AQA · 8652
French GCSE
Three themes assessed across four equally weighted skills papers, entered at Foundation or Higher tier.
Specification points
8
0 with marked evidence
Coverage
0%
Average paper standing
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0 secure · 0 developing · 0 learning
How it is assessed
- Paper 1 Listening — Understanding and responding to spoken French (25%).
- Paper 2 Speaking — Role-play, photo card and general conversation (25%).
- Paper 3 Reading — Understanding written French, including translation into English (25%).
- Paper 4 Writing — Structured writing and translation into French (25%).
Taught lessons
Textbook-style lessons written for this course: explanation, a worked model answer, then marked checks.
GCSE French: tenses, opinions and translation
Three tenses used accurately, developed opinions, and translation both ways.
Exam-style practice papers
French practice paper: reading, translation and grammar
Exam-style comprehension, translation and grammar across the three themes.
Not yet attempted.
Sit this paperSpecification content and progress
All papers
- Theme 1Identity and cultureNot started
Me, my family and friends; technology in everyday life; free-time activities; customs and festivals.
- Theme 2Local, national, international and global areas of interestNot started
Home, town and region; social issues; global issues; travel and tourism.
- Theme 3Current and future study and employmentNot started
My studies; life at school; education post-16; jobs, career choices and ambitions.
- GrammarGrammar and tensesNot started
Use present, past and future time frames, agreement, pronouns and opinions with justification.
Paper 1
- Paper 1ListeningNot started
Understand and respond to spoken extracts, including answers in the target language and in English.
Paper 2
- Paper 2SpeakingNot started
Role-play, photo card discussion and general conversation with spontaneous responses.
Paper 3
- Paper 3ReadingNot started
Understand written texts, including a literary extract, and translate from the target language into English.
Paper 4
- Paper 4WritingNot started
Write structured responses for different purposes and translate from English into the target language.