1. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education These materials have been designed to be reproduced for internal circulation, research and teaching or training purposes. They can be reproduced for free provided that this material is acknowledged as Crown copyright, reproduced accurately and not used in a misleading context. Adaptation of these materials for other languages is permissible, providing the original source is acknowledged. Level 1 to level 2 LinkedUp Project: Relevant and motivating approaches to languages

2. Level 1 to level 2 Nick Brown © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme.

3. The best out of candidates Controlled assessments How do we get them up there! Emphasis on SKILLS

4. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. We will cover… What becomes good writing and speaking? New GCSE style writing New GCSE speaking tests Model answer resources and video clips for speaking

5. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. How do we get them higher marks? Triggers What makes a level 2? How to get pupils to remember them

6. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. ADVOCAT Adjectives (descriptions, big/ small) Development, (also, days of week/month) Variety (I play, there is) Opinions (I love/ I hate) Connectives (but, and, because) Additional information (a lot) Tenses/timeframes

7. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. OLD RAT Opinions (J’adore, Je n’aime pas) Linking words (useful little words) Development (i.e. make the sentences longer, qui s’appelle) Range (variety) Adjectives (describe – colours etc) Timeframes (past, present, future)

8. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Opinions I love I prefer I hate I don’t like

9. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Linking words -Useful little words A = aussi B = bref C = car D = donc E = et F = finalement G = généralement

10. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Development Which? Why? What? When? With whom? How?

11. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Range Variety of language Variety of structure Variety of pronouns Variety of participles Negative and positive Show off - it’s your variety performance

12. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Adjectives Describe Quantifiers Don’t dodge details!

13. © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme. Timeframes Past - P.I.P Present Future

14. Marking checklist Marking checklist Week 1Week 2 present past future opinion justification structure vocab idiom variety/tenses Total © Crown copyright 2011, Department for Education. This resource has been created through the LinkedUp Award Scheme.

15. Model answer OLD RAT in your school