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All four papers, the themes and topics examiners draw on, and the writing and speaking moves that separate a grade 9 from a grade 6 — for both AQA and Edexcel.
Listening and speaking carry roughly half the marks in most IGCSE French syllabuses. Here is how to prepare for both, with question-by-question technique and role-play scripts.
The event-versus-background rule that decides almost every case, how each tense is formed, the verbs whose meaning flips, and the signal words that give it away.
Reliable endings, the exceptions worth memorising, and a practical method for guessing gender correctly when you have never seen the word before.
The house-of-être verbs, the small group that switches auxiliary by meaning, and the past participle agreement rules that follow from each choice.
The two DELF levels most learners take first — exact format and timing, pass marks, the writing and speaking tasks, and an eight-week preparation plan.
A diploma, an aptitude test and a knowledge test — how the three French certifications differ in purpose, format, validity and retake rules, and which one your goal requires.
Why French looks nothing like it sounds, how the four nasal vowels actually work, the silent-letter rules, and when liaison is required, optional or forbidden.
What y and en replace, where they sit in a sentence, what happens in commands and with negation, and the mistakes that give learners away.
How a TEF Canada result converts to a Canadian Language Benchmark — the score bands for all four skills, and how to read them for Express Entry.
The structure and timing of the individual oral, how to use the extract as evidence rather than a script, and what the language criteria reward.
Every paper explained for both boards, the individual research project, film and literature essays, and the accuracy and range that push a grade B to an A*.
Everything about Cambridge IGCSE French 0520 — all four papers, the five topic areas, mark schemes, a model sentence ladder for top-band writing, and an 8-week revision plan to reach A*/9.
The official French proficiency diplomas — six CEFR levels, how scoring works, which one you need for university or residency, and how to choose the right level for your goals.
Full breakdown of Paper 1, Paper 2, the Individual Oral, the five prescribed themes, HL vs SL, and the vocabulary strategy that separates a 6 from a 7 — with a route toggle between French B and ab initio.
Four semantic categories that explain every subjunctive trigger, present and past formation tables, the key exceptions, and exactly where it earns marks in DELF, IGCSE and IB.
The specific vocabulary, grammar structures, and communicative competence that separate B1 from B2 — with four strategies to cross the most common plateau in French learning.
How DELF B2 examiners test nuance over recognition — vocabulary expectations by skill and theme, and how to close the gaps efficiently before exam day.
Both are accepted identically by IRCC, but the format, retake rules, and result speeds differ. How to pick the test that fits your timeline — with links to the official canada.ca score charts.