French
Course overview – Year 11
Autumn Term
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
Environment
Current problems facing the planet
Being environmentally friendly within
the home and local area
Spring Term
Work and Education
School/College and Future Plans
What school/college is like
Pressures and problems
Current and Future Jobs
Looking for and getting a job
Advantages and disadvantages of
different jobs
Summer Term
Examination preparation
Coursework
Over the two year course, pupils must complete at least 2 oral tasks and 2 written tasks which make up 60% of
the total mark. In Year 10, pupils will already have completed two written tasks and at least one spoken task.
During the Autumn and Spring terms there will be the completion of any written and oral tasks.
In the June examination series, the Reading and Listening Examinations make up the remaining 40% of the GCSE mark. The
reading and listening components are tiered: Foundation (grades C-G) and Higher (A*-C). The teacher will discuss with your
child which tier is suitable and the teacher’s decision is final.
At St Michael’s Catholic School, we follow the AQA exam specification.
Items you could purchase to support your child’s learning:
CGP GCSE French AQA Complete Revision Guide with Audio CD - £14.99 ISBN: 978 1 84762 432 1
CGP GCSE French AQA Revision Guide (Higher) - £4.95 ISBN: 978 1 84762 283 9
CGP GCSE French AQA Revision Guide (Foundation) - £4.95 ISBN: 978 1 84762 284 6
CGP GCSE French AQA Workbook (Higher) - £4.95 ISBN 978 1 84762 415 4
GCSE French Interactive Vocab Tester - DVD-ROM and Vocab Book - £7.50
BBC Languages – www.bbc.co.uk/languages
Audio and video courses in a range of languages, essential phrases and beginners courses
Bourne Community College – www.eurobourne.org.uk/mfl_resources
An archive of language resources covering French, German, Spanish and Italian and organised by topic
Linguascope – www.linguascope.com
Interactive activities in French, Spanish, German, Italian and English. KS3 = Beginner level / KS4 =
Intermediate level Log in details: User ID = stmsch, password = chanel5
MFL Sunderland – www.sunderlandschools.org/mflsunderland/resources%20fr%20ks3.htm Resources covering a range of topics and
including grammar, writing, audio visual and worksheets
MyFrenchResources.com –
www.myfrenchresources.com Worksheets and
revision resources covering a range of topics
GCSE Bitesize – www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/spanish
Revision resources for the GCSE Spanish course including listening, reading, speaking and writing at
foundation and higher tier
MYLO – www.hellomylo.com
Memrise - a downloadable app for learning small chunks of vocabulary
www.memrise.com