Y11 French/Spanish GCSE Speaking mock exams

Monday 23 March all day: option C with Ms Jacob
Monday 23 March all day: option C with Ms James
Tuesday 24 March all day: option C with Ms Jacob
Tuesday 24 March all day: option A with Ms Harper
Tuesday 24 March all day: option C with Ms Miguel
Wednesday 25 March periods 1, 2, 3: option A with Ms Jacob
Wednesday 25 March periods 1, 2, 3: option B with Ms Williams
Thursday 26 March all day: option C with Ms Williams
Thursday 26 March all day: option B with Ms Smith
Friday 27 March periods 1, 2, 3, 4: option B with Ms Smith
Friday 27 March periods 1, 2, 3: option C with Mr Deacon
Friday 27 March periods 4, 5: option C with Ms Williams

This is our last practice before the real exam (25% of the GCSE grade) that will take place on one of the following dates: Wednesday 22 April, Thursday 23 April, Friday 24 April, Monday 27 April and Tuesday 28 April.

Your child’s teacher will have given them the time of the assessment in lesson time. It should also have been recorded in the student’s planner. Your child needs to arrive a couple of minutes before their time to ensure the smooth running of the day and to be in the right mindset.

We will not reschedule the assessment if your child misses it unless there is a valid reason.

Students (Foundation and Higher) have 15 minutes preparation in the AEN department with an invigilator to prepare for a role-play, a reading aloud text and a photocard before entering the exam room.

The test will last between 7-9 minutes at Foundation level and 10-12 minutes at Higher level.

During the exam, students will be tested in the following order:

1. The role play

2. The reading aloud task, followed by a short unprepared conversation related to the topic of the task

3. The photo card. After students have spoken about the content of two photos, they will be asked conversation questions related to any of the topics within the theme

Students in French will be tested on the following themes:

Theme 2: Popular culture (Topic 4: Free-time activities, Topic 5: Customs, festivals and celebrations / Topic 6: Celebrity culture)
Theme 3 (Topic 7: Travel and Tourism / Topic 8: media and technology / Topic 9: The environment and where people live)

Students in Spanish will be tested on the following themes:

Theme 2: Popular culture (Topic 4: Free-time activities, Topic 5: Customs, festivals and celebrations / Topic 6: Celebrity culture)
Theme 3 (Topic 7: Travel and Tourism / Topic 8: media & technology / Topic 9: The environment and where people live)

Students have prepared their answers to those conversation questions in their speaking folder and need to memorise them. They are expected to be fully ready on the day of their test. You could support your child by asking them the questions in French/Spanish. You could also ask them to translate back in French/Spanish to test their understanding and/or students could record themselves and listen to their answers to help them with the learning.

If you have any further questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child’s teacher.

Katty Jacob
Head of Languages Faculty
kjacob@aclandburghley.camden.sch.uk