Congratulations on choosing GCSE French! We hope that you have fallen a little bit in love with the subject (if not, it might come later in life!) and enjoy travelling, meeting new people, discovering a new culture and developing a deeper understanding of the world.
Speaking more than one language increases your brain capacity and is an impressive achievement, giving you better and brighter options for your future!
This Factsheet is designed to give you an overview of your French GCSE course and the exams at the end of year 11. Good luck!
Over the two years of your GCSE course, you will study the following themes:
Topic 1: Me, my family and friends
• Relationships with family and friends
• Marriage/partnership
Topic 2: Technology in everyday life
• Social media
• Mobile technology
Topic 3: Free-time activities
• Music
• Cinema and TV
• Food and eating out
• Sport
Topic 4: Customs and festivals in French-speaking countries/communities
Topic 1: Home, town, neighbourhood and region
Topic 2: Social issues
• Charity/voluntary work
• Healthy/unhealthy living
Topic 3: Global issues
• The environment
• Poverty/homelessness
Topic 4: Travel and tourism
Topic 1: My studies
Topic 2: Life at school/college
Topic 3: Education post-16
Topic 4: Jobs, career choices and ambitions
There are four exams at the end of the course, in Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing. Each exam is worth 25% of your overall grade. You are entered for the same tier (Foundation or Higher) for all four papers.
Languages can lead in to many different career paths in the following sectors: