1. AS French Unit 1 – Listening, Reading and Writing Unit 2 – Speaking test

2. Unit 1: Listening, Reading and Writing 70% of AS marks 70% of AS marks 2 hour exam paper 2 hour exam paper Done in June Done in June Individual student control of CD/MP3 file Individual student control of CD/MP3 file

3. Unit 2: Speaking Test 30% of AS marks 30% of AS marks 15 min test + 20 mins preparation 15 min test + 20 mins preparation Discussion of stimulus card (5 mins) Discussion of stimulus card (5 mins) Conversation (10 mins) Conversation (10 mins) Done in April/May Done in April/May Conducted by class teacher or visiting examiner Conducted by class teacher or visiting examiner

4. AS topics Media Media Television, advertising, communication technology Popular culture Popular culture Cinema, music, fashion/trends Healthy living/lifestyle Healthy living/lifestyle Sport/exercise, health and well-being, holidays Family/relationships Family/relationships Relationships within the family, friendships, marriage/partnerships

5. A2 French Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing Unit 4: Speaking Test Unit 4: Speaking Test

6. Unit 3: Listening, Reading and Writing 35% of A-level marks 35% of A-level marks 2 hours 30 minutes written exam 2 hours 30 minutes written exam Done in June of Upper Sixth year Done in June of Upper Sixth year Individual student control of CD/MP3 file Individual student control of CD/MP3 file

7. Unit 4: A2 Speaking Test 15% of A-level marks 15% of A-level marks 15 minutes + 20 minutes preparation 15 minutes + 20 minutes preparation Discussion of stimulus card (5 mins) Discussion of stimulus card (5 mins) Conversation (10 mins – 5 mins on each cultural topic) Conversation (10 mins – 5 mins on each cultural topic) Conducted by class teacher Conducted by class teacher Marked by AQA examiner Marked by AQA examiner

8. A2 topics Environment Environment Pollution, energy, protecting the planet The multicultural society The multicultural society Immigration, integration, racism Contemporary social issues Contemporary social issues Wealth and poverty, law and order, impact of technical and scientific progress Cultural topic Cultural topic

9. A2 cultural topics Two topics to be studied with teacher or through independent study Two topics to be studied with teacher or through independent study The work of an author, poet, dramatist, film director, musician, architect, artist The work of an author, poet, dramatist, film director, musician, architect, artist Study of a period of history Study of a period of history

10. A2 cultural topic assessment Both topics are discussed during the A2 speaking test. Both topics are discussed during the A2 speaking test. An essay to be written as part of the listening, reading, writing paper An essay to be written as part of the listening, reading, writing paper

11. Classroom and homework activities DiscussionReading aloud Pair/group workTranslating Listening to CDSummarising Watching filmEssay writing Grammar exercisesComputer work Vocabulary buildingAssistant lesson Oral presentationsReading tasks