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Cambridge IGCSE French Syllabus 0520

Cambridge IGCSE French Syllabus 0520 (French as a Foreign Language) for 2019, 2020 and 2021 examination. Includes Assessment, Topic Areas and Grade descriptions. Free PDF Download.

1. Assessment

The Cambridge IGCSE French Syllabus 0520 consists of 4 papers assessing the 4 language skills (listening, reading, speaking and writing).

PAPER	SKILL	Duration	Marks	%	Description
Paper 1	Listening	45 min	45 marks	25%	Candidates listen to a number of recordings and answer questions testing comprehension
Paper 2	Reading	60 min	45 marks	25%	Candidates read a number of texts and answer questions testing comprehension
Paper 3	Speaking	15 min	100 marks	25%	Candidates complete two role plays, a topic presentation/conversation and a general conversation
Paper 4	Writing	60 min	50 marks	25%	Candidates respond in the target language to three tasks

2. Topic areas

The Cambridge IGCSE French Syllabus 0520 is divided into 5 topic areas:

1. Everyday Activities	Details
1.1. Home life and school	Home life Helping around the house School routine
1.2. Food, health and fitness	Eating and drinking Health and fitness Accidents, injuries, common ailments and health issues

2. Personal and social life	Details
2.1. Self, family and personal relationships	Self, family, pets, personal relationships House and home Leisure Entertainments Invitations Eating out
2.2. Holidays and special occasions	Festivals and special occasions Holidays Getting around Accommodation

3. The world around us	Details
3.1. Home town and local area	Home town and geographical surroundings Shopping Public services
3.2. Natural and made environment	Natural environment Weather
3.3. People, places and customs	Finding the way Meeting people Places and customs Travel and transport

4. The world of work	Details
4.1. Continuing education	Further education and training
4.2. Careers and employment	Future career plans Employment
4.3. Language and communication in the work place	Communication Language at work

5. The international world	Details
5.1. Tourism at home and abroad	Holiday travel and transport Geographical surroundings Weather
5.2. Life in other countries and communities	Places and customs Food and drink Meeting people
5.3. World events and issues	Current affairs and social issues Environmental issues The media (eg TV, film, radio, newspapers) Information and communication technology (e.g. internet, mobile phones, email)

3. Grade descriptions

A Grade A Cambridge IGCSE French as a Foreign language candidate will be able to:

Listening:

• understand gist and identify main points and detail in texts drawn from a variety of contexts and topic areas • recognise points of view, attitudes and emotions and draw conclusions

• show an ability to extract meaning from more complex language.

Reading:

• understand gist and identify main points and detail in texts drawn from a variety of contexts and topic areas • recognise points of view, attitudes and emotions and draw conclusions

• show an ability to understand unfamiliar language and to extract meaning from more complex language.

Speaking:

• develop conversations and discussions and narrate events

• express and justify ideas and opinions, and produce longer sequences of speech using a variety of vocabulary, structures and verb tenses • speak confidently with good pronunciation and intonation

• ensure that their messages are clear, although there may still be some errors, especially when using more complex structures.