A-Level Specification – French
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%