French
Congratulations! You are thinking of continuing your French studies. This page contains lots of useful resources, materials and links to further your knowledge and skills in French, and to help you begin your French A level studies with confidence in September.
5th - 6th form transition booklet
Please complete the tasks in the booklet below before September if you are continuing with French for A Level at Pocklington School. They will really help to keep your language skills going over the summer:
If you like grammar or need to finely tune your grammar skills, try this quiz:
Download the AQA A Level French specification here to see what topics you will be studying:
https://filestore.aqa.org.uk/resources/french/specifications/AQA-7652-SP-2016.PDF
Other sites to visit and make the most of:
- Do lots of videos on www.thisislanguage.com - amazing for your listening skills, vocabulary enrichment and grammar too.
- Do as much grammar practice as you can - this is REALLY important! You can do this on This is Language using the "grammar" tab at the top or the grammar guide and quizzes on Languages Online https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/Hotpotatoes/frenchindex.html
- Visit www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize for brilliant GCSE revision and great grammar practice too.
- Do some Duolinguo - you can do a placement test and then some stories which are great for reading and listening comprehension stories.duolingo.com/
- Test your knowledge of the French-speaking world with this quiz: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5649f4686b008f0972486b46/francophone-culture-facts
- Explore other French-speaking and French-influenced parts of the world. You could plan a trip! https://www.bootsnall.com/articles/7-places-to-experience-french-culture-outside-of-france.html
- Listen to and watch some famous stories in French at https://www.thefablecottage.com/french. Great for listening skills, developing your range of vocab and for grammar too!
- There are heaps of French series on Netflix and Amazon Prime which means you can relax and learn French at the same time: https://thevore.com/french-tv-series/
- Listen to French artists like Indila, Maître Gims or Stromae and make a playlist with your favourite songs.