How the HELL do I revise for GCSE French.

When i was doing my spanish exams, i found it really useful to do past exam papers, and i know you probably hear that all the time, but it is helpful. Like, my biggest struggle was translation, so for writing i would go through past papers or random questions, and try my best to translate it with the key words in the sentence, and then check, and just keep on practising so you remember those word. And then at first i would think of something simple but detailed i could say in english, then slowly translate it by first writing down all the words you know, then try to arrange it, then check it from online resources, and keep a note of the things that come up often that you say, or things that might be important for later on. And for writing, it helps if you use common jokes/phrases normally used from the country and i can't stress enough how important knowing how to conjugate words are, you can literally know every word in french, but if you don't know how to conjugate it, you'd fail that paper, but you have plenty of time to revise that. Good luck for your exam! x

If you're in Y10, you won't have many past exam papers available, as the exams are new and the question styles are different. Which exam board are you doing?
LISTENING
Have a look at the playlist entitled: GCSE FRENCH 2026 EXAM PREP by THE IDEAL TEACHER LANGUAGE SCHOOL on YouTube (just put it in the search bar and it'll come up). There are loads of topic based audio clips and accompanying free worksheets to help you practice listening made by a teacher.
SPEAKING/WRITING
The speaking exams are slightly different to the previous ones too, but this video will help: GCSE FRENCH SPEAKING EXAM TIPS (to feel more confident) will help to get better at speaking and GCSE FRENCH WRITING HOW TO GET FULL MARKS Revision Tips (AQA), also on YouTube.
Bonne chance!

Hi! I got a Grade 9 in Gcse French and here are my tips. I would say it is extremely vital to learn vocabulary and practice it regularly in conversation. I made flashcards of grade 9 phrases and practiced it in my speaking and writing exams. If you need any help please get in contact with me. I also offer private 1 to 1 french tutoring.

Hi there! I did french only. Please reach out if you need advice. Not just for French but for GCSEs in general. I got all 9s and 8s and i understand it can be overwhelming in y10 starting the gcse journey but i will send you resources and tips etc my snap is user.23x

ok thank you i might add you later

Thanks! I did do a practice paper before my mocks, I got a 9 in speaking, 8 in reading 6 in listening but a 3 in writing. Turns out the problem was conjugating and mainly spelling, so I'll defo take your advice !

If conjugating is an issue I defo recommend u to look at the verbs that come under every topic and look at their conjugation, alongside with looking at irregular verbs coz u do get extra marks adding them in. Hope this helps!