Specification points

AQA GCSE French 8658

70 points in 5 topics, with AQA's codes and titles.

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3.1 Themes

3.1.1 Theme 1: Identity and culture
3.1.2 Theme 2: Local, national, international and global areas of interest
3.1.3 Theme 3: Current and future study and employment

3.2 Scope of study

3.2.1 Listening: understand and respond to spoken language
3.2.2 Speaking: communicate and interact in speech
3.2.3 Reading: understand and respond to written language
3.2.4 Writing: communicate in writing

3.3 Grammar

3.3.1 Foundation Tier
3.3.1.1 Nouns
3.3.1.2 Articles
3.3.1.3 Adjectives
3.3.1.4 Adverbs
3.3.1.5 Quantifiers/intensifiers
3.3.1.6 Pronouns
3.3.1.7 Verbs
3.3.1.8 Prepositions
3.3.1.9 Conjunctions
3.3.1.10 Number, quantity, dates and time
3.3.2 Higher Tier
3.3.2.1 Adjectives
3.3.2.2 Adverbs
3.3.2.3 Pronouns
3.3.2.4 Verbs
3.3.2.5 Time

3.4 Communication strategies

3.4.1 Strategies for understanding
3.4.1.1 Ignoring words which are not needed
3.4.1.2 Using the visual and verbal context
3.4.1.3 Making use of grammatical markers and categories
3.4.1.4 Making use of the social and cultural context
3.4.1.5 Using common patterns with French
3.4.1.6 Using cognates and near-cognates
3.4.1.7 Using common patterns between French and English
3.4.1.8 Near-cognates
3.4.2 Strategies for production
3.4.2.1 Non-verbal strategies
3.4.2.2 Verbal strategies

3.5 Vocabulary

3.5.1 Rubrics and instructions
3.5.2 General vocabulary
3.5.2.1 Comparisons
3.5.2.2 Conjunctions and connectives
3.5.2.3 Prepositions
3.5.2.4 Negatives
3.5.2.5 Alphabet and accents
3.5.2.6 Numbers
3.5.2.7 Asking questions
3.5.2.8 Greetings and exclamations
3.5.2.9 Opinions
3.5.2.10 Expressions of time
3.5.2.11 Location and distance
3.5.2.12 Colours
3.5.2.13 Weights and measures
3.5.2.14 Shape
3.5.2.15 Weather
3.5.2.16 Access
3.5.2.17 Correctness
3.5.2.18 Materials
3.5.2.19 Common abbreviations
3.5.3 Theme-based vocabulary (Foundation Tier)
3.5.3.1 Identity and culture
3.5.3.2 Local, national, international and global areas of interest
3.5.3.3 Current and future study and employment
3.5.4 Theme-based vocabulary (Higher Tier)
3.5.4.1 Identity and culture
3.5.4.2 Local, national, international and global areas of interest
3.5.4.3 Current and future study and employment