GCSE French Speaking Practice

Here you will find a range of resources to help you succeed in all three tasks of the French GCSE speaking exam.

TASK 1 - ROLE-PLAY:

  • The role play is an interaction requiring you to ask and answer questions, to exchange information and to use different registers (either tĂş and usted)

  • The role play lasts between 1 and 1.5 minutes at the Foundation tier and between 2 and 2.5 minutes at the Higher tier

  • The total marks you can achieve for the role play task is 10

French GCSE Foundation Role Play Practice Cards:

GCSE-French-Foundation-role-play-practice-cards.pdf
2. 1FR0 2F - Foundation Task 1 - Role Play Cards - Candidate.pdf
3. 1FR0 2F - Foundation Task 1 - Role Play Cards - Teacher.pdf

French GCSE Higher Role Play Practice Cards:

GCSE-French-Higher-role-play-practice-cards.pdf
6. 1FR0 2H - Higher Task 1 - Role Play Cards - Candidate.pdf
7. 1FR0 2H - Higher Task 1 - Role Play Cards - Teacher.pdf

This is an example of a Higher Role Play for the AQA specification but the principle is exactly the same for Edexcel

The format is also the same for the Foundation Role Play, only you will only be asked one unpredictable question instead of two

TASK 2 - PICTURE TASK:

  • This part of the speaking assessment allows you to describe and narrate events, give information, express, justify and exchange opinions. You will need to refer to past, present and future events in this part of the assessment at both Foundation and Higher tiers, using different time expressions

  • The picture task lasts between 2.5 and 3 minutes at the Foundation tier and between 3 and 3.5 minutes at the Higher tier

  • The total marks you can achieve for the role play task is 24

French GCSE Picture Task - General Guidance:

French photo card mat.pptx
PHOTO DESCRIPTION_HdE_FRENCH GCSE_2018.pptx

French GCSE Picture Task - General Practice:

Image-Bank-French-GCSE-2016.doc

French GCSE Picture Task - Foundation:

GCSE-French-Foundation-picture-practice-cards.pdf
4. 1FR0 2F - Foundation Task 2 - Picture-based Task Cards - Candidate.pdf
5. 1FR0 2F - Foundation Task 2 - Picture-based Task Cards - Teacher.pdf

French GCSE Picture Task - Higher:

GCSE-French-Higher-picture-practice-cards.pdf
8. 1FR0 2H - Higher Task 2 - Picture-based Task Cards - Candidate.pdf
9. 1FR0 2H - Higher Task 2 - Picture-based Task Cards - Teacher.pdf

TASK 3 - GENERAL CONVERSATION:

  • The conversation is based on two different themes. The first theme is based on the topic chosen by you in advance of the assessment. The second theme is selected by your teacher from a choice of two themes allocated by Edexcel

  • The conversation task lasts between 3.5 and 4.5 minutes at the Foundation tier and between 5 and 6 minutes at the Higher tier

  • The total marks you can achieve for the role play task is 36

Edexcel French GCSE Speaking Booklet.docx
SWATTY FRENCH.docx

Print off or download the "General Conversation" booklet and work your way through the questions, answering them in as much detail as possible. This will also help you with the French Writing GCSE paper.

Use the "7-9 Structures" document to really enhance your answers and aim for those higher grades.

Your teacher will mark your answers and make suggestions, where necessary.

FRENCH GCSE WALKTHROUGH

These videos show you what you can expect from the GCSE speaking exam