IGCSE FRENCH SCHEME OF WORK 2022-2024

TEXTBOOKS : TRICOLORE TOTAL 4 (SUPPLEMENTED WITH CAMBRIDGE IGCSE FRENCH)

Extension work/topics highlighted in yellow

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2 YEAR COURSE OUTLINE

Y10 AUTUMN TERM Y10 SPRING TERM

EN Y10 SUMMER TERM

Unit 1 - Jeunes sans frontières

(Personal information, families, special
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Unit 2 - En ville et à la campagne (cont.)
(Town and countryside, past events)
Unit 5 - Bon appétit!
(Meals, restaurants, healthy/unhealthy diets)
occasions, technology)
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Unit 3 - Bon séjour! (selected sections) Summer exam

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Unit 2 - En ville et à la campagne (Future plans, home, household tasks)
(Towns, directions, transport) Unit 6 - Ca m’intéresse

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Unit 4 - Une semaine typique
(School, how life used to be, shopping, fashion)
(Leisure and free time activities)

Y11 AUTUMN TERM

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Y11 SPRING TERM Y11 SUMMER TERM

Unit 6 - Ca m’intéresse (cont.)

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Unit 9 - Projets d’avenir Speaking exam
(Leisure and free time activities)
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Unit 7 - Nouveaux horizons

(Holidays, hotels, weather)
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(World problems, environment and climate)
Exam practice and revision

Listening, reading and writing exams

Unit 8 - A votre santé! Speaking exam preparation and past paper

(Health, the body, unhealthy lifestyles) practice
 Unit 1: Jeunes sans frontières

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

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Introducing yourself Present tense regular verbs Unit 1 Google Slides Learning:

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- regular present tense verb endings
Asking questions Present tense irregular verbs Trouve quelqu’un qui… - avoir and être (and aller and faire)
(avoir, être, aller, faire) Sondage de classe
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Alphabet - family members (ext. uncommon too)
Asking questions, question words Question forms – card sort on board, 3 ways of - common adjectives (ext. others too)
Numbers

French-speaking world
Adjectives and agreements U
making a question + notes and practice sheet

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Lonely hearts – adjectives – understanding
adverts and writing own to describe oneself
- reflexive verb formation (ext.
meanings of common ones)
- technology vocab

Countries, continents, nationalities

Reflexive verbs (ext. in the
negative form)
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Mini whiteboards to practise verbs
Daily routine putting text together and writing
Present tense revision sheet

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Families and relationships (Ext. Depuis/Ça fait) own version (ext. connectives, time phrases) Written description of family

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Family tree and written description of family (ext.

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Describing people and friends Possessive adjectives qualifiiers and nice colloquial adjectives) Grammar workbook unit 1

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Describing people in class game
Daily routine Descriptions of celebrities Prepare basic role play phrases on personal

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Special occasions show ‘le mien’ etc.)
Difficultés et confilts relationnels PP Written description of daily routine (guided

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Technology and the Internet Role play cards intro – families and personal info writing/sentence builder if needed)
Grammar workbook unit 1
Au choix section at end of book
Copymasters Unit 1
Languages Online Unit 1
Vocab Express Unit 1
Kahoot quizzes

END OF UNIT 1 ASSESSMENT

 Unit 2: En ville et à la campagne

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

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Finding out about France The pronoun ‘y’ (ext. using it in Unit 2 Google Slides Learning:

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own writing ; position in other - geographical features vocab
Describing a town tenses too) Map of France on board, place common - places in a town vocab
cities/landmarks
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Ask for, understand and give directions On peut + infin. - transport vocab
Places in a town vocab – stick on board in groups - perfect tense with avoir
Transport and public transport

Advantages and disadvantages of transport

Negative forms (ext. show ‘pas’
followed by ‘de’)

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Writing about own town – as class, writing frame
if required
- perfect tense with être (ext. reflexive
verbs too)

The countryside
Regular perfect tense with avoir

Irregular perfect tense with avoir

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Directions sheet (ext. giving directions too)
Descriptions of places in France and writing
own description of city

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Comparing life in the town and countryside Maps and directions game, Chinese whispers Tourist leaflet about town/city

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Reg and Irreg perfect tense with

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Visit to a theme park être Transport in Cambridge debate ‘y’ page in Grammar workbook

Recent events

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perfect tense] K
[Ext. negatives and questions in Paris metro map and directions Written description of recent visit (ext. time
phrases, opinions etc.)

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Card sort – town or countryside? (ext. add own)
Recap au/à la/aux and du/de

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la/des Débat de classe – la ville ou la campagne?

Perfect tense worksheets, whiteboards, activities

Grammar workbook unit 2

Au choix section at end of book

Copymasters Unit 2

Languages Online Unit 2

Vocab Express Unit 2

END OF UNIT 2 ASSESSMENT Kahoot quizzes

 Unit 3: Bon séjour

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

Future plans aller + infinitive Unit 3 Google Slides Descriptive writing about plans for the

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weekend
Weekend plans Future tense [ext. reflexives] Futur proche (aller+infin) notes sheet

Complex sentences with ‘if’ Future time expressions

Futur proche dominoes game

Futur simple notes sheet

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Staying with a French family si + present + future

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Ext – using both the futur proche and futur

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simple together
Learn rules of aller+infinitive

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Making requests Some conditional phrases Prepare role plays on train/air travel
Predictions for the future – sentences, creative
Travel by train and by air

Describing a journey
ne…que

Emphatic pronouns [ext. to

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writing [Ext – with ‘si’ clauses too]

Train travel vocab sheet

Learn household jobs vocab (Ext – plus time
phrases)

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indicate possession eg. à moi] Train travel role plays, buying tickets etc
Describing your house and room Consequences game – describing a journey Thomas the Tank Engine train travel sheet

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Reflexive verbs in the perfect

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Household tasks tense Role plays – staying with a French family, asking
for things (Ext – with past and present tenses)
Thanking someone for their hospitality
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Rooms of the house vocab sheet
Comparing life in different countries Describing your house/an ideal house – speaking

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and listening activities

Household jobs vocab sheet (Ext – with negatives

too and time phrases)
Extending sentnces sheet (connectives etc)

Grammar workbook unit 3

Au choix section at end of book

Copymasters Unit 3
Languages Online Unit 3
Vocab Express Unit 3
Kahoot quizzes
END OF UNIT 3 ASSESSMENT
 Unit 4: Une semaine typique

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

Describing your school Revision of reflexive verbs [ext. Unit 4 Google Slides Write a description of your school for a

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negatives and perfect tense] new brochure
Describing a school day Text on French school system, discuss

School subjects
il faut, on est obligé de, on
doit…
differences and similarities

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Buildings in a school vocab cards game
Prepare speaking presentation on your
school and opinions of school subjects

School rules il est interdit de, on n’a pas le

droit de…
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School subjects blockbusters game
Learn main places in a school

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Comparing school systems Revision of opinion phrases (Ext – ce que Learn daily routine verbs
Imperfect tense j’aime…, ,ca me plaît…)
Suggesting improvements

How things used to be

ce, celui (recognition vs. use)

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Daily routine verbs
Revision of reflexive verbs (Ext – in perfect
Descriptive piece about normal daily
routine (Ext – write about a disastrous
day using the perfect tense, comparing

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quel, lequel (recognition vs. tense too) it to what normally happens)
Shopping use) Daily routine text to put in correct order

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Clothes and fashion Instructions/rules notes on il faut/on doit etc. school

Prices
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(Ext – longer list of vocab) when you were younger
Describing a problem, asking for a refund Clothes dominoes

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Fashion show commentary
Magazine pictures with descriptions
Debate about fashion (Ext – giving opinions and
justifications)
Role plays – shopping and describing a problem

Introduction to imperfect tense with key verbs

in je form (Ext – using it accurately in all forms)

Grammar workbook unit 4

Au choix section at end of book
Copymasters Unit 4

Languages Online Unit 4

Vocab Express Unit 4
Kahoot quizzes
END OF UNIT 4 ASSESSMENT
 Unit 5: Bon appétit !

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

Food and drink The pronoun ‘en’ Unit 5 Google Slides Learn food items (Ext – longer list)

Typical meals and specialities Direct object pronouns Food and drink wordsearch

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Food and drink running dictationT Written piece about normal dietary
routine and opinions

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Expressing preferences and dislikes Indirect object pronouns Du/de la/des with food items sheet
Ext – describing typical English foods to a Pour rester sain il faut… + list of advice
Asking and answering questions at a family
meal
Perfect and imperfect tenses
Ext – being able to use both
French guest

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together in written pieces Opinions followed by le/la/les notes
Healthy eating Prepare role plays on restaurants and

Vegetarianism/Veganism
venir de + infinitive

Revise il faut/il ne faut pas

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Texts about regional/international specialities

Simon Sain et Maurice Malsain worksheet

cafés

Prepare for written assessment

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Shops and services Healthy eating texts – find the French for
Manger bien sentence builder sheet Grammar workbook pages on direct (and
Ordering drinks, snacks and meals in a

I N Ext – Régime méditerranéen sheet indirect – ext) object pronouns

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restaurant
Le fastfood vocab sheet
Fastfood
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Venir de notes (Ext – making excuses re. why

late)

Practice written task on eating and opinions

Grammar workbook unit 5

Au choix section at end of book
Copymasters Unit 5

Languages Online Unit 5

Vocab Express Unit 5
Kahoot quizzes
END OF UNIT 5 ASSESSMENT
Unit 6 : Ça m’intéresse

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

Revision vocab and main tenses Present, past and future tenses Unit 6 Google Slides Learn vocab from sheet for test

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(Extension – variety of irregular verbs) www.languagesonline.org.uk - tenses Revise tenses for test

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Exchanging info about leisure activities and Vocabulaire utile – vocab revision sheet
technology Jouer au/jouer du (Extension – use Mini whiteboards for tense revision Written – oral questions pg 109
different tenses alongside) Technophile sheet
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Talking about music Celebrity reading activity in circle
Jouer au/faire du (Extension – use French music and look at lyrics Written – oral questions pg 111
Talking about sports

IGCSE exam question practice

different tenses alongside)
Adverbs U
PPT – Sports – 3 tenses

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Jouer/faire grammar note – sheet
Worksheets – jouer/faire – blank and
Tric exercises and learning adverbs and
formation
Grammar book pg 49

TV
Comparative forms – adjectives and
adverbs
D O labelled for vocab practice
Small cards – activity and adverb – miming
game
Grammar book pg 50

Complete exam paper and revise question words

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Reading Direct Object Pronouns –

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present/past/future/2 verbs Small groups on ability working through Complete exam paper and revise tenses

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Going Out Indirect Object Pronouns – R/W paper Nov 2010

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present/past/future/2 verbs Written – oral questions pg 113
Cinema and films y/en (Extension – use of all actively and Small groups on ability – using mark Learning opinion phrases
positioning)
R scheme and “top tips” sheet to work

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Talking about an event in the past through CW paper Nov 2010 Written – oral questions – pg 115
Revision of y and en Tric exercises

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Revision Superlative forms Worksheet – adjectives/adverbs Grammar book – read pgs 81/82
(Extension – whole sheet and own Grammar book pg 55
Extension students should aim at all times to Revise present tense – avoir/etre examples) Prepare ‘blog’ from pg 123 for oral presentation
include a great variety of tenses, negative and Revise perfect tense French TV guides for oral
interrogative structures, opinion phrases and Introduce pluperfect tense (Extension – questioning/vocab Tric exercises
justifications, sentense starters, adjectives and active use) Worksheet – adjectives and adverbs Grammar book pg 52
adverbs etc (see IGCSE Writing hints sheet)
IGCSE role play cards – Going Out
Write about an event in the past
Mini whiteboards for tense practice
Extension – greater variety of irregular
verbs

Leisure board game

END OF UNIT 6 ASSESSMENT (Extension – no support)
Unit 7 : Nouveaux horizons

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

Holidays Revision of present and past and future Unit 7 Google Slides Write up section of DVD in past tenses.
tenses

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Mr Bean’s holiday DVD + activities – stop
and describe in present/watch section and
Ext – include imperfect and pluperfect + avant
de/après avoir + adverbs

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retell in past tenses/anticipate what will

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happen next
Ext – venir de, avant de, après avoir etc

Holidays – what sort of holiday you Revision of tenses/opinion phrases

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Teacher’s holiday photos – describe Write about a recent holiday

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prefer/location/activities Prepositions with present/past/ask questions – lead onto Oral questions pg 127 – write up
towns/countries/continents discussion of preferences

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Ideal holiday Revise future tense

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Conditional tense (Extension – use
do if…?
Board game – all tenses
Describe an ideal weekend

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actively, including all irregulars) Battleships – all tenses

R IGCSE role play situations

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Hotels/campsites/tourist info Trip to Europa Centre to practise? Written – page 145
Authentic tourist brochures for oral work

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back
Tense discrimination French newspapers/weather forecasts Prepare oral presentation on holidays – see page
Weather Si + future tense 144

END OF UNIT 7 ASSESSMENT

Unit 8: À votre santé

Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

Holiday health Expressions with “avoir” Unit 8 Google Slides Learn parts of body (Ext – all )

Revision – imperative/il faut/possessive

adjectives
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Starter – card – retell holiday in past
Miming – expressions with “avoir”
Q3 writing task – write about a time when you
were unwell and what happened

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Describing expression – find expression

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“avoir” expressions Revision for Verb Bible test (ext – all tenses plus
imperative form in nous form)

At the Chemist’s
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il faut grammar sheet
possessive adjectives revision exercises

Qui and que

D O Sheet – qui et que – definitions

Parts of the body

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Pain and injury Reflexive verbs with body parts

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“en”+present participle Miming with small cards
Making an appointment at the
doctor’s/dentist’s
R Languagesonline – reflexive verbs

Adolescent problems
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agreements and present participle
Smoking, alcohol and drugs
Health vocab card games

Debate – pros and cons of

smoking/alcohol/drugs

END OF UNIT 8 ASSESSMENT Kahoot quizzes on health

Unit 9: Projets d’avenir

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Content and Language Grammar Resources/Extension/ICT Homework

School work and exams

Plans for the future

Future tenses revision (both forms)

2 verbs together + infinitve/à/de

Unit 9 Google Slides

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Listening – own future plans
Prep of oral pack for exam

Past papers in all 4 skills

Exam prep and revision

Extension – include direct/indirect
object pronouns
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PPT – 2 verbs together – introduction and Writing task – page 187

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questions Write an advert for your ideal job, write an
Work experience and future jobs/job adverts Verbs + à + de + infinitive advert for someone else in the class

Pocket money/part-time jobs Future tense + infinitve

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Grammar note – list of verbs in group
Worksheet – gap-fill – verbs as above
Mini-whiteboards – sentences with 2
Letter applying for a job

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Holiday jobs/writing a CV Revise all numbers verbs Oral presentation – page 186

Future plans – marriage and children

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Revision of conditional tense French newspapers/job adverts

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Si clauses – pres + Fut/imp + cond Starter – trouve l’intrus (à/de/inf)

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Reading article – pocket money

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Pair work – competition –best sentences

Vocab Express/languagesonline

Kahoot quizzes

END OF UNIT 9 ASSESSMENT

Unit 10: Notre planète

Content and Language Grammar

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Resources/Extension/ICT

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Homework

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Countries/continents Revision of prepositions with places Unit 10 Google Slides Continued practice of past papers

World problems

Climate change and natural disasters

The passive voice (Extension)

Revision il faut/il ne faut pas

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MSF – videos/questions/transcripts for
some
Speaking exam practice

Letter to the President re world problems and

Traffic problems and pollution Revision adjectives

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Debate re public transport – help sheet
for some
possible solutions – crib sheet for some

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Public transport – advantages/disadvantages Revision all tenses

Global problems/charitable organisations

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