Periscope 3

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"Periscope 3" is the third stage of a three-part course for Key Stage 3 French. Its aim is to advance pupils' progress in French in a clear, appealing way through logical explanations of how the language works, using a wide variety of interesting texts and recordings. "Periscope 3" enables pupils to improve their skills in understanding and using French by: reflecting the recommendations of the KS3 Strategy Framework and Scheme of Work; taking a systematic approach to explaining how the language works; and motivating pupils, using texts and ideas that should interest and involve them at a realistic level. This pupil's book offers a logical, organized approach, designed to build up an understanding of language structures, along with simple explanations, in English, of key grammatical terms and imaginative tasks which are motivating and clearly presented. The language is introduced via information and ideas at a maturity level which should genuinely interest pupils. Four "recreational" units, placed at regular intervals through the course, use game-based tasks to enable pupils to enjoy using the language previously learned. Pronunciation skills are also a key focus of the text.

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Richard Marsden, a former MFL head of department, has extensive experience not only in teaching but in teacher training, writing and examining. David Forth, also a former MFL head of department, now combines teaching, examining and course writing.