French

Assessment

AS LEVEL Paper 1: Listening, reading and writing 1 hour 45 minutes 90 marks - 45% of AS Level • Listening, reading and responding to spoken and written passages from a range of contexts and sources covering different registers and adapting as necessary. (80 marks) • Translation into English; a passage of 70 words (10 marks) Paper 2: Writing 1 hour 30 minutes 50 marks - 25% of AS Level • Translation into French/German/Spanish; a passage of a minimum of 70 words (15 marks). • Either one question in French/ German/Spanish on a set text from a choice of two questions or one question on a set film from a choice of two questions (35 marks). Paper 3: Speaking 12–14 minutes (plus 15 minutes preparation time) 60 marks - 30% of AS Level • Discussion of two sub-themes (6–7 minutes on each) with the discussion based on a stimulus card for each sub-theme.