GCSE French Examination Papers and Marking Schemes 2023

Camille, a 19 ans. Elle est serveuse dans un café. 02 M1 Julien, il est d’origine espagnole. Il déteste son demi-frère ! 03 M2 Mathilde. Vous habitez où ? F1 A Genève, au sud de la ville. 04 M2 Vous travaillez ? F1 Oui, dans une boucherie. 05 M2 Quels sont vos passe-temps ? F1 Je n...

You are visiting a Belgian town. You hear the Mayor giving a speech on the environment. What does the Mayor tell local residents to do? Write the correct letters in the boxes. A Buy organic products B Car share C Recycle D Save energy E Travel by public transport F Use bikes Food You are ...

F1 Alors, pour commencer, séparez vos ordures, puis jetez-les dans la bonne poubelle. S’il vous plaît, laissez votre voiture chez vous. Prenez les transports en commun et profitez des pistes cyclables, c’est mieux. 02 M1 Dîner dans un restaurant cher est une expérience formidable. Réce...

A restaurant While in Belgium, you see this advert for a restaurant. Write the correct letter in each box. . 1 When is the restaurant closed? . 2 Where is the restaurant situated? What do you get free as part of the special offer? Ma matière préférée est l’anglais parce que c’...

The new house Read this extract from Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier. François is the narrator. He is describing his house. Write T if the statement is true. F if the statement is false. NT if the statement is not in the text. 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 À l’école...

Vous postez une photo sur Instagram. Qu’est-ce qu’il y a sur la photo ? Ecrivez quatre phrases en français. Vous emailez votre correspondant(e) suisse sur votre collège. Mentionnez : • l’uniforme • votre professeur préféré(e) • la pause-déjeuner • les devoirs. Ecrivez e...

Vous écrivez un article sur la vie des jeunes. Décrivez : • la musique que vous écoutez en ce moment • votre film favori • un samedi récent avec vos ami(e)s • vos futurs projets pour une célébration. Ecrivez environ 90 mots en français. Répondez à chaque aspect de la question...

(she was) congratulated / praised / commended by the / her headteacher = 1 (the/her) principal / director said well done / congratulations / she had worked well / is hardworking she saw the/her headteacher she worked hard the headteacher was nice to her Reject any reference to rewa...

Advantage: you can forget your problems = 1 you can get away from your problems/worries problems tc fix/solve/avoid problems there’s no problems 2 Disadvantage: no dogs = 1 you can’t (always) take pets Dogs tc Wrong animals eg cats Advantage: you can save money (by doing own...

it used to be shocking to see young homeless people/we don’t notice any more = 1 there has been an increase (nowadays) = 1 We are no longer shocked by/no longer notice/pay attention to young homeless people we saw very few young homeless people/adolescents/youths/children We were...

Topic 1: Me, my family and friends • relationships with family and friends • marriage/partnerships. Topic 2: Technology in everyday life • social media • mobile technology. Topic 3: Free-time activities • music • cinema and TV • food and eating out • sport. Topic ...

This part of the test consists of a role-play which has been prepared by the candidate in the preparation time. Each candidate completes one role-play at the tier for which they have been entered. The role-play is not timed. There are five tasks for the role-play, each of which is awarded up t...

Candidates are required to write four sentences about what is in the photo. Each sentence is marked separately and is worth a maximum of two marks, according to these assessment criteria. Mark Communication 2 The relevant message is clearly communicated. 1 The message is relevant but has som...

Candidates write approximately 90 words in total about four different bullet points. All bullet points must be covered, but there is no need for equal coverage of the bullets. When deciding a particular mark, it is advisable to identify the band of marks first, and then decide whether you are ...