Bengali
Head of Department: Stuart Hood
Assistant Head of Department: Sarah Kenward
Key Stage 3 (Year 7-9)
Year 7:
Bengali language and alphabet, Myself and my family, My home, Daily routine, Hobbies, School
Year 8:
Food, Weather, Home and environment, Festivals, Spare time activities, Holidays
Year 9:
The place where I live, Weather and environment, School life, Modern technology, Family and friends, Holidays
Key Stage 4 (Year 10-11)
Year 10:
Me, my family and my friends, Technology in everyday life, Free time activities, Home, town, neighbourhood and region, Social Issues, Global issues
Year 11:
Environment, Work and Education, Modern technology, Spare time activities
Independent Learning Information
Key Stage 3
- Students should read a range of texts online in Bengali. Try to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words and look up words that are essential to your understanding.
- Listen to and watch Bengali videos on Youtube. Music videos, news bulletins, blogs, etc, can be an excellent way to practise your listening skills.
Key Stage 4
AQA
- Students have a booklet of speaking questions which they should revise for their speaking exam.
- Students should also practice describing photos using their photo description sheet
- Students can use lyricstraining.com for a fun way to do extra listening – try ‘choice mode’, it is especially accessible
- Students should read a range of texts online in Bengali. Try to figure out the meaning of unfamiliar words and look up words that are essential to your understanding.
- Listen to and watch Bengali videos on Youtube. Music videos, news bulletins, blogs, etc, can be an excellent way to practise your listening skills.
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