Interactive Amplify (IA) sits at the Interactive row and Amplify column of the PICRAT grid. Below: real Mfl lessons for KS4 that classify as IA, plus anti-examples that look IA but are not.
Translation comparison on a class wall
The teacher posts a single short target-language passage (about 60 words, with two ambiguous phrases). Each student translates the full passage into English and posts to a class Padlet. The class scrolls and the teacher highlights two ambiguous phrases where students made notably different choices, asking three students to defend their decision.
Tools: Padlet
Listening comprehension with class-wide annotation
The teacher plays a 90-second target-language audio clip three times. As the class listens, each student types one observation per listen on a shared Padlet (first listen: gist; second: tone; third: inference). The teacher pauses after each listen, projects the wall, and discusses common observations and any outliers.
Tools: Padlet
Photo-card description with peer audio reactions
The teacher posts five GCSE-style photo cards. Each student records a 60-second target-language description of one card and posts the audio to a class Padlet column for that card. Three classmates listen to each student's recording and post a single-word target-language reaction (clear, slow, hesitant, fluent, etc.) as a comment. The teacher samples reactions and identifies common pronunciation patterns.
Tools: Padlet
Lessons that look IA but are not
Useful counter-examples when you are checking your own lesson placement on the PICRAT grid.
This page is one of a growing set of PICRAT examples by cell, subject and key stage. Page maintained by Andy Perryer.