by Franciose CERDAN | May 7, 2015 | Grade 9, Secondary French, The Grades
As part of the topic of holidays, G9 students have been learning key questions and vocabulary to deal with requests and ask for information when in France. Practising role plays and writing scripts have been very stimulating activities and an effective format to...
by Franciose CERDAN | Apr 30, 2015 | Grade 8, Secondary French, The Grades
An interesting way of practising high numbers and dates in French? Try making a timeline in French. This week, students in G8 had the opportunity to learn about French history and main historical figures looking at twelve major dates. They worked as a group...
by Franciose CERDAN | Apr 23, 2015 | Grade 7, Secondary French, The Grades
“Où est…?”, “Pour aller…?”, “Comment …?” are a few useful questions when in France trying to find your way. This week, G7 have learnt how to give and ask for directions. In class, they practised writing and...
by Franciose CERDAN | Apr 16, 2015 | Grade 9, Secondary French, The Grades
It is almost time to think about holidays… In G9, the focus of the week was to discuss the habits of French people on holiday and their favourite destinations. After looking at the top holiday spots, we learnt to describe the activities we enjoy in our free...
by Franciose CERDAN | Mar 26, 2015 | Grade 10, Secondary French, The Grades
This week, G10s took their first French exam! On Wednesday, after a stressful day, Jed, Teja and Claire were happy that the orals were over. The IGCSE speaking exam is demanding and requires students to be able to speak about a diversity of topics in a natural...
by Franciose CERDAN | Mar 19, 2015 | Grade 12, Secondary French, The Grades
It was a stressful week for our G12 students! The French Individual Oral Activity (IOA), which is the last IB French oral exam, took place on Wednesday. Their task was not easy as students had to describe a photograph and discuss themes such as tourism, the influence...
