french gcse helpppp

9

so im doing my gcse for french in 2026 (I'm in y10) and this year edexcel has changed the way the exams are . idrc about all the other changes but one of them is dictation. so basically they will read a sentence in french that you've never heard before to see how good you are at spelling . i think this is so unfair and hard bc if ur not native it will be so tricky considering all the accents and stuff . since my year is the 1st year doing it there isn't much info online so could someone suggest a way too revise for this??

Reply 1

hana_9

OP

9

ooo yes i never thought about listening to films in french and doing that tysm😄

Reply 2

YOLOright

9

Ensure you know the sounds of letters (like é, ç etc) and letter combinations (i.e. oi for example). Then try listening to short clips, that are topic related and have a go at writing the answers a sentence at a time. It will be hard at first, but check what you wrote with the actual transcript and learn from your errors. Practising will help, but knowing the sounds first will help more. Check out The Ideal Teacher Language School on YouTube and the playlist: 'NEW GCSE French Exams (2026 onwards) - Teaching & Learning Materials to Help Teachers & Students' the newest clips (1-2 minutes) with a blue background will help, as well as the pronunciation tips.

Reply 3

hana_9

OP

9

thank you so much for the yt videos and for the tips !! I'm going to try learn the sounds thank youuuu😄💗

Reply 4

martin7

20

Original post

by hana_9

so im doing my gcse for french in 2026 (I'm in y10) and this year edexcel has changed the way the exams are . idrc about all the other changes but one of them is dictation. so basically they will read a sentence in french that you've never heard before to see how good you are at spelling . i think this is so unfair and hard bc if ur not native it will be so tricky considering all the accents and stuff . since my year is the 1st year doing it there isn't much info online so could someone suggest a way too revise for this??

It might be a sentence you've never heard before; but the words will be words you should have covered in the course.

And for what it's worth "being native" doesn't necessarily mean you can spell!

Reply 5

hana_9

OP

9

Original post

by martin7

It might be a sentence you've never heard before; but the words will be words you should have covered in the course.
And for what it's worth "being native" doesn't necessarily mean you can spell!

ohhh i never knew that and year true😅

french gcse helpppp

Quick Reply

Related discussions

Articles for you

How The Student Room is moderated