Des activités en vacances
GCSE skills
Tenses
Le collège
Les adjectifs
100

J'ai fait du tourisme

I went sightseeing

100

What are the 4 skills tested by the French GCSE?

Speaking

Listening

Reading

Writing 

100

How do I say I go in French?

Je vais

100

What does this mean in English?

Mon uniforme est vraiment laid

My uniforme is really ugly

100

c'est barbant

It's boring

200

J'ai bronzé

I sunbathed

200

How many sections does the speaking exam have?

3 parts:

Part 1: role play 

Part 2: photo card

Part 3: General Questions 

200

How do I say I went in French?

je suis allé

200

Translate into French:

I wear a white shirt

Je porte une chemise blanche

200

c'est palpitant

it's exciting

300

J'ai fait de la voile

I went sailing

300

In which 2 papers will you need to do a translation?

- Reading

- Writing

- Listening

- Speaking

Reading (French - English)

Writing (English - French)

300

Translate into English and say what tense (s) this is in:

 Je suis allé à la plage mais je n'ai pas aimé parce qu'il faisait froid.

I went to the beach but I didn't like it because it was cold.


past tense

300

What's the difference between

J'adore le français 

J'adorais le français

1st one is present tense

2nd is past tense

300

c'était cher

it was expensive

400

J'ai goûté des plats typiques 

I tasted local dishes

400

How much is each paper worth of your GCSE?

25%

400

What time phrase could we use with this verb?

je vais aller?


l'année prochaine

la semaine prochaine

le weekend prochain

400
Translate to French:


I am good at maths

Je suis fort(e) en maths

400

c'était fatigant

it was tiring

500

Je me suis détendu

I relaxed

500

What are the main differences between answering the photo card on the writing exam as opposed to the speaking exam?

Writing exam: 4 short phrases starting with Sur la photo, il y a ...

Speaking exam: we need to describe the people

what there is in the picture

what the weather is like

what they wear etc.

i.e. much more detailed description 

500

Give an example of verbs in all tenses we learned so far this year.

Present

Perfect

Imperfect

Future 

Conditional

je loge -présent

j'ai voyagé-passé composé

je vais jouer- futur

je nagerais-conditionel

je mangeais -imparfait 

500

Translate to English:

My history teacher is more strict than my English teacher

Mon prof d'histoire est plus strict/sevère que mon prof d'anglais

500

ce sera chouette!

it will be great!