AIM

As they progress through the course, students will be able to: 

• Communicate confidently through written and spoken language in a range of contemporary contexts 

• Understand and use an increasingly wide range of vocabulary and grammatical structures, including some more complex forms, with reference to past, present and future events 

• Understand and respond to different types of written and spoken forms of the target language 

• Demonstrate a range of comprehension skills, for example understanding specific details, identifying the overall message and deducing meaning from context 

• Translate accurately from and into the target language using suitable grammatical structures and vocabulary 

CONTENT

Theme 1: People and Lifestyle 

Topic 1: Identity and relationships with others 

Topic 2: Healthy living and lifestyle 

Topic 3: Education and work 

Theme 2: Popular Culture 

Topic 1: Free-time activities 

Topic 2: Customs, festivals and celebrations 

Topic 3: Celebrity culture 

Theme 3: Communication and the world around us 

Topic 1: Travel and tourism, including places of interest 

Topic 2: Media and technology 

Topic 3: The Environment and where people live

ASSESSMENT

Each language GCSE has a Foundation Tier (grades 1–5) and a Higher Tier (grades 4–9). Students must take all four question papers at the same tier. All question papers must be taken in the same series.

Access to dictionaries is not permitted in any of the four papers.