GCSE French (AQA)
📚 Course Materials
📝 Exam Structure
Foundation Tier
- Paper 1: Listening (40 marks, 35 minutes)
- Section A: Questions and answers in English
- Section B: Questions and answers in French
- Paper 2: Speaking (60 marks, 7-9 minutes)
- Role-play (15 marks, 2 minutes)
- Photo card (15 marks, 2 minutes)
- General conversation (30 marks, 3-5 minutes)
- Paper 3: Reading (60 marks, 45 minutes)
- Section A: Questions and answers in English
- Section B: Questions and answers in French
- Section C: Translation from French into English
- Paper 4: Writing (50 marks, 1 hour)
- Question 1: Write four sentences about a photo (8 marks)
- Question 2: 40 word task based on four bullet points (16 marks)
- Question 3: Translation from English into French (10 marks)
- Question 4: 90 word task based on four bullet points (16 marks)
Higher Tier
- Paper 1: Listening (50 marks, 45 minutes)
- Section A: Questions and answers in English
- Section B: Questions and answers in French
- Paper 2: Speaking (60 marks, 10-12 minutes)
- Role-play (15 marks, 2 minutes)
- Photo card (15 marks, 3 minutes)
- General conversation (30 marks, 5-7 minutes)
- Paper 3: Reading (60 marks, 1 hour)
- Section A: Questions and answers in English
- Section B: Questions and answers in French
- Section C: Translation from French into English
- Paper 4: Writing (60 marks, 1 hour 15 minutes)
- Question 1: 90 word task based on four bullet points (16 marks)
- Question 2: 150 word task based on two bullet points (32 marks)
- Question 3: Translation from English into French (12 marks)