GCSE URDU
SOME USEFUL GUIDANCE!
What else is
left to do
now..?
So, you have been doing controlled
assessment after controlled
assessment, one re-sit after another.
One minute you are doing speaking and
the next writing.
Where exactly are you up to now and
what is left to do?
SPEAKING
You have completed two speaking controlled
assessments which in total are worth 30% of the
Urdu GCSE – well done!
These are one the topic of
1) My holidays (15%)
2) My school life (15%)
WRITING
You have also completed two writing controlled
assessments which in total are worth 30% of the
Urdu GCSE – great work!
These are one the topic of
1) Myself, family and friends (15%)
2) My Environment (15%)
30% + 30% = 60%
You have already prepared
60% of the Urdu GCSE!
What’s left?
READING
You will do a reading exam in the hall in May 2013 which is
worth 20% of the Urdu GCSE.
In order to prepare for this you can do reading past
papers, practise reading Urdu newsapers and
magazines. Learn of key vocabulary.
Past papers:
http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/languages/new/ur
du_materials.php
LISTENING
You will do a listening exam in the hall in May 2013 which
is worth 20% of the Urdu GCSE.
In order to prepare for this you can do listening past
papers, listen to authentic Urdu material such as Urdu
news and watch Urdu dramas.
Past papers:
http://web.aqa.org.uk/qual/newgcses/languages/new/ur
du_materials.php
30%
Speaking
+
30%
Writing
+
20%
Reading
= 100% Urdu GCSE
+
20%
Listening
Links for useful listening material:
1) Urdu drama – “Hamsafar”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j
GFhEMZv33U
2) Urdu drama – “Bulbuley”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T
ZtNnRTMsbM
3) Geo News
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z
Q2UidGObGY
GOOD LUCK!