Key takeaways
Become familiar with the key vocabulary describing a picture.
Learn some useful phrases to talk about free time activities.
Gain confidence in speaking French by taking part in an interactive conversation.
Host: I currently teach French in a school in Shropshire and am learning Spanish. I lived in Germany for two years, and spent 13 years teaching German in a grammar school where I still work as a boarding tutor.
Discussing and describing a photocard is a key component in KS4 language assessments and a useful skill to have. Throughout this mini-series, students will be guided through skills needed to excel in the photocard assignment. In this lesson, students will learn how to answer the questions in lesson 5 in an interactive conversation as well as language to describe free time activities.
For the full series see below. Each lesson has a different topic focus, but each relates back to how to answer the French Photocard Questions which are an essential part of your GCSE Examinations.
French Photocard Series: Lesson 1, Lesson 2, Lesson 3, Lesson 4, Lesson 5, Lesson 6, Lesson 7, Lesson 8
Safeguarding reminder:The safety of your child is of the utmost importance. All of our classes are pre-recorded to remove any concerns around live participation. For reruns of our past live classes, students' webcams and microphones were disabled and only the chat history, if participation was requested, is visible.
Suitable for:
For students studying French in Years 9-11 or S3-S5.
Class requirements:
You will need a laptop or device with internet connection to watch the class, as well as a pen and notepad for taking notes.
What to expect:
- This class will take place online via a Zoom webinar.
- For live classes, please arrive promptly. Students' cameras and microphones are disabled by default.
- For on demand classes, students will be watching a recording of a previous live class.
- Once you have signed up, you will be taken to your dashboard where you can view details of the class, and re-watch it in the future.
- Students will be sent confirmation of the class to their email address if provided.