Involve students in Task Design
Task title: Film, music and the role of the media
You write an article for a German youth blog canvassing opinions amongst English
teenagers about your film, music preferences and habits and your view on the media
in general. Your teacher will play the part of the interviewer and will ask you the
following:
You could include:
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Describe your favourite actor/actress and give reasons why you like him/her
Which film did you see last – would you recommend it?
What do you think of Soaps?
How has your taste in music changed?
How does the media/press influence your opinions?
What are the pros and cons of social media (Facebook/Twitter) in your
opinion
Could you imagine working in the media?
Remember, in order to score the highest marks you must answer the task fully,
developing your response where it is appropriate to do so.
Pick any 4 of the 6 sentences and translate them into French in your exercise book.
On anglais on dit…
Je peux vous aider?
1
I love fruits and vegetable, like apples and
potatoes for example.
J’a l f e l l, c l p e l p d t p e.
2
Also I love fish because it’s delicious.
A j’a l p p q c’e d.
3
However I hate sweets and ice-creams
because they are sweet.
P c j d l b e l g p q c’e s.
4
My favourite dish is pasta but it’s full of fat.
M p p c’e l p m c’e g.
5
I eat some cereals with some milk.
J m d c a d l.
6
I eat a sandwich and a banana and I drink some
water.
J m u s e u b e j b d l’e.
RELAY GAME
(translation on the board Eng Fr or Fr  Eng, unjumble the words)
2 teams compete against each other. One pupil for each team at the board
translates the first word/sentence then passes the baton – or pen! – to
someone else in the same team and so on.
Can be made as long/hard as needed.
Relies on cooperation, revising work and correcting mistakes.
SPEAKING BINGO
Pupils use all of the boxes during their discussion.
Can be made easier (pupils to use certain words)
Alors la télé qu’en pensez-vous ?
Tu utilises la carte comme une carte de loto : toutes les cases doivent être
recouvertes pendant la discussion.
opinion
positive
contradict
linking word justification
your partner
balance
your point
of view
Opinion
négative
somebody
else’s
opinion
present
tense
introducing
an opinion
favourite tv
programme
present
tense
linking
word
Asignaturas:
opiniones
Descripcion del
colegio:
instalaciones
El colegio del
futuro
Mis profesores:
opiniones,
comparaciones
EL COLEGIO
Mi escuela
primaria
Localización del
instituto
Mi uniforme
escolar: descripción
+ opiniones
Mi rutina en el
instituto: como
llegas, horario, etc.
Mini-whiteboards:
•Copy one answer onto a mini-whiteboard – swap with someone
else
•Rub off 5 words and hand back, re-write 5 words
•each time you swap you take off a few more words – keep
checking against draft
•Carry on until you can write paragraph from memory
OR use for speaking/speed-dating support
Vocabulary superleague:
ICT
www.voki.com (for listening)
www.lino-it.com (create online post-its)
www.tagxedo.com (create pictures for each paragraph)
www.wordle.net (create word clouds for each paragraph)
www.cueprompter.com
www.memorizenow.com
Word blocks…
I should eat more vegetables and I
don’t drink enough water
Je
Et
moins
Fume
Bois
Devrais
pas
Assez
Manger
Plus
Ne
d’
encore
de
légumes
Eau
VOCAB FAN
They can write English on and fold over then write French or copy
spelling etc. They could write it from memory or get someone else
to test them. Once they have folded all the columns it ends up
looking like a fan.
1. (running) dictation and variations of it
2. running quiz with a reading text from an old exam paper:
students only get the next quiz question if they have
answered the previous one correctly
What change have you introduced in your
department to develop revision skills and/or
controlled assessment?
• www.thisislanguage.com
• personalised skills-based revision sessions (2-3 targeted
students, letters and phone calls home)
• www.exampro.co.uk (for AQA)
• homework booklets (write answers to a number of questions for
each topic – use these to put together a CA)
• fortnightly revision schedule detailing exactly what to do &
revision posters