A-Level French inductionThings to do over the summer

•Revise grammar (do tasks on pages 7-10)

•Read French magazines / books (Paris Match, Gala, 20 ans, Biba, Marie-Claire, Voici)

•Listen to French radio on the internet (eg: RTL.fr, Fun Radio, NRJ)

•Read internet articles in French (eg: on yahoo.fr)

•Watch French films with English subtitles (eg: The Chorus, La vie en Rose, Amélie, Jean de

Florette, Manon des Sources, The Heartbreaker, Priceless, Les Intouchables, La Haine)

Bon courage! A bientôt!

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A-Level French: The exams

•Paper 1: Listening, Reading & Writing (2 hour 30 minutes) written exam, 50% of A-Level, 100 marks.

•Paper 2: Written exam (2 hours), 80 marks in total, 20% of A-Level.

•Paper 3: Speaking (21-23 minutes, including a 5 minutes preparation time) 60 marks in total, 30% of A-Level

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A-Level French: The topics1. Social issues and trends

3.1.1 Aspects of French-speaking society: current trends The changing nature of family (La famille en voie

de changement)Grands-parents, parents et enfants – soucis et problèmesMonoparentalité, homoparentalité, familles recomposéesLa vie de couple – nouvelles tendances

The 'cyber-society' (La « cyber-société »)Qui sont les cybernautes ?Comment la technologie facilite la vie quotidienneQuels dangers la « cyber-société » pose-t-elle ?

The place of voluntary work (Le rôle du bénévolat)Qui sont et que font les bénévoles ?Le bénévolat – quelle valeur pour ceux qui sont aidés ?Le bénévolat – quelle valeur pour ceux qui aident 3

A-Level French: The topics3.1.2 Aspects of French-speaking society: current issuesStudents may study all sub-themes in relation to anyFrench-speaking country or countries. Positive features of a diverse society (Les aspects

positifs d'une société diverse)L'enrichissement dû à la mixité ethniqueDiversité, tolérance et respect Diversité – un apprentissage pour la vie

Life for the marginalised (Quelle vie pour les marginalisés ? )Qui sont les marginalisés ?Quelle aide pour les marginalisés ?Quelles attitudes envers les marginalisés ?

How criminals are treated (Comment on traite les criminels)Quelles attitudes envers la criminalité ? La prison – échec ou succès ?D'autres sanctions

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A-Level French: The topics3.2 Political and artistic culture 3.2.1 Artistic culture in the French speaking worldStudents must study the themes and sub-themes below in relation to at least one French-speaking country. he French-speaking world Students may study all sub-themes in relation to any French-speaking country or countries.

A culture proud of its heritage (Une culture fièrede son patrimoine)Le patrimoine sur le plan national, régional et localComment le patrimoine reflète la cultureLe patrimoine et le tourisme

Contemporary francophone music (La musiquefrancophone contemporaine)La diversité de la musique francophone contemporaineQui écoute et apprécie cette musique ?Comment sauvegarder cette musique ?

Cinema: the 7th art form (Cinéma : le septièmeart)Pourquoi le septième art ?Le cinéma – une passion nationale ?

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A-Level French: The topics3.2.2 Aspects of political life in the French-speaking world Students may study all sub-themes in relation to any French-speakingcountry or countries.

Teenagers, the right to vote and politicalcommitment (Les ados, le droit de vote et l'engagement politique)Pour ou contre le droit de vote ?Les ados et l'engagement politique – motivés ou démotivés ?Quel avenir pour la politique ?

Demonstrations, strikes – who holds the power? (manifestations, grèves – à qui le pouvoir ? )Le pouvoir des syndicatsManifestations et grèves – sont-elles efficaces ?Attitudes différentes envers ces tensions politiques

Politics and immigration (La politique et l'immigration)Solutions politiques à la question de l'immigrationL'immigration et les partis politiquesL'engagement politique chez les immigrés

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A-Level French: Grammar3.3.1 AS grammar 3.3.1.1 Nouns 3.3.1.2 Articles 3.3.1.3 Adjectives 3.3.1.4 Numerals 3.3.1.5 Adverbs 3.3.1.6 Quantifiers/intensifiers 3.3.1.7 Pronouns 3.3.1.8 Verbs 3.3.1.9 Prepositions 3.3.1.10 Conjunctions 3.3.1.11 Negation 3.3.1.12 Questions 3.3.1.13 Commands 3.3.1.14 Word order 3.3.1.15 Other constructions 3.3.1.16 Discourse markers 3.3.1.17 Fillers

3.3.2 A-level grammar In addition to the vocabulary listed in the AS grammar list, students of A-level will also be expected to study the following:3.3.2.1 Verbs 3.3.2.2 Word order

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A-Level: Works3.4 Works3.4.1 Literary texts and films Students must study either one text and one film or two texts from the list below. Abridged editions should not be used.3.4.1.1 Texts Molière Le TartuffeVoltaire CandideGuy de Maupassant Boule de Suif et autres contes de la guerreAlbert Camus L’étrangerFrançoise Sagan Bonjour tristesseClaire Etcherelli Elise ou la vraie vieJoseph Joffo Un sac de billesFaïza Guène Kiffe kiffe demainPhilippe Grimbert Un secretDelphine de Vigan No et moi3.4.1.2 Films Les 400 coups François Truffaut (1959)Au revoir les enfants Louis Malle (1987)La Haine Mathieu Kassovitz (1995)L’auberge espagnole Cédric Klapisch (2002)Un long dimanche de fiançailles Jean-Pierre Jeunet (2004)Entre les murs Laurent Cantet (2008)

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A-Level French : Individual research project

3.4 Works

Students must identify a subject or a key question which is of interest to them and which relates to a country or countries where French is spoken. They must select relevant information in French from a range of sources including the internet. The aim of the research project is to develop research skills. Students will demonstrate their ability to initiate and conduct individual research by analysing and summarising their findings, in order to present and discuss them in the speaking assessment.Students may choose a subject linked to one of the themes or sub-themes or to one of the works.

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The present tense: Translate into French.

1. I am working on their computer.2. They go to school together.3. My parents work in London.4. I am hot but she is cold.5. I am playing football.6. I am watching TV7. We are studying French.8. Lauren and Sophie are eating in the kitchen.9. We are in Paris and we are drinking Champagne.10. A lot of tourists choose this destination.

1. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________4. __________________________________________________5. __________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________10. __________________________________________________

The past tense: Translate into French.

1. She died because she fell in the shower.2. We took the plane at 8.3. When they visited Paris, they went to Planet Hollywood!4. He fell in the stairs yesterday.5. She arrived this morning.6. We stayed in London for 2 days. We loved The Tower of London.7. He was born yesterday.8. We stayed in France for a week. The children loved EuroDisney.9. He wrote a letter to his girlfriend but she never answered.10. We were born on the same day.

1. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________4. __________________________________________________5. __________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________10. __________________________________________________

The future tense: Translate into French.

1. His sister will stay in our house. 2. His parents will be in Italy next week. 3. We will go out with our friends tomorrow. 4. She will see her boyfriend tomorrow.5. I will be 17 this year.6. I will have an A in French!7. I will work very hard.8. Next summer, I will go to Germany with my family and my friends. 9. I will be 26 in 2020.10. She will be 15 when her brother is 10.

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The conditional tense: Translate into French

1. We would love to go to Italy but our parents would prefer to go to Spain.2. I should listen to the French radio more often.3. This child could do more at school.4. We should revise our French every day.5. Your son could do better at school.6. We should exercise more often.7. They told me that they would go to Italy at Easter.8. They said that they would go to Paris at Christmas.9. I would like 3 kilos of apples.10. She should speak to them.

1. __________________________________________________2. __________________________________________________ 3. __________________________________________________4. __________________________________________________5. __________________________________________________ 6. __________________________________________________ 7. __________________________________________________ 8. __________________________________________________ 9. __________________________________________________10. __________________________________________________

WRITING

Prepare a text of approximately 300 words covering the following points: • Information about you and your

family. What you like doing in your free time.

• · Details of what you did over the summer break.

• · Details of your plans for the future –when you leave school.

• In this assignment you should be using past, present and future tenses, so refer to class notes, the notes in this pack or online help. Try to make your work more interesting by using time phrases, adjectives, adverbs, quantifiers and remember to include opinions.

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French cinema

Choose one French film to watch and complete the following tasks in English:

1. Write a summary of the film.

2. According to you, what is the message the director wants to communicate to the public and what techniques does he/she use?

3. Give opinions on the film and explain why.

4. Describe your favourite scene and explain why you liked it.

5. If you could change anything in the film, what would you change and why?

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Translate into English

Avec la loi du 18 mai 2013 sur le mariage pour tous, la France est devenue le 9e

pays européen et le 14e pays au monde à autoriser le mariage homosexuel. En

2014 les mariages de couples de même sexe ont représenté 4 % du total des unions.

Pourtant, l’institution du mariage est en déclin. Le taux de nuptialité (nombre de

mariages pour 1000 habitants) qui était de 8,1 en 1972 n’a cessé de baisser. En 2014, il était de 3,5.

Depuis l’an 2000, le PACS (pacte civil de solidarité) est monté en puissance en

France. Pour cinq mariages célébrés en 2010, il y avait quatre PACS conclus entre hétérosexuels.

En France, 334 divorces sont prononcés chaque jour. Dans trois cas sur quatre, le demandeur du divorce est la femme.

Souvent, le divorce ou la séparation oblige à trouver un nouveau logement. La

création d’un foyer supplémentaire est aussi un poids pour la planète. Une personne vivant seule consomme 38 % de plus de bien qu’une personne vivant en couple.

Retour au foyer parental, c’est une option à ne pas négliger. Selon l’INSEE (institut

national de la statistique et des études économiques), 415 000 adultes français

vivent chez leurs parents soit parce qu’ils sont tombés malades, soit parce qu’ils ont perdu leur emploi ou parce qu’ils ont divorcé.

Le nombre de célibataires en France tourne autour de 18 millions, chiffre en

constante augmentation. Le comportement des célibataires a changé : de plus en

plus de célibataires se lancent dans l’aventure des sites de rencontre qui ne cessent de se multiplier.

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Translate into English

Le Printemps de Bourges (fondé en 1977) et le festival le plus important en

France pour célébrer et promouvoir les tendances changeantes de la musique francophone contemporaine.

La France est le seul pays européen où la musique nationale continue à dominer les statistiques avec deux tiers des ventes musicales totales.

Le magazine LYLO (les yeux les oreilles) fournit toute l’information sur les

concerts et les événements musicaux à Paris et dans toute la région l’île de

France. Il est disponible gratuitement dans les bars musicaux et dans les salles de concert ainsi qu’en ligne.

Créé en 1996, le prix Félix Leclerc de la chanson vise à stimuler la création, la production et la diffusion de la chanson francophone au Canada.

D’origine malienne, Amadou (aveugle depuis l’adolescence) et Mariam (aveugle

depuis l’enfance) ont deux fois remporté la Victoire de la Musique (catégorie

World) à la cérémonie de remise de prix (les Victoires de la Musique) qui se tient annuellement en France depuis 1985.

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