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Activities to support spontaneous speaking (GCSE/A-Level)

In this post, I wanted to share the variety of activities promoting spontaneous speaking that I have been introduced to during my German...

GCSE Picture task: How I teach it and how we practise it

The Picture-based task is the second part of the current GCSE speaking exam for both exam boards Edexcel and AQA. In the case of the...

On the journey to fluency and spontaneity

Nobody could claim to have come up with an ideal method of teaching MFL. Many modern languages classrooms may believe in communicative...

Preparing students for their GCSE speaking exam

Following on from my previous post – Developing speaking skills and oracy at KS3, this post will be focussing on my approach to the...

Developing speaking skills and oracy at KS3

Speaking is the second language skill, after listening, that we acquire in our native language. It is also known as a productive skill as...

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