MFL – Key Stage 4 - Arden

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MFL – Key Stage 4

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INTRODUCTION

Unit 1: Listening and understanding (20% of the total GCSE)
 This unit draws on vocabulary and structures from across the four specified common topic
areas (
 Students will be tested on their ability to understand the spoken language. Testing is
through a variety of tasks which require a response, written or non-verbal, to demonstrate
understanding.

Overview of assessment
 The examination consists of a number of passages or interactions in the spoken form with a
variety of question types.
 The spoken material heard will include both formal (eg telephone message) and informal
speech (eg social interaction).
 Timing: Foundation Tier: 25 minutes + 5 minutes reading time
Higher Tier: 35 minutes + 5 minutes reading time
 Total number of marks is 40.

Unit 2: Speaking (30% of the total GCSE)
 The focus of the speaking unit will be chosen by the teacher in consultation with the
student and will relate to one or more of the following themes: media and culture, sport
and leisure, travel and tourism or business, work and employment (or the centre-devised
option).

Overview of assessment
 This unit is internally assessed under controlled conditions.
 Students must demonstrate the ability to use the language for different purposes and in
different settings, and will be assessed on two speaking activities chosen from the
following task types: an open interaction, a picture-based free-flowing discussion or a
presentation with discussion following.
 Each activity must last for 4-6 minutes and marks should be submitted from each student
that relate to two different task types.
 This unit is set and marked by the centre and moderated by Edexcel.
 Total number of marks is 60.

Unit 3: Reading and understanding (20% of the total GCSE)
 This unit draws on vocabulary and structures from across the four specified common topic
areas.
 Students will be tested on their ability to understand the written language. Testing is
through a variety of tasks which require a response, written or non-verbal, to demonstrate
understanding

Overview of assessment
 The examination consists of a number of short texts, notices or news reports in the foreign
language which include a range of settings and styles, both formal and informal (eg text
messages, advertisements, emails).
 Timing: Foundation tier: 35 minutes
Higher tier: 50 minutes
 Total number of marks is 40.

Unit 4: Writing (30% of the total GCSE)
 The focus of the writing unit will be chosen by the teacher in consultation with the student
and will relate to one or more of the following themes: media and culture, sport and
leisure, travel and tourism or business, work and employment (or the centre-devised
option).
 A student may undertake formal assessments in any appropriate setting, so long as these
do not replicate those undertaken in Unit 2: Speaking. The theme may be the same as that
chosen for Unit 2 but the purpose of the tasks must be different.

Overview of assessment
 This unit is internally assessed under controlled conditions.
 The student must demonstrate the ability to use the language for different purposes and in
different settings.
 The student must complete two separate writing tasks and each of these must be
undertaken in controlled conditions in a single assessment session of no more than one
hour.
 Although assessment is time constrained and primarily qualitative rather than quantitative,
it is anticipated that students will produce at least 100 words in each of the two
assessment sessions.
 It may be more appropriate for certain students to complete two shorter tasks rather than
one longer one in a single assessment session. Consequently, it is possible for centres to
submit more than two pieces of writing from these students so long as the work has all
been produced in two assessment sessions.
 Students aiming for grade C or above will need to demonstrate extended writing skills and
are expected to produce over 200 words in each task.
 The controlled assessments can be undertaken at any time during the course prior to the
deadline selected for the submission of students’ work. Work is marked by Edexcel.
 Total number of marks is 60.

FRENCH

In each term students will produce a piece of writing or speaking, which is a controlled assessment
depending on the specific group. This will be completed in timed conditions.

Year 10 topics Year 10 Grammar Year 11 topics Year 11 Grammar
1 Personal info Basic tense revision Holidays & tourism Past, present and
Opinions; Revising key present future tenses
tense verb forms - Comparatives and
- verbs + infinitive superlatives
- Reflexive verbs - The conditional
- Using masculine and tense
feminine nouns - Direct and indirect
- Adjective agreement object pronouns
- The perfect tense - Relative pronouns
- The near future tense

2 Sport and Leisure Using pronouns after Shopping for food The partitive article
prepositions and clothes - Pronouns
- Using modal verbs - This, that etc.
- Using the perfect and - of it / of them
imperfect tenses

- Using to + infinitive

3 Where I live Using prepositions and Healthy lifestyle Expressions with ‘to
imperatives have’
- irregular adjectives - Adverbs
- Using the imperfect - More practice giving
tense opinions
- Using superlatives
- you can + infinitive
4 Media Direct object pronouns Environment Impersonal verbs
- The relative pronoun
‘which, that’
5 School Adjectives of colour
- Irregular forms of the
third person plural
- Reflexive verbs in the
present and perfect
- Negative expressions
- Using ‘it is necessary’
and ‘it is forbidden to’ +
infinitive
- Using the future tense

6 World of work Looking for detailed
meaning in a text
- Forming questions
- Using formal language
- Contrasting the perfect
and imperfect tenses
- The conditional tense

More information about GCSE French on the Edexcel website:
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/French/Pages/default.aspx

GERMAN

The Edexcel GCSE in German consists of four units based on the following skills: speaking,
listening, reading and writing.

The GCSE combines controlled assessment of speaking and writing skills with Foundation or Higher
tier external assessments for the listening and reading skills.
Year 10 topics Year 10 Grammar Year 11 topics Year 11 Grammar
Half Die Medien heute Meine Umgebung
Term 1
 talking about  reviewing the  talking about  using dative
the media you present tense home prepositions
use in
everyday life  reviewing the  talking about daily  using reflexive
nominative case routine verbs
 creating a
German  discussing your  agreeing/
online profile  question forms opinion on disagreeing with
household chores someone
 talking about  present tense with
music future time phrases  talking about the  listening to infer
advantages and meaning
 discussing TV  vocabulary and disadvantages of
habits structures where you live  future tense,
writing longer texts
 describing a  using different  talking about a
film techniques to future home  developing reading
extend answers skills
 talking about  describing your
and  structuring simple town  using the
comparing arguments pluperfect tense
traditional  talking about
media with celebrations at
more modern home
media

 discussing the
advantages
and
disadvantages
of modern
media
Half Ich habe Reiselust die Umwelt und die
Term 2 Zukunft
 discussing  gern, lieber, am
what type of liebsten  comparing today’s  recognising and
holiday you weather with using impersonal
enjoy  du, ihr, Sie possible future verbs
changes
 talking about  using the perfect  using infinitive
holiday tense  discussing how we expressions
activities can help the
 using the environment  using prepositions
 talking about imperative in Sie with the accusative
a city you form  discussing world
have visited problems and  consolidating the
 using the simple possible solutions use of three tenses
 giving past
directions and  considering the  listening to more
describing a  extending the use environmental complex texts
journey of the perfect tense impact of different
forms of transport
 eating out  using dieser and
jeder  reading a case
 describing a study about
disastrous Freiburg
past holiday

 talking about
different
customs and
celebrations
Half Unser Schulleben Die Freizeitstunden
Term 3
 discussing  subordinate clauses  talking about what  looking at word
your using weil, da and you do in your order and revising
timetable obwohl free time the present tense

 describing a  using negatives  talking about what  revising the perfect
typical school you did last tense
day  using the future weekend
tense  revising the future
 making  talking about your tense
pledges and  using adjectives sporting interests
discussing  using three tenses
school rules  using pronouns to  talking about
talk about different money  listening for small
 discussing the people words
pros and cons  talking about
of school  using wenn shopping for  giving opinions and
uniform clothes justifications

 comparing  talking about  using a range of
your school teenage fashions tenses
with your
ideal school  talking about a
sporting event you
 talking about have been to
the pressures
at school
Half Kind, Freund,
Term 4 Buerger

 talking about reviewing the
your family accusative case

 discussing  using separable
how well you verbs
get on with
family and  using separable
friends verbs in different
tenses
 discussing
what attracts  using different
you to types of
someone connectives

 discussing  checking written
different wok effectively
family
structures  manipulating new
structures to suit
 talking about own purpose
problems and
giving advice
 talking about
supporting
the
community

Half Gesundheit
Term 5
 talking about  use of imperative
your eating (informal)
and drinking
habits
 preparing for
 discussing listening activities
healthy and
unhealthy  using correct
lifestyles adjective endings

 talking about  using the
illnesses conditional mood

 discussing  word after after
teenage stress dass, weil and wenn

 discussing  coping with longer
teenage reading texts
smoking and
drinking
issues

 discussing the
drugs issue
amongst
teenagers

Half Die Arbeitswelt
Term 6
 discussing  using appropriate
advantages of verbs and
different jobs adjectives

 talking about  developing
part time jobs understanding of
word order
 giving details
and opinions  using modal verbs
about work in the imperfect
experience tense

 preparing an  revisiting the
application for conditional tense
a holiday job
 use of comparative
 talking about and expressions of
future job comparison e.g
possibilities anders als

 describing  developing reading
different work skills
routines

 discussing  um …zu…
problems at construction and
work future tense, modal
verbs

More information about GCSE German on the Edexcel website:
http://www.edexcel.com/quals/gcse/gcse09/mfl/german/Pages/default.aspx

SPANISH

The Edexcel GCSE in Spanish consists of four units based on the following skills: speaking,
listening, reading and writing.

Year 10 topics Year 10 Grammar Year 11 topics Year 11 Grammar
Half Holidays – talking  Preterite tense- Education and work –  Revising masculine
Term 1 about where you regular and revising jobs and and feminine nouns
went, the weather, irregular verbs places of work,  Using tener que +
describing  Imperfect tense describing part-time infinitive
accommodation,  Giving extended jobs and work  Using the preterite
holiday activities, opinions experience, future and imperfect
booking a hotel  Using verbs with plans, understanding  Using different
room, making usted job adverts and cv’s, verbs to talk about
complaints  Using me hace(n) understanding the future
falta application letters  Using the
conditional with
gustar and poder
 Forming the perfect
tense
Half Free time – revising  Definite and Local area – talking  Using prepositions
Term 2 tv programmes and indefinite articles about your home and  Using a variety of
films, talking about and algún different types of phrases to express
hobbies and pocket  Using conjugated houses, opinions
money, describing verbs and neighbourhood, how  Using the imperfect
sports and sporting infinitives you would change and present tenses
events, talking  Using direct your city, shopping for  Using the
about extreme object pronouns clothing, giving conditional
sports, making  Using a range of presents and making  Using direct object
arrangements to go adjectives and complaints pronouns
out, writing opinion phrases  Using indirect
reviews, talking  Using the present object pronouns
about new
technology continuous
 Using the
personal “a”
 Revising
comparatives
Half Arranging a day out  Present tense Health – talking about  Using reflexive
Term 3 – giving personal  Near future tense the body and illnesses, verbs in the perfect
info, talking about  Preterite and buying food, talking tense
means of imperfect tenses about how to stay in  Using the present
transport, planning  Using adverbs good shape, reading and imperfect tense
a day out, asking  Using imperatives problem pages and  Using the
for and  Me gusta + giving advice, talking conditional and
understanding indefinite about issues facing future tenses
directions, ordering article/definite young people  Understanding
in a restaurant, article phrases with the
describing a day subjunctive
out, talking about
festivals
Half School – giving  Using me The environment –  Using the
Term 4 opinions on school gusta/me encanta talking about the conditional of
subjects, describing  Using the present environment and deber
your school tense with time global issues,  Using the present
routine, producing expressions problems facing the subjunctive
descriptions of  Imperfect and planet, local solutions  Negative
school life, present tenses to global problems, commands
describing school  Using phrases global citizenship,  Using si+ present +
uniform and rules, followed by an talking about future
describing infinitive homelessness  The pluperfect
teachers, school  Using tense
pressures and comparatives and
problems, superlatives
describing schools
 Using quantifiers
of the future
like muy, un poco
 Using the proper
future tense
Half Family and daily  Using possessive
Term 5 routine – talking adjectives
about your family  Using ser and
and relationships, estar
daily routine,  Using reflexive
chores, describing verbs
people’s  Using the present,
personalities, preterite and
talking about imperfect tenses
experiences and  Using 3 time
hopes frames

More information about GCSE Spanish on the Edexcel website:
http://www.edexcel.com/migrationdocuments/GCSE%20New%20GCSE/GCSE-Spanish-spec-Issue-3-
UG025112.pdf
ITALIAN

In each term students will produce a piece of writing or speaking, which is a controlled assessment
depending on the specific group. This will be completed in timed conditions.

Year 10 topics Year 10 Grammar Year 11 topics Year 11 Grammar
Half Personal info Basic tense revision Holidays & tourism Past, present and
Term 1 Opinions; Revising key present future tenses
tense verb forms - Comparatives and
- verbs + infinitive superlatives
- Reflexive verbs - The conditional
- Using masculine and tense
feminine nouns - Direct and indirect
- Adjective agreement object pronouns
- The perfect tense - Relative pronouns
- The near future tense

Half Sport and Leisure Using pronouns after Shopping for food The partitive article
Term 2 prepositions and clothes - Pronouns
- Using modal verbs - This, that etc.
- Using the perfect and - of it / of them
imperfect tenses

- Using to + infinitive

Half Where I live Using prepositions and Healthy lifestyle Expressions with ‘to
Term 3 imperatives have’
- irregular adjectives - Adverbs
- Using the imperfect - More practice giving
tense opinions
- Using superlatives
- you can + infinitive