AS and A-Level French Exam Units

This section outlines the different units that make up the AS level and A-Level Exams that they will sit in June.

AS Exam Units
Unit 1
Listening and Writing
= 30% = 15% at A2
Unit 2
Reading and Writing
= 40% = 20% at A2
Unit 3
Prepared Oral Topic
= 30 % = 15% at A2

 

A-Level Exam Units
Unit 4
Oral Discussion of issues or Interpreting
= 30% Overall = 15%
Unit 5
Topics/Texts
= 30% Overall = 15%
Unit 6
  1. Listening and Writing
  2. Reading and Writing
  3. Writing in Registers
= 40% Overall = 20%

 

General Topic Areas

For Senior French students the AS and A2 courses will be based on the 5 main areas below:

  1. Day to Day Matters
  2. Society
  3. The Working World
  4. The Environment and Citizenship
  5. The International Context

N.B. AS and A2 French students have seven periods of tuition per week and are also required to attend lessons with a French Assistant twice weekly.

 

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