French

Assessment

This qualification is linear; students will study for two years and sit all their examinations in the summer of Year 13. There will be three papers: Paper 1 — listening, reading and writing (summary and translation) (2½ hours) – 50% Paper 2 — writing (essays) (2 hours) – 20% Paper 3 — speaking (between 21—23 minutes including 5 minutes preparation time) - 30%