- 1. FLAs in the UKThe aim of the assistant programme Your
subtopic goes hereThe English education systemPractical ideas
2. Not everyoneAre you thinking or sinking?speaks English 3. The
ENGLISH education system 4. The language of educationWhat are we
talking about?KS3 (SATs) - KS4 (GCSE / GNVQ) - KS5 (AS/A2) (Sixth
Form Year 12 + 13)AT1 - AT2 - AT3 - AT4 (Attainment targets)
Listening Speaking Reading - WritingDfE Department for EducationAQA
Assessment and Qualifications AuthorityOCR Oxford, Cambridge and
RSAEdExcel [London based board]GCSEGeneral Certificate of Secondary
Education 5. The examinations the boards 6. GCSE 7. The
examinationsGCSEThe GCSE exam Listening 20% Speaking 30% Reading
20% Writing 30% 8. The examinations GCSE - speakingThe GCSE oral
examSpeaking and writing: Controlled AssessmentTeachers select the
tasks, set them andsupervise them. 9. A level Year 1 = AS Year 2 =
A2 10. The examinations AS - speakingThe AS oral examAn aspect of
culture or society in the TL countryDiscuss a text with the
examiner (time given for preparation e.g.20 minutes)Discussion of
the text + further areas related to the same topic20
minutesUnprepared questions are an essential part 11. The
examinationsA2 - speakingThe A2 oral examThe student is assessed on
quality of language,justification + debate, and understanding.The
examination can take the following form:1 minute presentation4
minute discussion of the topic chosenSpontaneous discussion of two
further issues 12. Find out whichexaminationboard you use + be
clear on the expectations ofthe examination 13. The expectationsof
teachersRESULTS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!End of Year 9
level 5+GCSE grade C+AS grades A+BA2 grades A+B 14. The
expectationsof teachersYear 9 end of KS3 levels level 5+Write a
short paragraph of 5 or 6 longer sentences, including 2 time frames
onegenerally accurately and the other used correctly at least once.
If appropriatequestions should be asked. Dictionaries are regularly
used to find unknown wordsand to check spellings for words they
have learnt.GCSE grade C+Good competent language knowledge. Grasp
of the past, future and present tense.Good grasp of basic regular
and irregular verbs. Opinions expressed and somebasic adjectives.
Can answer questions on the exam topics without having to ask
forthem to be repeated. Speaks at a reasonable pace and does not
leave long pausesin answers. Written coursework of 180+ words per
assignment.AS grades A+BA2 grades A+B 15. The language of the
studentsWhat are they talking about?bare (adverb) a lot of / veryto
cotch (verb) to hang out, relax, chill out or sleep(al)low it! let
me .?to switch to suddenly get angrysafe (adj)goodskeen (adj) I
see, I get itsickvery goodwasteman (noun) person who does the
minimum 16. How can the FLAmake a difference?Making them
talk!EnthusiasmExperiencing the real thingAge gapYou are not the
teacherIt is fun! 17. Divide the paper into 6sections. In each
section youwill draw something torepresent the words you will see
shortly. There is a timelimit you must be FAST! 18. An item of
foodA member of the family A petAn item of furnitureA method of
transportA type of weather 19. Show your pictures to your partner
+he/she must guess what they are 20. Show your pictures to your
partner +he/she must give anopinion on each thing shown 21. Say
something different 22. I hate onionsMake one change 23. Cats are
weirdMake one change 24. I like to go for longwalks in the
mountainsMake one change 25. My sister went to seeLady Gaga in
concertlast year Make one change 26. How can we make them talk?
GCSEProgression. French What is your favourite schoolsubject? 27.
How can we make them talk?GCSEProgressionI like French What is your
favourite schoolsubject? 28. How can we make them talk?
GCSEProgressionI like French because it is interesting What is your
favourite schoolsubject? 29. How can we make them
talk?GCSEProgressionI like French because it is interesting and the
teacher isgood. What is your favourite schoolsubject? 30. How can
we make them talk?GCSEProgressionI like French because it is
interesting and the teacher isgood and in the future I would like
to study Italian. What is your favourite schoolsubject? 31. How can
we make GCSE them talk??????What do they want to talk about?Starter
questions Did you see Eastenders?Chelsea or Arsenal?Big Brother or
X Factor?Mobile phones. 32. Coping with questions 33. How can we
make them talk?GCSEQuestionnaires Ask me a question Name Age Home
Date of birth Place of birth Brothers / Sisters Likes Dislikes
Ambitions 34. How can we make them talk? GCSEQuestionsMaths 8.40He
is No, it isstrictdifficult15.10It is I eat in Yes, I gomixedtheto
Drama canteen club 35. How can we make them talk?GCSEQuestions What
did you do last weekend?What didnt you do last weekend? 36. The
importance of opinions 37. Si te entiendobien, piensasTienes toda
que.. pero no es la raznverdad.. Has dichoque .pero ni hablar!En mi
opinin EnEstoy absoluto! totalmenteBueno, de acuerdo depende 38.
Making speaking fun 39. How can we make them talk?GCSEMaking
dialogues fun (?!)Act it outIn a mood(acting techniques +
memorisation) 40. How can we make them talk? GCSEMillionaireWho
wants to be a millionaire?A great teaching game! A sense of
competition adds areason for student to talk.Contestants have three
lifelines:1. They can phone a friend and ask them the answer in 30
seconds2. They can opt for 50:50 and have two wrong answers taken
away3. They can ask the audience i.e. their friendsThey can only
use each lifeline once. 41. Your answer must contain EXACTLY 7
words!Your answer must contain more than 9 words! 42. How can we
make them talk? GCSEUsing diceThrow 1 starterThrow 2 - opinion1I
like1Its2I prefer2I find it3I really like 3Because its4I dont
like4For me its5I hate5I think its6I cant stand 6Most of the time
its 43. How can we make them talk? GCSEUsing dice 1. I 2. You
(singular) 3. He/she 4. We 5. You (plural) 6. They 44. How can we
make them talk?GCSEUsing dice for pronunciation1 A Londres tout est
trop cher2 A mon avis Paris est plus chic que Londres3 Pour moi,
cest New York - cest gnial4 Jaimerais aller Tokyo il parat que cest
trs zen5 Jai entendu qu Sydney on ne dort pas6 Avec tous les films
Bollywood, Bombay est trs la mode 45. How can we make them talk?
GCSEUsing dice for opinions1You are surprised by this viewpoint2You
must defend this viewpoint3You agree4You disagree5You do not hold
an opinion6You play for time on this topic 46. How can we make them
talk? GCSELearning vocabularyCard gamesBingoRepeat if it is
truePictionaryWhich one is missing? 47. How can we make them
talk?GCSEDifferent contextsBig Brother / X Factor / Im a Celebrity
(Get MeOut of Here) 48. Creo que soy muy perezosa. En la casano
hago nada. A veces lavo los platos ymi ropa.I think that I am very
lazy. In thehouse I do nothing. Sometimes I washthe dishes and my
clothes. 49. How can we make them talk? GCSEDifferent contextsThe
Simpsons 50. How can we make them talk? GCSEDifferent contextsThe
zoo 51. A conversation between catsWhat are the cats talking about?
Mice Their family Other cats in the area Last night Their kittens
Food Dogs Famous cats (Garfield, Pink Panther, Puss in Boots, etc)
52. Spend the WordsTake it in turns to ask and answer the same
questions as before. This time,rather than speaking for as long as
you can, you need to try and include thewords below and spend the
words as you answer your 5 questions. Yourpartner will cross them
off as you use them and you need to do the same foryour partner.
The first to use up all the words is the winner.es
um...zu...schwerer als leicht aufstehen wrde...gebenman darfwir
mssenstreng nicht leidenMobbing (nicht/kein(e)) meiner
...flltdreckigAGsgestern Meinung nach mir/fallen mirletzte Woche
DeutschlandSchulregeln wedernoch knnen Mittagspause gute Noten
vielleicht Schuluniform Gang 53. Talk about your familyOpinion
PresentFuture Time Reason Comparison expressionReferenceComplexity
Pastto others 54. InterviewsStudents can conduct interviews on
selectedtopics with various people. It is a good idea thatthe
teacher provides a rubric to students so thatthey know what type of
questions they can askor what path to follow, but students
shouldprepare their own interview questions. Afterinterviews, each
student can present theirfindings. 55. The key elements neededto
get higher grades need to be emphasised 56. How can we make them
talk? GCSEIMPORTANT!!!!!!ResultsOpinionsTensesExtended language 57.
How can we make them talk?GCSEKeeping their attention!Think about
the length of lessons. If you have slots thatare longer than 25
minutes, youll need to think about thenumber of activities to
cover. Pupils learn in differentways. Some respond well to the
written word, others topictures, others to sound, others to very
active tasks. Tryand include different types of activities in your
work toappeal to different learner types. Vary your approachfrom
week to week. 58. Using pictures 59. What? Where? Who? When?How?
How many? Why? AQA Spanish AS Level Nelson Thornes 2008 60. en
Espagne. Lanne dernire, je suis all(e) aux tas-unis en France. dans
un hotelconfortable.Je suis rest(e) dans un camping et ctait bien
equip(e). dans une gtetrs moderne. des monuments jai fait du
cyclisme.Jai visitdes musesetjai nag dans la mer. des galeriesjai
fait des excursions.les plagesla chaleur. Jaimais bienles botes de
nuitmais pasles toilettes.les restaurants les embouteillages. cosse
faire de lalpinisme.Lanne prochaine, jirai en Autrichepour faire du
cano-kayac. Australievisiter les attractions. 61. Picture
DescribingAnother way to make use of pictures is to givestudents
just one picture and have themdescribe what it is in the picture.
For thisactivity students can form groups and eachgroup is given a
different picture. Studentsdiscuss the picture with their groups,
then aspokesperson for each group describes thepicture to the whole
class. 62. Spot the DifferenceFor this activity students can work
in pairs andeach couple is given two different pictures,
forexample, picture of boys playing football andanother picture of
girls playing tennis. Studentsin pairs discuss the similarities
and/ordifferences in the pictures. 63. Dcris les
diffrences:QuestionsIl est dix heures il est trois heuresil y a
combien de personnesle chien est grand le chien est petitdans les
deux photos?La voiture est jaune la voiture est noireQuel temps
fait-il?il y a des chaussures dans le magasin il y a des gteauxLe
chien est de quelleil y a un velo il ny a pas de velocouleur?la
dame dans la voiture est jeune la dame est vieilleQuelle heure
est-il?lhomme lit un journal- lhomme boit un cocaQue fait lhomme?la
dame dans la voiture ncoute pas de musique- la dame dansIl y a
combien darbres?la voiture ecoute de la musiqueil fait mauvais il
fait beauil y a deux arbres il y a trois arbres 64. GCSEHow can we
make them talk? AS/A2Use of video 65. Prediction 66. Imagine what
is happening in the video for each sound 67. Which of these is the
baby doing? 68. How can we make them talk? GCSEUse of Youtube /
Google videoSchool filters www.keepvid.com 69. How can we make them
talk? GCSETechniques for exploiting film/videofreeze frame
description/ predictionbrainstorming adjectives for
characters/scenessound downsound onlylistening for
presence/orderSummaries 70. Use of song Memorising words / lyrics
71. Brief texts as prompts for speaking 72. Estudia el anuncio y
prepara tu comentario. 1 De qu trata? Cul es el tema? 2 A quin va
dirigido el anuncio? 3 Cules son las palabras clave del eslogan? 4
Te interesara esta clase de vacaciones? Por qu? 5 Qu importancia
tienen las vacaciones en tu opinin?AQA Spanish AS Level Nelson
Thornes 2008 73. How can we make them talk? A levelUse of text1.
Text to prompt talk 74. How can we make them talk? A levelUse of
text1. Text to prompt talk2. Use of headlines 75. How can we make
them talk? A levelUse of text1. Text to prompt talk2. Use of
headlines3. Questionnaires 76. How can we make them talk? A
levelUse of text1. Text to prompt talk2. Use of headlines3.
Questionnaires4. Match headline to text 77. How can we make them
talk? A levelUse of text1. Text to prompt talk2. Use of headlines3.
Questionnaires4. Match headline to text5. Incorrect summaries 78.
How can we make them talk? A levelUse of text1. Text to prompt
talk2. Use of headlines3. Questionnaires4. Match headline to text5.
Incorrect summaries6. Key words + invent story 79. How can we make
them talk?A levelUse of textCreate your own
text.www.fodey.com/generators/newspaper/snippet.asp 80.
Pronunciation 81. Other ideas for prompting talkTongue twisters for
pronunciationSix thick thistle sticks. Six thick thistles
stick.Mrs. Smiths Fish Sauce Shop.Unique New York. 82. Listening
How you can help us 83. More
ideas?www.britishcouncil.org/flasonline
