France is a prominent political and business partner worldwide, as well as one of the pillars of the European Union. France is of course Britain’s nearest neighbour and, with the Eurostar, Paris is more readily accessible from London than many British cities. France is a top tourist destination, with its fine heritage, climate, beaches, great mountains and vast expanses of unspoiled countryside. French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world (after English). Spoken by native speakers in all five continents of the world, it is one of the official languages in 33 countries including Switzerland, Belgium and many African countries, which have a distinctive Francophone culture. French is also one of the official working languages in many international organizations (EU, NATO, Interpol, UN). The Higher and Standard level courses for French B allow you to increase hugely your competence in the written and spoken language but also aim to develop your knowledge of the culture and civilisation of France and French-speaking countries. They allow you to reach a high level of proficiency through exposure to a variety of multimedia. Emphasis is placed on listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks and the acquisition of registers. The focus is on learning about the language of study in a geographical, historical, political, social and cultural context. Higher Level students will have the opportunity to study literature (two set texts) during both years of the course, and all students will learn how to manipulate texts and deal with a broad range of linguistic tasks and exercises. HL and SL core themes ● Identities: lifestyles, health and wellbeing, beliefs and values, subcultures, language and identity. ● Experiences: leisure activities, holidays and travel, life stories, rites of passage, customs and traditions, migration. ● Human ingenuity: entertainment, artistic expressions, communication and media, technology, scientific innovation. ● Social organization: social relationships, community, social engagement, education, the working world, law and order. ● Sharing the planet: the environment, human rights, peace and conflict, equality, globalization, ethics, urban and rural environment.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Paper 1 Writing 25% Paper 2 Listening and Reading 50% Internal Assessment Individual oral (literary extract + discussion) 25%
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| Local Authority | Hammersmith and Fulham |
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France is a prominent political and business partner worldwide, as well as one of the pillars of the European Union. France is of course Britain’s nearest neighbour and, with the Eurostar, Paris is more readily accessible from London than many British cities. France is a top tourist destination, with its fine heritage, climate, beaches, great mountains and vast expanses of unspoiled countryside. French is the second most commonly taught second language in the world (after English). Spoken by native speakers in all five continents of the world, it is one of the official languages in 33 countries including Switzerland, Belgium and many African countries, which have a distinctive Francophone culture. French is also one of the official working languages in many international organizations (EU, NATO, Interpol, UN). The Higher and Standard level courses for French B allow you to increase hugely your competence in the written and spoken language but also aim to develop your knowledge of the culture and civilisation of France and French-speaking countries. They allow you to reach a high level of proficiency through exposure to a variety of multimedia. Emphasis is placed on listening, reading, writing and speaking tasks and the acquisition of registers. The focus is on learning about the language of study in a geographical, historical, political, social and cultural context. Higher Level students will have the opportunity to study literature (two set texts) during both years of the course, and all students will learn how to manipulate texts and deal with a broad range of linguistic tasks and exercises. HL and SL core themes ● Identities: lifestyles, health and wellbeing, beliefs and values, subcultures, language and identity. ● Experiences: leisure activities, holidays and travel, life stories, rites of passage, customs and traditions, migration. ● Human ingenuity: entertainment, artistic expressions, communication and media, technology, scientific innovation. ● Social organization: social relationships, community, social engagement, education, the working world, law and order. ● Sharing the planet: the environment, human rights, peace and conflict, equality, globalization, ethics, urban and rural environment.
For popular courses such as Economics, English Literature, History, Medicine, or Psychology, all of the competitive universities require at least grade AAA at A Level or, usually, a score of 37-39 IB points; the most competitive require A*AA (or even occasionally A*A*A) or 7 points in one or more HL subject. Universities such as Bath, Bristol, Durham, Imperial, Manchester, UCL and Warwick may also require A*AA or 7 points in an HL subject for courses in Sciences, Engineering or Mathematics; a few of these courses will require IB students to have 7 points in a specific HL Science or Mathematics and A Level students to have A* in a specific Science or Mathematics. Cambridge currently requires a minimum of A Level grades of A*AA for all Arts courses and for Psychological and Behavioural Sciences, and A*A*A for all Science courses, Computer Science and Economics. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 40-42 points, including 776 in the three Higher Level subjects. In practice, however, higher (or lower) offers are sometimes made to both A Level and IB students; these are decided on an individual basis. Oxford currently requires A Level grades of AAA for all Arts courses and for Human Sciences, A*AA for most Science courses, Economics and Management, Geography, and Psychology, Philosophy & Linguistics, and A*A*A for Chemistry, Engineering and Mathematics courses. Irrespective of course, the standard IB requirement is 38-40 points with 666-776 in the three Higher Level subjects. Unlike at Cambridge, these entry requirements are standardised across the university and are rarely raised or lowered.
Paper 1 Writing 25% Paper 2 Listening and Reading 50% Internal Assessment Individual oral (literary extract + discussion) 25%
