French

Assessment

Paper 1 Listening, Reading and Writing Candidates will answer a range of questions based on heard material and a selection of written stimulus texts. Candidates will also need to translate an unseen passage from the target language into English without using a dictionary. • 120 minutes • 40% of A Level. Paper 2 Written Response to Works and Translations Candidates will translate a passage from English into the target language. They will also write an essay on either one or two prescribed literary texts, or one prescribed literary text and a prescribed film. • 160 minutes • 30% of A Level. Paper 3 Speaking Discussion of a sub-theme with the discussion based on a stimulus card containing two statements (30 marks). Presentation and discussion of individual research project (42 marks). • 21 minutes • 30% of A Level.