french gcse higher and foundation
French Higher and foundation
GCSE French has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series. |
paper 1 listeningWhat's assessed Understanding and responding to different types of spoken language
How it's assessed
Questions Foundation Tier and Higher Tier
listening links1 BBC website - Ma France
2 BBC Bitesize French 3 S-Cool website 4 Aschcome School video quizzes 5 Extra TV Series on You Tube Extra TV series - activities, select programme from the menu on the left. 6 French GCSE listening revision, links 7 Le journal en francais facile RFI News website using simplified French. It has an accompanying transcript to help. 5 mins. per day is advised. 8 Try the EDEXCEL exam board website. They have up to date, timed listening exams with answers. 9 17 French films available on Netflix 10 This is language - good for videos with practice exercises.(jrobinson/tallis1) 11 Language teacher toolkit |
paper 2 speakingWhat's assessed Communicating and interacting effectively in speech for a variety of purposes
How it's assessed
Questions Foundation Tier and Higher Tier The format is the same at Foundation Tier and Higher Tier, but with different stimulus questions for the Photo card and different stimulus materials for the Role-play. The timings are different too:
speaking links1 Strategies for memorizing vocabulary (Vee Harris)
2 Speaking exam preparation tips (D. Shanks) 3 How to check the pronunciation of a word 4 Connectives 5 Wordreference is an online dictionary which provides translations, ans verb conjugators. Sometimes next to the definition there is a link to the pronunciation of word also. 6 Record and time yourself using www.vocaroo.com 7 Memory testing website - Cueprompter.com (inlcuding instuctions) 8 Good for vocabulary learning - linguascope.com (login details - ttallis / kidbrooke) 9 Linguasorb - offers verb practice via quizzes and verb conjugations with translations |
paper 3 readingWhat's assessed Understanding and responding to different types of written language How it's assessed
Questions Foundation Tier and Higher Tier
Reading links
1 BBC Bitesize
2 Bonjour de la France 3 Past papers (different board) and old specification, for practice only 4 http://www.frenchteacher.net/free-resources/samples/ Look in Y10-11 section then 'Reading tasks for GCSE revision' 5 Apprendre le français avec les sous titres (Current affaires videos with subtitles in French) 6 Current affairs, reading articles with quizzes at the end of the page Le P'tit Libé 7 Le journal en francais facile RFI News website using simplified French. It has an accompanying transcript to help/check. 5 minutes per day is advised. 8 Language teacher toolkit 9 The Welsh board have created an e-mag - ezine |
paper 4 writingWhat's assessed Communicating effectively in writing for a variety of purposes How it's assessed
writing links1 Quizlet Free. Type grammar the point needed into the search box.
2 Memory testing website - Cueprompter.com (including instructions) 3 Memory skills/tips for the writing assessment 4 Zut, grammar and vocabulary practice. Free after 4pm and weekends. . Choose from links/ Year groups on the left 5 Connectives practice - see speaking above 6 Linguascope.com - login details - ttallis/kidbrooke 7 See Linguasorb above 8 Thisislanguage - jrobinson/tallis1 9 Linguascope.com |