WestbourneHouseSchool
Revision–EasterTerm2017
8SFRENCHREVISIONCHECKLIST
TheExamswillconsistof:
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Threepapers+1oralexam:
(NB:thedurationsmaydifferslightlyaccordingtothespecificScholarshippaperfromdifferent
schools)
o ListeningPaper:duration25minutes(takeninnormallessontimeunderexamconditions)
§ PupilswilllistentoarecordinginFrenchbutthequestionsandanswerswillbein
bothFrenchandEnglish,dependingonthedifferentschools.
§ Fullsentenceswillnotberequired.
§ Pupilswillneedtolistenoutforthedifferentverbtenses.
o ReadingPaper:duration30minutes
§ PupilswillreadtextsofincreasinglengthanddetailinFrench,thequestionsand
answerswillbeeitherinEnglishorFrenchdependingontheschools.
§ Fullsentenceswillnotberequired.
§ Allreadingpapersatthislevelarealsogrammaticalobstaclecourses,soattention
mustbegiventoverbtensesand‘thesmallgrammaticaldetails’
o WritingPaper:duration30minutes
§ Longessay(approximately140words):eitheraletter,emailoranarticleistobe
writtenbasedonaselectionoftopicareas.
§ ItisvitalthatasmanyofthefollowingtensesareusedintheWritingPaperas
possible:present,past,imperfect,pluperfect,future,futurepast,conditional,
conditionalpast,presentandpastparticiple.
§ Atleast3differentnegativeformsshouldbeusedandatleastonecomparativeor
superlative.
§ Opinionsarealsoimportant.
o OralExam:durationmaximumof15minutes
§ Baseduponthequestionsfromthetopics“LaRégion”,“LaVieScolaire”,“EnForme”,
“LaMaisonetlesCorvées”and“LaFamille”
§ Pupilsshouldensuretheyareconfidentenoughtotalkaboutallofthesesubjectsas
iftheywereholdinganormalconversation,ratherthanfeelingtheyhavetolearn
thedetailsoffbyheartetc.Intonationisimportant.
Equipmentyouwillneedfortheexam:
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Fountainpenandsparecartridges
Pencil(Eraser/Sharpener)
Ruler
Highlighter(optional)
PAGES
WHATTOREVISE:GCSEFrench:CompleteRevision&Practice
DONE?
138-9
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145-147
150
151
Nouns
Conjunctions
IrregularAdjectives
Adverbs
Comparatives&Superlatives
152-3
156-159
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171-3
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Prepositions
Pronouns
PresentTense
TheFuture
ThePast
ThePast(Imperfect)
ReflexiveVerbs
Negatives
Conditional
Imperative
Savoir,Connaître&pouvoir
Pluperfect,PresentParticiple&Venirde
NOTES/TIPS:
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Foranyfurtherinformationorguidanceaboutrevisionortheactualexam,pleasecontactthe
HeadofFrench-MadameAWilson([email protected]).
GCSEFrench:CompleteRevision&Practice–thisguideisveryusefulincludingthepractice
questions.
CDscanbemadeavailableonrequest.
Particularattentionshouldbegiventothegrammarsectionsasdetailedabove.