GCSE LANGUAGESMARIA FIDELIS CONVENT SCHOOL FCJ

LANGUAGES AT KEYSTAGE 4

You will be examined in each of the four skills.

Listening

Speaking

Reading

Writing

These skills will be assessed at the end of year 11.

Each skill is 20% of the final mark. You can be entered for Foundation

or Higher tier. In order to gain grades A* to C, you will need to take the Higher tier for

each skill.

Listening and Reading

Your ability to speak the language will be assessed in school and

marked by your teacher.

This skill is 30% of the final examination mark.

A minimum of two speaking assessments will be set and

recorded over the two years.

Speaking

Your ability to write the language will be assessed in school under

close supervision.

This is called ‘Controlled Assessment’

This skill is 30% of the final examination mark.

A minimum of two pieces of writing must be submitted.

Writing

In Speaking and Writing, you will NOT BE ENTERED for Foundation or Higher Tier.

The Tier will be assessed by the Examination Board (AQA) and will depend on the quality of the work you submit.

More detail about how you prepare yourself for these tasks will be given to you by your teacher before you complete the work

Topics

Lifestyle Health

Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences

Relationships and Choices

Relationships with family and friends

Future plans regarding: marriage/partnership

Social issues and equality

LeisureFree Time and the Media

Free time activities

Shopping, money, fashion and trends

Advantages and disadvantages of new technology

Holidays

Plans, preferences, experiences

What to see and getting around

Home and Environment Home and Local Area

Special occasions celebrated in the home

Home, town, neighbourhood and region, where it is and what it is like

Environment

Current problems facing the planet

Being environmentally friendly within the home and local area

Work and Education

School/College and Future Plans

What school/college is like

Pressures and problems

Current and Future Jobs

Looking for and getting a job

Advantages and disadvantages of different jobs

ResourcesYou will have access an online

textbook which you will be able to access in school and at home.

You will also be able to work, using online material to support you.

Both of these resources can be accessed from www.kerboodle.com

Easy access to these and other useful resources can be found on the school’s website at www.mariafidelis.camden.sch.uk