AS 1
Speaking

Q1: Presentation
Q2: Conversation

Approx  13 minutes

Speaking:  70 marks

AS 35%
A2 17.5%
January and
Summer
Section A – Listening

Students answer two
questions based on two
passages recorded on
individual CDs.

Questions will vary from
year to year and will be a
mixture of objective type
tasks and questions and
answers in the target
language
40 minutes

30 marks

Section B – Reading

Two reading comprehension
questions based on one text.

Questions will vary from
year to year and will be a
mixture of objective type
tasks and questions and
answers in the target
language

Q2: Translation into English.

1 hour 5
minutes

30 marks

Translation:
20 marks


AS 2

Section C – Writing

Q1 is an Extended Writing
question. Students must
write an essay response to
stimulus text. The response
must be approx. 200-250
words long.

1 hour

Total time: 2 hours 45 minutes
Writing: 50 marks
Total marks: 130
AS: 65%
A2: 32.5%
January and Summer

A2 1
Speaking

Q1:  Discussion based
on societal theme

Q2: Conversation
Approx
15 minutes

Total time: 15 minutes
Speaking:  70 marks

Total marks: 70
A2: 17.5%
Summer
only
Section A – Listening

Students answer two questions based on two passages recorded on individual student CDs.

Questions will vary from year to year and will be a mixture of objective type tasks, questions and answers in the target language and, questions and answers in English.
40 minutes
Listening:  30 marks

Section B – Reading

Students answer three questions based on two texts:

Questions will vary from year to year and will be a mixture of objective type tasks and questions and answers in the target language.

Q3: Translation from English into target language.

1 hour 20 minutes
Reading:
30 marks
Translation: 20 marks

Section C – Writing

Q1: Students answer
one essay response
based on a literary
text.
The response must
be 300-350 words
long.
1 hour
Total time:
3 hours
Writing:
50 marks
Total marks: 130
A2: 32.5%