Started year 12 in September with a 7 in GCSE and I’ve been behind my class for quite a long time. To know that I’m not the only one who struggles a lot with A-Level French is so reassuring
i went from being the best in my year at gcse to being the worst in my year at a level ... i'm so stuck with french because i try so hard and never do well
*me failing getting an E in my most recent test, now hating french and wishing i did english lit.... but not having the time or resources to revise more for french because my other subjects are maths and physics*
@@sashaparker91 lmao I took 3 months off of college due to mental health and have learnt Ukrainian instead of French... college is painful but you can get through this!!
hey! this is so useful so thank you :) i was wondering if you’d be able to share that booklet you spoke about w the sentence structures? they sound so useful for essays ahah. xx
Hiya! I'm glad you found this useful and feel free to share it with your friends/classmates! I unfortunately don't have the booklet with me anymore, but you can find some great ones on memrise and quizlet! Good luck with your studies! 😊💖 (Also, I've uploaded my essay writing guide now, so check that out too!)
@@lifewithblessy4639 okay i'll check that out :) it's funny bc i'm the only one doing french in year 12 in my school ahaha so can't share unfortunately :,))
Hiya! Happy you found this helpful- feel free to share it with your friends, as it could be of much help to them too! I could, so keep an eye for those videos!
How much vocabulary did you learn per day? 20 - 30 words? Just curious 🤨. How much vocabulary does one need to know for A-Level French? 5,000 - 8,000? 10,000? I would try 100 words per week. I saw on Amazon that there are frequency vocabulary books you can get that come in 4 book levels: essential, intermediate, advanced and masters level - they give 2,500 words per book thereby totalling 10,000 words across the 4 books 📚. I hope to buy them in near future as I already have some in Greek. Anyway good video 🙂.
Thank you so much such a useful video xx I've been stressing out for my french AS sooo much and this rly helpedd!!!!! I put off revising grammar sooo much honestly
Hi, i’m in year 11 and im hoping to take A-alevel french. Considering the situation right now I’ve got a lot of time to burn🤣 what would you suggest I do to hopefully make the jump from GCSE easier? X
Watch french RUclips videos and listen to French music, basically try and turn your life into French. You can change your phone into French as well. I am currently going into yr13 so I am going to be starting a level french and this is how i manage to stay at A* level at gcse
Could you give me some advise or make a video on how to have time and balance all 3 subjects because I do French, biology and chemistry and I don’t ever seem to have time for French 😔🤕
I know this sounds a daft question but can you do a Level French as a mature student. I did GCSE French and got a ‘C’. I always really enjoyed it and would like to learn to speak it better. I already have A levels in other subjects but would like to study it on its own.
Hi Nicole! I personally found the IRP quite fun because it gives you the chance to choose a topic that you're really interested in and go off and do your own research on it. It was possibly my favourite part of the speaking exam, and I was pretty much looking forward to it, so no I didn't find it scary. Your teacher is not there to catch you out, but rather help you, so you could possibly ask them if they're okay doing some practice ones with you before the exam so you can familiarise yourself with the structure and the sort of questions that they may ask. 😊
Thank you so much for this video ♡ It really helps me a lot. How difficult is the Texts Paper for A level? Do you have any tips for that paper? I would appreciate any advice!
Hiya! I'm happy you enjoyed the video! The texts paper isn't too hard provided you've done multiple practice essays and know your texts, context and quotes. I have another video up dedicated to how to write the perfect text essay!
hi! this is so helpful! Been searching for french youtubers for agessss but I can’t find any :( which did you watch? do you also have any french songs you like? Thank you so much❤️
Hiya! Glad you found this useful! There's quite a few youtubers out there, Cyprien being one of the most known ones. In terms of songs, my genre has changed massively since beginning of sixth form. I used to listen to a lot of Vianney at the start, because he was easy to follow.
It just seems like a level languages are the same as gcse but you learn more vocab. I am in year 11 and there weren’t any new tenses mentioned. Do you learn different styles of french like formal and informal or writing a leaflet?
I'm not sure how your GCSE language is structured, but for me A Level French was definitely a jump from GCSE. I would say that the work you'll cover at A Level will depend on the exam board your school uses, so I highly recommend you checking the exam board's site as it'll provide you with more information on the course. 😊
I agree I’m midway through year 12 and I think it’s quite a bit harder than GCSE. The marking is not as generous, so there’s a lot more emphasis on not just what you say but the style you write in. A lot of things you write at GCSE tend to be an awkward or “too english” style at A-Level. Also it’s so much easier to lose marks
Absolutely, here's a few of their names: Norman fait des videos, Cyprien, Natoo Of course there's plenty more out there, but these will get you going! Also just typing in 'Storytime Fr' finds you lots of youtubers
Maybe you could go to evening classes? I considered doing this to learn the conversational side if I wanted to learn and speak it abroad. Also I can remember words and verbs but it was often putting the sentences together. Bon chance 😀🇫🇷
Hey! There's quite a few, but Norman Faits des Videos is an easy one to follow, and I believe he has subtitles for most of his videos, so a good one to start with!
Hiya! That's totally understandable, I remember feeling the same way too at the start, because it's such a big jump from GCSE. But you'd be surprised at your own abilities, and if you got in to study it at sixth form, you're definitely good enough to do good in it!
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just started year 12 and thank you!!! there's barely any advice on youtube about a level french so this is so useful! x
Really glad you found this useful. Good luck with your studies!
What grade did you end up getting?
What did u get
Started year 12 in September with a 7 in GCSE and I’ve been behind my class for quite a long time. To know that I’m not the only one who struggles a lot with A-Level French is so reassuring
Do u still do it?
In the exact same position rn, got a 7 in gcse so i thought it wouldn't be too bad but i have mocks starting tomorrow and I'm strugglingg
@@103-p5n I had my French speaking a level exam 2 weeks ago😁
@@alexgrisch3004 Howd it go?
@@103-p5n I’ll let you know on results day😅
i went from being the best in my year at gcse to being the worst in my year at a level ... i'm so stuck with french because i try so hard and never do well
mood i’m going into year 13 now i hate my life
*me failing getting an E in my most recent test, now hating french and wishing i did english lit.... but not having the time or resources to revise more for french because my other subjects are maths and physics*
same bro. I do maths fm and geography. What I find so useful is Quizlet, only takes like 5 minutes a day. Head up king
this is literally me it's so accurate it's not even funny
@@sashaparker91 lmao I took 3 months off of college due to mental health and have learnt Ukrainian instead of French...
college is painful but you can get through this!!
Me with chem and maths
GIRL I’m in basically the same sitch but it’s been a year since your comment so how is it going now…
hey! this is so useful so thank you :) i was wondering if you’d be able to share that booklet you spoke about w the sentence structures? they sound so useful for essays ahah. xx
Hiya! I'm glad you found this useful and feel free to share it with your friends/classmates! I unfortunately don't have the booklet with me anymore, but you can find some great ones on memrise and quizlet! Good luck with your studies! 😊💖 (Also, I've uploaded my essay writing guide now, so check that out too!)
@@lifewithblessy4639 okay i'll check that out :) it's funny bc i'm the only one doing french in year 12 in my school ahaha so can't share unfortunately :,))
This video was so helpful!! Could you please do these kind of videos for A-level Biology & Chemistry?
Hiya! Happy you found this helpful- feel free to share it with your friends, as it could be of much help to them too!
I could, so keep an eye for those videos!
This was really helpful bc I'm currently in year 12❤ pls make more french videos
Hiya! I'm glad you found this helpful! Will try to do so, but please do let me know what you would like to see in the next french videos 😊
How much vocabulary did you learn per day? 20 - 30 words? Just curious 🤨. How much vocabulary does one need to know for A-Level French? 5,000 - 8,000? 10,000? I would try 100 words per week. I saw on Amazon that there are frequency vocabulary books you can get that come in 4 book levels: essential, intermediate, advanced and masters level - they give 2,500 words per book thereby totalling 10,000 words across the 4 books 📚. I hope to buy them in near future as I already have some in Greek. Anyway good video 🙂.
my paper 1 is next week , this was helpful
Thank you so much such a useful video xx I've been stressing out for my french AS sooo much and this rly helpedd!!!!! I put off revising grammar sooo much honestly
Haha so did I. Glad you found this useful though! 😊
Hi, i’m in year 11 and im hoping to take A-alevel french. Considering the situation right now I’ve got a lot of time to burn🤣 what would you suggest I do to hopefully make the jump from GCSE easier? X
read more news and literature in french, it's a key part of the course as you study a book and a film (or two books) I do a level french :)
Watch french RUclips videos and listen to French music, basically try and turn your life into French. You can change your phone into French as well. I am currently going into yr13 so I am going to be starting a level french and this is how i manage to stay at A* level at gcse
I would suggest really getting your grammar down as well as really know your tenses. Look at irregular verbs, learning these will really help.
Joshua Heron No worries :)
Could you give me some advise or make a video on how to have time and balance all 3 subjects because I do French, biology and chemistry and I don’t ever seem to have time for French 😔🤕
Those are legit my subjects rn and my exact situation lol
Ahhh, I get ya. I'll try make a video on that as well. Thank you for the suggestion 😊
Omg this is exactly me rn
I’m in the same situation 🙃
Omggg thats the same for mee lool I either do 1 or the other
:( I am so sad I can't do French A-level. I'm getting 7s at GCSE, but no school near me offers French A-level.
I just got a C at AS level so im hoping these will help for this year :)
thank u xo
Hopefully they do! Wishing you the very best of luck! 😊
Love this video!! Could you make a video on your language learning routine please? Also, what’s your quizlet? Xx
I know this sounds a daft question but can you do a Level French as a mature student. I did GCSE French and got a ‘C’. I always really enjoyed it and would like to learn to speak it better. I already have A levels in other subjects but would like to study it on its own.
Hi! I was just wondering how you guys found the IRP and whether it was as scary as I think it's going to be? Thank you! :)
Hi Nicole! I personally found the IRP quite fun because it gives you the chance to choose a topic that you're really interested in and go off and do your own research on it. It was possibly my favourite part of the speaking exam, and I was pretty much looking forward to it, so no I didn't find it scary. Your teacher is not there to catch you out, but rather help you, so you could possibly ask them if they're okay doing some practice ones with you before the exam so you can familiarise yourself with the structure and the sort of questions that they may ask. 😊
That’s great, thank you! ☺️
Thank you so much for this video ♡ It really helps me a lot. How difficult is the Texts Paper for A level? Do you have any tips for that paper? I would appreciate any advice!
Hiya! I'm happy you enjoyed the video! The texts paper isn't too hard provided you've done multiple practice essays and know your texts, context and quotes. I have another video up dedicated to how to write the perfect text essay!
hi! this is so helpful! Been searching for french youtubers for agessss but I can’t find any :( which did you watch? do you also have any french songs you like? Thank you so much❤️
Hiya! Glad you found this useful! There's quite a few youtubers out there, Cyprien being one of the most known ones. In terms of songs, my genre has changed massively since beginning of sixth form. I used to listen to a lot of Vianney at the start, because he was easy to follow.
i loved it, thank you soo much
loved this so much, thankyou! xx
It just seems like a level languages are the same as gcse but you learn more vocab. I am in year 11 and there weren’t any new tenses mentioned. Do you learn different styles of french like formal and informal or writing a leaflet?
I'm not sure how your GCSE language is structured, but for me A Level French was definitely a jump from GCSE. I would say that the work you'll cover at A Level will depend on the exam board your school uses, so I highly recommend you checking the exam board's site as it'll provide you with more information on the course. 😊
I agree I’m midway through year 12 and I think it’s quite a bit harder than GCSE. The marking is not as generous, so there’s a lot more emphasis on not just what you say but the style you write in. A lot of things you write at GCSE tend to be an awkward or “too english” style at A-Level. Also it’s so much easier to lose marks
Your friend is pretty
Hi, please can you add the names of the youtubers you watched? Thank you.
Also, could you please link the French youtubers that you watched?
Absolutely, here's a few of their names: Norman fait des videos, Cyprien, Natoo
Of course there's plenty more out there, but these will get you going!
Also just typing in 'Storytime Fr' finds you lots of youtubers
i somehow finessed my way into getting an A in french igcse now my parents are making me do french a levels 💀💀💀
hi! what exam board did you do?
I did AQA :)
What was your quizlet called?
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Do you think I should do A level french if I’ve never done gcse french?
I think you would struggle. It would be a big step up. I know someone that did Alevel Art that hadn’t done GCSE and they struggled.
Maybe you could go to evening classes? I considered doing this to learn the conversational side if I wanted to learn and speak it abroad. Also I can remember words and verbs but it was often putting the sentences together. Bon chance 😀🇫🇷
What French youtubers do you recommend? X
Hey! There's quite a few, but Norman Faits des Videos is an easy one to follow, and I believe he has subtitles for most of his videos, so a good one to start with!
I wish I found this video sooner!
I do Cambridge Pre U and there's literally no sources...
i feel bad for you
Omg did u go seven kings? U mentioned nigmi lol
Me: in high school who is going to take Chemistry, maths and physics for a level
Also me: watching a french A level video…
I’m 6 months into sixthform and french I feel asif ima flop it
Hiya! That's totally understandable, I remember feeling the same way too at the start, because it's such a big jump from GCSE. But you'd be surprised at your own abilities, and if you got in to study it at sixth form, you're definitely good enough to do good in it!