A/A* PRESENTATIONS WORKSHOPMa Santé

THE PRESENTATION - FAQ

What will it be like? How long does it have to be? How many questions will I be asked? Can I use pictures to remind me? Can I have key words?

TOP 10 THINGS TO GET YOU YOUR A/A* Posh words/phrases - complexity Past Future Opinions Time expressions Talking about more than one person (je, on) Give reasons Comparisons Sounding fluent

MARKSCHEME

Delivery of presentation = 5 marks

Fluency (no long pauses), good attempt at accent, confident, know what you’re saying, information communicated

Responding to questions = 5 marks

Quick to understand and respond, answer questions , add detail, reasons

Accuracy = 5 marks

Verbs correct, accent good, different tenses correct

Range of language = 5 marks

Use of ‘posh words’, different tenses, varied vocabulary

WHAT MAKES FLUENCY?

Lack of NON-VERBAL hesitations (i.e. silences and lots of ‘ers’)

Speech rate (number of syllables per second) – not too slow!

Confidence Positive tone of voice (physically

smiling) Good pronunciation

Opinion Present Future

ReasonTime

expression

Comparison

Complexity Past

Reference to

others

WHAT WILL GET ME AN A/A*?

use ‘posh’ words / complex language

Don’t stick to basic vocabShow offUse words from sheets

‘EVIDENCE OF RESEARCH’

Drop in some facts 65% d’adolescents fument en France*

Show cultural awareness Le foot est plus populaire en

Angleterre qu’en France*

*these are made-up!

WHAT WILL GET ME AN A/A*?

always give opinions and reasons

J’adore faire de l’escalade……car j’ai le goût du risque

You need at least 2 of these

WHAT WILL GET ME AN A/A*?

be different

Don’t use a set formatMix it upBe creativeUse idioms/proverbs

WHAT WILL GET ME AN A/A*?

Prepare some answers to your questions

These are worth MORE than the actual presentation

MAKE YOUR SENTENCES SHINE

j’adore jouer au foot

j’adore jouer au foot le samedi

j’adore jouer au foot le samedi avec mes copains parce que c’est amusant !

opinion

+ who

+ reason

j’adore jouer au foot le samedi avec mes copains parce que c’est amusant ! A mon avis, le foot est plus

passionnant que le rugby.+ comparison

j’adore jouer au foot le samedi avec mes copains

+ when

J’aime faire …. opinion

+ who

+ reason

+ comparison

+ when

Je voudrais essayer le parachutisme

Je voudrais essayer le parachutisme quand je quitte le collège

Je voudrais essayer le parachutisme quand je quitte le collège avec mon copain Fredparce que c’est passionnant !

opinion

+ who

+ reason

Je voudrais essayer le parachutisme quand je quitte le collège avec mon copain Fredparce que c’est passionnant !

A mon avis, le parachutisme est plus dangereux que l’escalade.

+ comparison

Je voudrais essayer le parachutisme quand je quitte le collège avec mon copain Fred

+ when

Je voudrais essayer

Je voudrais essayer

Je voudrais essayer

opinion

+ who

+ reason

Je voudrais essayer

+ comparison

Je voudrais essayer

+ when

HOW WILL I LEARN IT?

Prepare it and get your teacher to check it

Record yourself and listen to it again and again

If you’re unsure of pronunciation, get your teacher to check it.

Practise it with your sheet or powerpoint

Learn it in chunks as you go along