GCSE French

“Learners are taught to expand their vocabulary and understanding of grammatical structures with the aim of using the language effectively.”

Qualification

GCSE

Awarding Body

OCR

Course Specification

Who to contact for more information about this course

Queries should be directed to Ms Korovessis

Years taught

Year 10 and Year 11

What is the course structure?

The course continues the work begun in Key Stage 3 on the acquisition of the four skills:

Listening
Speaking
Reading
Writing

By covering a wider range of topic areas in greater depth learners are taught to expand their vocabulary and understanding of grammatical structures with the aim of using the language effectively and creatively for the purposes of practical communication.

What will I study?

Lifestyle: Health

Healthy and unhealthy lifestyles and their consequences

Lifestyle: Relationships and Choices

Relationships with family friends
Future plans regarding: marriage/partnership
Social issues and equality

Leisure: Free Time and the Media

Free time activities
Shopping, money, fashion and trends
Advantages & disadvantages of new technology

Leisure: Holidays

Plans, preference, experiences
What to see and getting around

Home and Environment: Home and Local Area

Special occasions celebrated in the home
Home, town, neighbourhood and region, where it is and what it is like

Home and Environment: Environment

Current problems facing the planet
Being environmentally friendly within the home and local area

Work and Education: School/College and Future Plans

What school/college is like
Pressures and problems
Looking for and getting a job
Advantages and disadvantages of different jobs