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French GCSE
Exam Board: AQA
Level: 2
GCSE French helps students develop their language skills in a variety of contexts and a broad understanding of the culture of countries and communities where French is spoken. It encourages enjoyment of language learning and the recognition that language skills enable students to take their place in a multi-lingual global society.
This four-unit specification requires students to develop their ability to write and speak in French and to understand French when it is written down or spoken. This qualification counts towards the English Baccalaureate. Students study the following themes on which the assessments are based. 1: Identity and culture. 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest. 3: Current and future study and employment.
Equal weighting for all four skills - Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing.
Assessment: 100% examination to be assessed in the final year of the course.
Year 7
Term 1: Introducing Myself
Term 2: My School
Term 3: My Hobbies
Term 4: My family life
Term 5: My home
Term 6: My town
Year 8
Term 1: My school holidays
Term 2: Celebrations and festivals
Term 3: Technology and free time
Term 4: Daily routine
Term 5: Sport
Term 6: Francophone countries and cultural project
Year 9
Term 1: Friendships and relationships
Term 2: Describing social outings in the past and future tenses
Term 3: Sport and leisure
Term 4: Hobbies
Term 5: Music and reading
Term 6: Film and cinema
Year 10
Term 1: Celebrations and national holidays
Term 2: Customs and festivals in French speaking countries
Term 3: Describing my town and region
Term 4: Travel and tourism
Term 5: School life
Term 6: Healthy living
Year 11
Term 1: The world of work
Term 2: Environmental issues
Term 3: Social issues and charity
Term 4: Revision
Term 5: Revision / Exam Prep
Pearson Active Learn - This is now used for weekly homework for Y7 -9. Every student has their own unique username and password. If Internet can’t be accessed at home then the library computers are available at lunchtime and after school.
Languages Online - A useful and free website which can be used to practice grammar and language learning at home independently.
Language Gym - A fun and effective website to enable students to practise their verbs and tenses in a variety of ways
AQA Revise AQA GCSE French Revision Workbook
AQA Revise AQA GCSE French Revision Audioguide
AQA Translation and Grammar Workbook
If you speak a language at home other than English please contact Mrs E de Glanville to discuss the possibility of gaining a qualification in this. We have had students successfully gaining qualifications in Russian, Turkish and Italian.