Transcript AS French and German

AS French
Unit 1 – Listening, Reading and
Writing
Unit 2 – Speaking test
Unit 1: Listening, Reading and
Writing
• 70% of AS marks
• 2 hour exam paper
• Done in June
• Individual student
control of CD/MP3 file
Unit 2: Speaking Test
• 30% of AS marks
• 15 min test + 20 mins
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preparation
Discussion of stimulus
card (5 mins)
Conversation (10
mins)
Done in April/May
Conducted by class
teacher or visiting
examiner
AS topics
• Media
Television, advertising, communication technology
• Popular culture
Cinema, music, fashion/trends
• Healthy living/lifestyle
Sport/exercise, health and well-being, holidays
• Family/relationships
Relationships within the family, friendships, marriage/partnerships
A2 French
• Unit 3: Listening,
Reading and Writing
• Unit 4: Speaking Test
Unit 3: Listening, Reading and
Writing
• 35% of A-level marks
• 2 hours 30 minutes written exam
• Done in June of Upper Sixth year
• Individual student control of CD/MP3 file
Unit 4: A2 Speaking Test
• 15% of A-level marks
• 15 minutes + 20 minutes preparation
• Discussion of stimulus card (5 mins)
• Conversation (10 mins – 5 mins on each
cultural topic)
• Conducted by class teacher
• Marked by AQA examiner
A2 topics
• Environment
Pollution, energy, protecting the planet
• The multicultural society
Immigration, integration, racism
• Contemporary social issues
Wealth and poverty, law and order, impact of technical and
scientific progress
• Cultural topic
A2 cultural topics
Two topics to be studied with teacher or
through independent study
• The work of an author, poet, dramatist,
film director, musician, architect, artist
• Study of a period of history
A2 cultural topic assessment
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Both topics are discussed during the A2
speaking test.
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An essay to be written as part of the
listening, reading, writing paper
Classroom and homework activities
Discussion
Pair/group work
Listening to CD
Watching film
Grammar exercises
Vocabulary building
Oral presentations
Reading aloud
Translating
Summarising
Essay writing
Computer work
Assistant lesson
Reading tasks