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Year 8 Options Assembly
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Porquoi est-ce qu’il faut
parler une langue étrangère?
¿Por qué hay que hablar un
idioma extranjero?

2. ‘It’s too hard’
‘Everyone has to start somewhere’
Let’s sort this out…
‘I can’t do it’‘I can’t do it yet!’
‘Sir, I’m not French!’
‘Every GCSE is a challenge.
Accept the challenge’

3. Why learn a foreign language?

4. How does it work?
• Three years starting in Year 9 and
finishing in Year 11
• Two lessons in Year 9 and three
lessons in Years 10 and 11
• Speaking exam conducted with
your teacher
• Writing, reading and listening all
at the of Year 11
We explore four GCSE contexts:
• Lifestyle and Relationships
• Work and Education
• Leisure
• Environment
Year 9 is a transition year:
• Revise everything from Years 7
and 8
• Intercultural understanding
modules
• Prepare for GCSE course

5. What else do we do?
• Trips to France and Spain
• Links with Sunderland, Northumbria and
Newcastle Universities
• Visits from language assistants to support
lessons

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Year 8 Options Assembly
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Questions? ¿Preguntas?