French

Assessment

Paper 1 (50%) · 2hrs 30 mins exam · Listening to texts in the target language and responding · Reading texts in the target language and responding · A paragraph translation from target language into English · A paragraph translation from English into target language Paper 2 (20%) · 2 hr exam · students write one analytical essay of about 500 words (with a choice of 2 questions) on a target language film they have studied during the A level course · students write one analytical essay of about 500 words (with a choice of 2 questions) on a target language book they have studied during the A level course Paper 3 (30%) · Speaking exam – 20 minutes · 6 minutes – responding orally to a card to a theme from the A level course book (choice of 2) including teacher questioning of opinion/standpoint in target language · 12 minutes - a presentation of your individual research project in target language - a project you will have chosen and researched over the course of the year with a central analytical theme – introduction 2 minutes then 9-10 mins of teacher questioning on the project in target language