French

Assessment

Assessment: Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing ● Listening and responding to spoken passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers and adapted as necessary ● Studio recordings will be used and students will have individual control of the recording ● Reading and responding to a variety of texts written for different purposes, drawn from a range of authentic sources and adapted as necessary ● Translation into English; a passage of minimum 100 words ● Translation into French; a passage of minimum 100 words ● No access to a dictionary during the assessment Paper 2: Writing ● Two essays: one on a film, studied as part of the course and one on a novel, studied as part of the course. ● Pupils must give a critical and analytical response to features such as the form and the technique of presentation, as appropriate to the work studied (for example, the effect of narrative voice in a prose text or camera work in a film). No access to texts or films during the assessment Paper 3: Speaking ● Individual research project: presentation and follow up questions ● Discussion of a sub-theme with the discussion based on a stimulus card ● The student studies the card for 5 minutes at the start of the test ● No access to a dictionary during the assessment