• Describe what you like to watch on TV, and give opinions and reasons.

• Write about which film you are going to watch next weekend, describing it in as much detail as you can.

• Write about what you did yesterday evening in your spare time

• www.wordreference.com

Frequency Linking words

Adjectives Qualifiers Opinions

Verbs Time-relatedexpressions

Reasons

Use a dictionary sparingly!

Use your exercise books and textbooks to help you prepare

Written Assessment – Year 8 Unit 1 – T’es branché?

What you need to remember…1. Remember to FLAQOV2. Make your sentences longer by using a range of connectives

– Mais (but) Aussi (also) et (and)3. Give your opinion all the time – more than two if possible4. Always give reasons as well – use car & parce que (because)

as well as C’etait(it was)5. Using different tenses will enable you to achieve a higher level6. Ensure the content is appropriate for the task – Answer the

question7. Try to include negatives too.

Speaking…• You must speak for between 1 and 1.30 minutes – Time

yourself!• It is a presentation so I will not ask you any questions• You can have some pictures to help you – On an A4 sheet

(clip art) and 20 words• Ensure you have checked your pronunciation with your

study partner and also your intonation. • Your work will be recorded and marked according to the

following criteria: Communication (whether you answer the question) – Quality of Language (whether you included different tenses, opinions, reasons and connectives) and Pronunciation and Intonation.

Writing…• You must aim to write between 100 and 150 words– Count

them!• You can have some pictures to help you – On an A4 sheet

(clip art) and 20 words• Re-read your work and ensure you have checked your

spelling mm• Make sure you have answered all the questions / bullet

points• Your work will be marked according to the following

criteria: Communication (whether you answer the question) and Quality of Language (whether you included different tenses, opinions, reasons and connectives)