French

Assessment

Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing This paper is 2 hours 30, and accounts for 40% of the A Level. It involves: - Listening and responding to spoken passages - Reading and responding to a variety of texts - Translation into English and translation into French. Paper 2: Writing This paper is 2 hours, and accounts for 30% of the A Level. It involves writing two essays, one about the film studied during Year 1 and one about the book studied during Year 2. Paper 3: Speaking This will involve a discussion about your individual research project as well as one of the themes studied over the two years. It accounts for 30% of the A Level and will last for approximately 15 minutes. It will involve short questions, a presentation and a general discussion about your individual research project.