1. Modern Foreign Languages Your Options 2014

2. If only I’d taken a language qualification……… She’s so beautiful. The woman of my dreams. I wish I could speak to her in her own language, then maybe I’d have a chance….

3.  Multilingualism is an indicator of general mental ability and an internationalist outlook Chief Learning Manager, Deutsche Bank  UK businesses can no longer afford to rely on English alone.  Being able to communicate with our customers, colleagues and business partners is crucial

4. GCSE All grades available General Topics eg Your Area Social Activities and Leisure Fashion & technology Holidays Leads onto A Levels or level 3 course Counts towards E Bac qualification All courses allow you to take part in the French or Spanish visits/ exchanges

5. Y9 Preparing for GCSE Food & drink/ sports Plans for weekend Your town/ weather Past/ present & future Comparisons & more opinions Healthy lifestyles Future life plans Environmental issues More tenses Sophisticated structures Y10-11 GCSE

6. GCSE Success criteria Use a range of tenses Use extended sentences Use varied connectives Give opinions with reasons Include description ( of people/ places/ activities) Refer to others too ( we, they)

7. Assessment Controlled assessments 60% of the total marks are in your control Taken during Y10- Y11, no final exam Speaking – 30% Conducted and marked by your teachers 2 tasks Writing -30% Taken in class, marked by Exam board 2 tasks Listening & reading 40 % End of course exam, summer y11

8. Having at least one foreign language keeps you one step ahead……… My boss wanted to send someone to Valencia to learn a new language. He said it’d help the company attract more business from abroad. I really wanted to do it, but he picked him. All because he’d done a language before……

9. If only I’d taken a language qualification……… I can’t believe she got the pay rise instead of me! And all because she can speak French to the people at our Paris offices……