Y10 French
Welcome to our Year 10 French revision hub. Here you can find details of the exam board & specification, when your mock exams will take place, what will be tested in the exam and how you should revise and prepare.
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Exam Board: AQA GCSE French (8652)
Specification: Click here to access the exam board specification – click here
Mock Exam Details
Paper 1 – Writing
Date: Thursday 26 June (PM)
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes (Higher) / 1 hour 10 minutes (Foundation)
Total Marks: 50 marks
What’s assessed?
Higher
- 5 sentence translations EN>FR
- 90 word writing (choice of 2)
- 150 word writing (choice of 2)
Foundation
- Photo description
- 50 word writing
- Grammar gap fill
- 5 sentence translations EN>FR
- 90 word writing (choice of 2)
Paper 2a – Listening
Date: Tuesday 8 July (PM)
Length: 50 minutes (Higher) / 45 minutes (Foundation)
Total Marks: 50 marks (Higher) / 40 marks (Foundation)
What’s assessed?
- Listening comprehension (gap fill, P/N/P&N, who said what, short answers)
- Dictation (write in French)
Paper 2b – Reading
Date: Tuesday 8 July (PM)
Length: 50 minutes (Higher) / 45 minutes (Foundation)
Total Marks: 50 marks
What’s assessed?
- Reading comprehension (gap fill, P/N/P&N, who said what, short answers)
- Sentence translations (write in English)
What Will My Assessment Test My Knowledge On?
Module 1 – Media, Technology and Free Time
- Sports and hobbies
- What you use your phone for
- Dangers and advantages of internet/social media
- What you do/did/are going to do at the weekend
Module 2 – Family and Friends
- Who you get on with in your family
- Physical appearances
- Personalities an character traits
- Birthdays and recent celebrations
Module 3 – School and Education
- Which subjects you study and your opinion
- What your primary or a previous school was like
- Would you like to continue to higher education?
Module 4 – Healthy living
- What you eat/drink
- What lifestyle changes you are going to make in the future
- Aches, pains and injuries
- What activities you do to be healthy
What Should I Do To Revise And Prepare For This Assessment?
To prepare for this assessment:
- Practise exam questions and vocabulary on LanguageNut
- Work through your CGP work book
- Look over the lessons on Teams
- Practise writing paragraphs and ask your teacher to check
- Create flashcards/posters/mind maps on different topics
Useful Revision Resources & Links
- www.languagenut.com
- Microsoft Teams