I got a 9 in AQA GCSE Higher French - ask me anything :)

im doing Spanish, AQA however the things in Spanish probably apply to Spanish
Do you have any advice for the listening paper- I usually just get over 50%
How do you deal with unseen questions and the speaking exam in general
I am currently on a grade 6, looking for a 8 or 9, is this possible?

for the listening paper, I found listening to songs in French and trying to note down and follow the song really helpful for my understanding - maybe try with Disney songs or songs that you know a bit in English. I also did a lot of past paper questions!
for the speaking, I would say revise your 'prepared' answers little and often using quizlet (etc). in terms of unseen, I would say to have a look at past speaking card mark schemes to spot any words you don't know and any trends within each topic.
hope this helps

Im in year 13 doing A-level French - any questions about French, feel free to post here

I’m taking French, I’m in year 9. If I’m honest I absolutely dislike French but I think it’ll benefit me to have a language on my gcse. Do you have any advice? Is it difficult?

Im in year 13 doing A-level French - any questions about French, feel free to post here

Im in year 13 doing A-level French - any questions about French, feel free to post here

Hi I'm in year 10 and I'm doing AQA French. I have a speaking exam next week and I'm unsure how much I need to be saying for each question

I'm doing AQA French, is there anything I need to know specifically the speaking component?

Im in year 13 doing A-level French - any questions about French, feel free to post here

What do you think about A-level French?

I really enjoy it - sometimes challenging but very rewarding!!
I struggled with the jump between GCSE and A level initially but then got into the swing of it in terms of revision technique and confidence, and then the jump from year 12-> 13 wasn't too bad. Year 12 topics are very cultural focused and year 13 has a strong political focus. its genuinely interesting and rewarding to be able to apply the stuff you learn in class to current events in france and the frenchspeaking world through stuff like music, films and French newspapers. personally, I prefer the year 13 topics as I have more of a general interest in politics I don't regret choosing it at all and have applied to study French/Politics at uni next year!

That’s great! I plan on taking it next year and I just wanted to gather peoples opinions on the subject. I think that it would great for me cuz I’m currently finding gcse French quite easy

Im in year 13 doing A-level French - any questions about French, feel free to post here

Hello, I have GCSE orals coming up in a month, and our deadline to choose a theme is in a few days. I am confident with theme 1 and theme 2, but not so much with theme 3. I was thinking to choose theme 2 as I could cover more structures to access a higher mark on the mark scheme, and also theme 1 you need to know festivals, which i literally cba to do. So, which one should I do and why? Also it would be helpful if you could tell me what theme you picked. Btw i do aqa french gcse

Im in year 13 doing A-level French - any questions about French, feel free to post here

I am really struggling in writing with tenses and vocab. What's the best way to improve quickly?

I made flashcards with answers for all three themes but in the real thing I did theme 3. I would recommend choosing something youre confident with for the general conversation as it is longer and more important than the photo card/roleplay

Are your flashcards accessible online? I’m really struggling with French a need all the help I can get