

> La tua opinione degli studenti che hanno un lavoro.

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5) Non so se sono d’accordo!

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When you see this – ***! – you will have to respond to something which you have not prepared.

Your teacher will play the part of the Italian friend and will speak first.

 

 

2008 ROLEPLAY 8 - click here to access the exercise on

Teacher's role  

Student's role

You are talking to an Italian friend about your school.

 

1) Siamo due amici / amiche e parliamo della tua scuola.

Dimmi due ragioni per cui ti piace la tua scuola.

[Quant’è grande? Ci sono delle attrezzature sportive?]

>   Due ragioni per cui ti piace la tua scuola.

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2) Bene, e come si chiama il tuo professore preferito o la tua professoressa preferita? Descrivimi com.è? [Tre dettagli]

[Il nome del professore / della professoressa? Che tipo è? Perché ti piace? Perché è il tuo professore preferito / la tua professoressa preferita?]

>  Il nome del tuo professore preferito / della tua professoressa preferita e una descrizione. [Tre dettagli]

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3) ***Com.è la tua uniforme? [Due dettagli] Qual è la tua opinione dell'uniforme a scuola?

[Quali vestiti devi portare? Di che colore è l.uniforme? Ti piace l.uniforme? Perché?]

>  !

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4) Ho capito. Quali svantaggi ci sono per gli studenti nella tua scuola? [Due svantaggi]

[Quanti compiti hanno? Come sono le lezioni?]

>  Due svantaggi della tua scuola.

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When you see this – ***! – you will have to respond to something which you have not prepared.

Your teacher will play the part of the Italian friend and will speak first.

 

AQA Foundation Roleplays

Below you will find a series of sample roleplays from the AQA exam board.

Click on the  LINGT link  to acces each roleplay on the Lingt website where you can listen to your teacher reading her role (click on the blue speech bubble) and where you can record your answer (click on the white speech bubble).

Remeber:

• you need a microphone/webcam with microphone, or you can upload your pre-recorded MP3 sound file. You also need to be patient as the sound file might not play immediately...
• If you do not possess a microphone, you can give a written answer.
• All ansewrs are confidential and only you teacher will access them!!! I will give each of you individual, confidential feedback too!!!

Example of a Lingt task:

 

 

2005 ROLEPLAY 1 - click here to acces the exercise on

Teacher's role  

Student's role

 

You are phoning your Italian exchange partner to give details of your arrival.

Your teacher will play the part of the exchange partner and will speak first.

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1) Pronto!   

> Ask to speak to your partner.

 

2) Sì, sono + name requested, ciao + name of candidate. Allora, quando arrivi?   

> Give the date of your arrival.

 

3) Bene e a che ora?

> Say exactly what time you are arriving.

 

4) Dimmi, cosa porterai e di che colore?

> Say what you will be wearing and what colour.

 

5) Bene, ciao!

 

2008 ROLEPLAY 1 - click here to access the exercise on

Teacher's role  

Student's role

 

You are in a bar in Italy. Your teacher will play the part of the bartender and will speak first.

 

1) Siamo in un bar in Italia. Buongiorno, desidera?

>  Ask for two different hot drinks.

 

2) Va bene, ecco. Altro?

>  Ask for one thing to eat.

 

3) Ecco, signore / signora / signorina.

>  Ask the price.

 

4) Allora, 10 euro in tutto.

>  Ask if there is a phone.

 

5) Sì, è lì in fondo.

Facciamo spese! - Let's go shopping!

     

 

Practise the vocabulary for shops, items at the grocer's and clothes with these HotPotatoes activities 

Click on the pictures below to practise clothes playing pairs and accessories playing tetris.

     

CW 3 "Sono in forma?" - PEER ASSESSMENT

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 1.  Read the task for the first paragraph of your coursework on healthy living, write up your version and post it.

  2. Click on "comments" at the bottom of the post and choose somebody else's work. Carefully read your friend's work.

   3. Give your friend some constructive feedback using the two stars and a wish formula. Post your comment and don't forget to say whose work you're commenting.

 4. Using the AQA marking scheme, assess your friend's work - start with Communication, then try awarding marks for Range & Complexity and, finally, for Accuracy. Download CW_Marking Scheme_pupils_version

 

Paragraph 1 - PAST and PRESENT habits

•  Introduction.
• Say what you used to eat and drink.
• Say what you try to eat and drink now and why.  

 REMEMBER: Two stars     and a wish

When you leave a comment about the work of a classmate, always try to say at least two positive things about it and one more thing they could do next time to make their work even better. To post a comment click on the post title and type in you text in the window, then simply click on "post".

GCSE results 2009

Bravissimi ragazzi!!!

You ALL managed to get Bs or above... FANTASTIC!!!  :-))

Asset Preliminary - Writing about the area where you live

         

Objectives: 

 To describe the area where you live

              -        say where you live

-        locate it on the map

-        say what type of place it is (opinions + pros & cons)

-        say what there is / there isn't

              -      say what activities / sports people can do 

 

Outcomes:

A text of about 90 words (it could be made up of different paragraphs that function as captions to pictures) first in a draft form (written in your exercise book) then reproduced in one of the following formats:

Ø       a poster on paper

Ø      a Glog*   ( www.glogster.com/edu/ - see teacher for username & password )

Ø      an electronic book (produced using www.toondoo.com)

 

Resources:

Here you can find a sieries of HotPotatos exercises. Click on the index. Find also a page with the key vocabulary needed.

 

Describing_the_LOCAL_ENVURONMENT_HotPotatoes_index

Vocab_LOCAL_ENVIRONMENT.doc

 

I CAN DO statements for WRITING

Grade 4

I can write a short text on a familiar topic, adapting language which I have already learnt.

Grade 5

I can write a short text on a range of familiar topics, using simple sentences.

Grade 6

I can write a text, giving and seeking information and opinions, using a variety of structures (present. past, future)

On completing grade 6

You should be able to use and adapt learnt language relating to a range of predictable everyday matters. You should be able to write simple texts using descriptive language, with spelling that is generally accurate. You should be able to recognise the difference between past, present and future events and be familiar with simple forms of the verb tenses.

GCSE Italian Year 11 - Practice and Revision

  As your Spe  aking exams approach (mocks 1st week of March, exams firts week of April), I remind you of a few websites where you can revise ALL you need to know!

    REMEMBER: a little every day is more effective than a lot once in a while...

http://linguaryde.com/italiangcse.html    (vocab, role-plays...)

http://www.quia.com/pages/sferretti/page13  (vocab)

www.linguascope.com    (key vocab, 4 skills  -  ask me for the password)

www.linguastars.com      (higher level, vocab 4 skills, excellent for listening! ask me for the password )

http://www.education.vic.gov.au/languagesonline/italian/italian.htm  (vocab)

Asset Languages Preliminary - Speaking Exam

Your Asset Languages Preliminary Speaking Exam will be structured as follows:

Part 1 : Task 1        (1 - 1 ½ minutes)

You introduce yourself (not assessed), then you answer some questions on a specific topic.

Part 1 : Task 2        (2½ - 3  minutes)

You are given photo and 15 seconds to study it. Then, you describe it. This is followed by a general comment (some questions) on the topic in the picture.

Part 2                     (2 minutes)

A presentation on a topic of your choice (eg. a holiday, a hobby, etc.)

The following task is similar to an Asset photo description task (preliminary) - look at the pictures and record your comments.