Modern Foreign Languages

French or Spanish

Head of Department: Mr J Werbicki, jwerbicki@abbotshill.herts.sch.uk

Subject Title Examination Board Qualification Subject Code Assessment French or Spanish Edexcel GCSE 1FR0/ISP0 25% each Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing – 1 paper for each skill.

Subject Overview

Questions across all four language skills are set in common contexts, addressing a range of relevant contemporary and cultural themes. They are organised into five themes, each broken down into topics and sub-topics. The five themes are:

• Identity and Culture • Local area, holiday and travel • School • Future aspirations, study and work • International and Global Dimension.

Course Content

Identity and culture • Who am I? • Daily life • Cultural life:

Local area, holiday and travel • Holidays • Travel and tourist transactions • Town, region and country School • What school is like • School activities: school trips; events and exchanges

Future aspirations, study and work • Using languages beyond the classroom • Ambitions: further study; volunteering; training • Work: jobs; careers and professions

International and global dimension • Bringing the world together • Environmental issues

Further Information

https://qualifications.pearson.com/content/dam/pdf/GCSE/French/2016/specification-and-sample-assessments/specification-french-gcse-2022.pdf