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AQA GCSE French Speaking Higher (8658/SH) [Exam Chat]

AQA GCSE French Speaking Higher (8658/SH)
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Reply 1

ymoose

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when is everyone doing their French speaking?
I have mine on 23/04

Reply 2

fffhjtf

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Original post by yahya_m

when is everyone doing their French speaking?
I have mine on 23/04

i don't even know yet my school hasn't told us

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Original post by yahya_m

when is everyone doing their French speaking?
I have mine on 23/04

Best of luck for next week!
Im a current y13 French student, feel free to reach out if you need any help :smile:

Reply 4

lotus5

Original post by erin11

Best of luck for next week!
Im a current y13 French student, feel free to reach out if you need any help :smile:

do you have any tips on not being nervous and appearing confident in the exam? I have mine tomorrow 😭

mines on 22/04😭

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Original post by lotus5

do you have any tips on not being nervous and appearing confident in the exam? I have mine tomorrow 😭

I recommend:

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have an early night - if you're well rested, youre more likely to remember good vocab, answers for general conversation and overall you'll feel more relaxed

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no revision tonight - you'll get overtired and stressed, which will ultimately make you feel worse about it -> have a quick overview tomorrow morning instead, maybe while you have your breakfast or on the bus to school etc.

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for the photo card where you have to ask your teacher something, a safe bet is to ask something along the lines of "avez-vous ?" (have you____?) or something else simple like that

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an easy way to buy yourself some extra thinking time during the exam is to ask the examiner to repeat the question, you can say "pouvez-vous repeter la question s'il vous plait"

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just go with the flow!! don't let it put you off if you forget something - if you stop you'll seem nervous and less confident. try to show off all your amazing knowledge to the examiner (while keeping it relevant to the question), at the end of the day they do want you to do well and are looking for where to reward you with all the marks 😉

you've worked so hard for this, wishing you the best of luck for tomorrow! 😀 🤞

mine's on 24/04

Original post by yahya_m

when is everyone doing their French speaking?
I have mine on 23/04

Mine's on week beginning 3/6 - 14/6

Mines tmr 😰

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Original post by carnaldrax

Mines tmr 😰

good luck, you’ve got this!!! i’ve posted a few tips further up the page x

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Original post by erin11

I recommend:

•

have an early night - if you're well rested, youre more likely to remember good vocab, answers for general conversation and overall you'll feel more relaxed

•

no revision tonight - you'll get overtired and stressed, which will ultimately make you feel worse about it -> have a quick overview tomorrow morning instead, maybe while you have your breakfast or on the bus to school etc.

•

for the photo card where you have to ask your teacher something, a safe bet is to ask something along the lines of "avez-vous ?" (have you____?) or something else simple like that

•

an easy way to buy yourself some extra thinking time during the exam is to ask the examiner to repeat the question, you can say "pouvez-vous repeter la question s'il vous plait"

•

just go with the flow!! don't let it put you off if you forget something - if you stop you'll seem nervous and less confident. try to show off all your amazing knowledge to the examiner (while keeping it relevant to the question), at the end of the day they do want you to do well and are looking for where to reward you with all the marks 😉

you've worked so hard for this, wishing you the best of luck for tomorrow! 😀 🤞

Original post by carnaldrax

Mines tmr 😰

good luckkk

Reply 13

Pasta4Life786

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Original post by erin11

Best of luck for next week!
Im a current y13 French student, feel free to reach out if you need any help :smile:

Would you recommend taking French for a level?

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Original post by Pasta4Life786

Would you recommend taking French for a level?

personally i really enjoy it!! initially it feels like a big step up from gcse (like most subjects) but as long as you regularly revise, keep on top of workload and want to learn more about current trends and artistic, political culture, i think it’s a very good choice 😁

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Reply 15

ymoose

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I have mine this tuesday
How did everyone that's done it find it?

Reply 16

Pasta4Life786

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Original post by erin11

personally i really enjoy it!! initially it feels like a big step up from gcse (like most subjects) but as long as you regularly revise, keep on top of workload and want to learn more about current artistic, political culture and trends, i think it’s a very good choice 😁

What did you get for French in gcse if you don’t mind me asking? Also what other subjects have you picked to go alongside French a level? Thanks for your reply

Reply 17

Pasta4Life786

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Original post by yahya_m

I have mine this tuesday
How did everyone that's done it find it?

Tell me how yours goes I have mine this Friday . Do you do french aqa?

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Original post by Pasta4Life786

What did you get for French in gcse if you don’t mind me asking? Also what other subjects have you picked to go alongside French a level? Thanks for your reply

i did aqa gcse french in 2022 and got a 9 :smile:

i’m currently doing history and politics alongside french, i think they all work together nicely!

Reply 19

Pasta4Life786

1

Original post by erin11

i did aqa gcse french in 2022 and got a 9 :smile:

i’m currently doing history and politics alongside french, i think they all work together nicely!

I think I’m going to pick bio crime maths and French as my fourth. For my fourth I was between a lot of subjects such as sociology, English lit, further maths but I think I have decided on doing French 😁

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