Section B (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note

Let's look in more detail at the types of question in Section B, and how to achieve top marks.

Section B: listening

• Section B is worth 8 marks at Foundation tier and 10 marks at Higher tier

• It involves dictation - writing down exactly what you hear in French

• You will hear each sentence three times - once at normal speed, once in short sections with pauses, and once at normal speed again

• At Foundation tier, the dictation task will be around 20 words long and you will hear four short sentences

• At Higher tier, the dictation task will be around 30 words long and you will hear five short sentences

• At both tiers, the task will include two words which are not on the AQA set vocabulary list

Tips for success

• It is important that your spelling (including accents) is as accurate as possible

• Use the two minutes at the end of the exam to check this carefully

• Although it is very useful if you recognise the words and know what they mean, it doesn't matter if you don't

• You just need to use your knowledge of phonics and grammar to write them correctly