BBC Bitesize

For 4th year

The BBC has compiled a series of questions / exercises to help you with your exams. You should browse the two sites and work at an appropriate level. If the answers are not provided by the website, email it to your teacher so you can have the correct answer.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/learning/bitesize/standard/french/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/french/



For Higher and Credit pupils:
Here is a reading paper from 2007 and 2008. The answers are attached to the page so it is easy to correct.

http://www.ltscotland.org.uk/Images/FrenchExamQandAs_tcm4-544800.pdf

To BBC or not to BBC?

The BBC website has got a lot of resources to offer.
Here is a guide of how to use it, and what to do:

1) Test yourself: Always good to know where you are at.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/gauge/

2)A bit of Listening. Wtahc the different videos and train your ears to hear French. From S2 to S4
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/talk/

3)Quick fix: Here is a list of essential phrases. Listen to them on your computer, or downlload them, your choice.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/quickfix/

4)Real life French: Some handy sentences to know and a good way to revise.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/lj/menu.shtml

5)Ma France: Videos exploring different topics and checking your knowledge about France and French.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/mafrance/flash/#

6)BBC, in collobaration with a Franco-German Radio gave us this programme both in French and in English and tells us a story about a French boy and an English girl. Want to know more, click here http://www.bbc.co.uk/languages/french/deja_vu

C'est tout pour aujourd'hui, à vous de l'utiliser maintenant.
M Buré