French

Assessment

Paper 1: Listening, Reading and Writing Duration: 2 hours 30 minutes You will listen to spoken passages and read from a range of contexts and sources, covering different registers and types. The content of the passages will be based on the themes and sub-themes in this specification. Paper 2: Writing Duration: 2 hours You will answer an essay question in French for each of the two works they have studied. You will have a choice of question on each book/film. All questions will be in French and will require a critical and analytical response. Paper 3: Speaking Duration: 21–23 minutes (including 5 minutes supervised preparation time) The test will be in two parts. Part 1 will be the discussion of one sub-theme from those in this specification, lasting 5–6 minutes, and Part 2 will be the presentation and discussion of the student’s individual research project.