GCSE Bitesize Controlled Assessment

Model 1 (for C/C+ grade) Question 5

Subject: Topic:

French Writing

In this document you will find practical help on how to improve your grade. Before you start working through the material, read the Exam Skills section carefully. Work through the task for either model 1 or 2 depending on the grade you are aiming for. Model 1 has suggestions for reaching a grade C and above. Model 2 has suggestions for reaching a grade A and above.

MODEL 1 Context: Task:

(for C/C+ grade) Home and environment You have been asked to write a description of your town for an international youth Internet forum, comparing life in different parts of the world.

Include details of the following: Your opinion 1. Suggestions for improving the town 2. Do you think youll stay there?

Paragraph 5 Jhabite Perth depuis quatre ans. Avant, jhabitais un petit village la campagne. mon avis, la vie est beaucoup plus agrable ici parce que cest plus anim. Pourtant, je crois quon a besoin dun centre culturel avec des activits artistiques. Personnellement, jaimerais aussi un bowling parce que le bowling le plus proche est Dundee et cest trop loin. En gnral, jaime bien vivre Perth et je pense que je vais continuer habiter ici.

Guidance Read paragraph 5 and spot examples of the following: Past, present and future verbs Marks are awarded for range of language, so it is important to use different tenses. This paragraph has examples of present, perfect, imperfect, conditional and future.

Opinions Try different ways to give your opinion (jaime / je naime pas, cest + adjective, personnellement, mon avis, je crois que, je pense que, etc.) You need to explain or justify your opinion too, e.g. using parce que (because).

Writing strategy For a good grade in the writing assessments, be sure you know how to spell all the words you are going to use. You are not allowed to use a dictionary when writing your assessment under exam conditions, but you can use one while you are preparing.

Now improve this answer (see below) to make it worth grade C or above, by using different tenses and varying the opinions.

Jhabite Torquay (quatre ans). Avant, la campagne. Trop isol. Develop these notes using depuis + present tense in the first sentence and imperfect tense verbs for the rest. Give your opinion using ctait + adjective.

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Cest gnial ici parce que cest trs anim. Use an opinion word or phrase at the start.

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Pourtant, on a besoin dune salle de concert. Je veux aussi un cinma plus grand parce que le cinma en ville est trop petit.

Add in a different opinion word or phrase in each sentence. Change Je veux to a conditional (I would like).

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Pour le moment, jaime bien vivre Torquay mais je ne reste pas ici toute ma vie. Add in an opinion word or phrase. Make je ne reste pas future by using aller + infinitive. Extra challenge: Add a sentence to say you are going to work in France later (Plus tard, je)

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Possible answer Jhabite Torquay depuis quatre ans. Avant, jhabitais la campagne, mais mon avis, ctait trop isol. Je pense que cest gnial ici parce que cest trs anim. Pourtant, je crois quon a besoin dune salle de concert. Personnellement, je voudrais aussi un cinma plus grand parce que je pense que le cinma en ville est trop petit. Pour le moment, jaime bien vivre Torquay mais je pense que je ne vais pas rester ici toute ma vie. Plus tard, je vais travailler en France.

Now over to you! Adapt the paragraph above (or the one in the model text) using past, present and future tense verbs and giving your opinion in more than one way. Jhabite __________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________