AQA GCSE French Paper 1: Listening Higher November 2020 question paper 8658/LH

45m 50 marks

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Practise the past exam questions by topic

Relationships with family & friends34 Qs Jobs, career choices & ambitions62 Qs Environment24 Qs Mobile technology23 Qs +7 more

30 questions

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My best friend

Your French penfriend is describing her best friend on Skype.

What are three of her best friend’s qualities? Write the correct letters in the boxes.

[3 marks]

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Practise questions on Relationships with family and friends 34 Qs

Future plans

Your Swiss friends are telling you about their future plans.

What are they going to do? What are they not going to do? Write the correct letters in the boxes.

A	Do an apprenticeship
B	Give up their job
C	Go to university
D	Have children
E	Live abroad
F	Take a gap year
G	Travel
H	Work as a volunteer

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[2 marks]

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Practise questions on Jobs, career choices and ambitions 62 Qs

Future plans

Your Swiss friends are telling you about their future plans.

What are they going to do? What are they not going to do? Write the correct letters in the boxes.

A	Do an apprenticeship
B	Give up their job
C	Go to university
D	Have children
E	Live abroad
F	Take a gap year
G	Travel
H	Work as a volunteer

$Question 3, shown as an image$

[2 marks]

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Practise questions on Jobs, career choices and ambitions 62 Qs

Future plans

Your Swiss friends are telling you about their future plans.

What are they going to do? What are they not going to do? Write the correct letters in the boxes.

A	Do an apprenticeship
B	Give up their job
C	Go to university
D	Have children
E	Live abroad
F	Take a gap year
G	Travel
H	Work as a volunteer

$Question 4, shown as an image$

[2 marks]

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Practise questions on Jobs, career choices and ambitions 62 Qs

Social issues

On French radio, you hear these people talking about social issues in their area.

For each speaker, choose the problem that they mention. Write the correct letter in

Answer all three parts of question 5.

[1 mark]

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[1 mark]

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An environmental organisation

On the Internet, you hear this podcast from an environmental organisation in Switzerland.

Answer the questions in English.

What exactly are the two major problems according to this organisation?

[2 marks]

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Practise questions on The environment 24 Qs

What two items do they recycle?

[2 marks]

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Practise questions on The environment 24 Qs

Mobile phones

You hear these students talking about a day spent without their phones.

Answer the questions in English.

What does Lucie say about the day? Give two details.

[2 marks]

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Practise questions on Mobile technology 23 Qs

What does Agnès say about the day? Give two details.

[2 marks]

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On the radio

On the radio in Quebec, you hear these items.

What is each clip about? Write the correct letter in the box.

[1 mark]

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On the radio

On the radio in Quebec, you hear these items.

What is each clip about? Write the correct letter in the box.

[1 mark]

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On the radio

On the radio in Quebec, you hear these items.

What is each clip about? Write the correct letter in the box.

[1 mark]

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On the radio

On the radio in Quebec, you hear these items.

What is each clip about? Write the correct letter in the box.

[1 mark]

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Working for a charity

Your French friend is talking about his work for a charity.

Write A (if only A is correct)

B (if only B is correct)

A+B (if both A and B are correct)

Write the correct letter(s) in the box.

He chose this charity because of…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Charity/voluntary work 32 Qs

Answer the questions in English.

Answer both parts of question 15.

What is the children’s favourite activity?

[1 mark]

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What is the reason?

[1 mark]

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A visit to university

On the Internet, you hear these podcasts about a visit to a university.

What did each person like and dislike about the university? Write the correct letter in

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A	Class sizes
B	Courses
C	Entry requirement
D	Exam results
E	Facilities
F	Fees
G	Job prospects
H	Living arrangements
I	Location
J	Social life

Answer both parts of question 16.

$Question 16, shown as an image$

[2 marks]

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Practise questions on Education post-16 18 Qs

$Question 16, shown as an image$

[2 marks]

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Practise questions on Education post-16 18 Qs

Answer both parts of question 17.

$Question 17, shown as an image$

[2 marks]

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[2 marks]

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A wedding ceremony

On French TV, you hear this person talking about a wedding she attended.

What is her opinion of the following aspects of the wedding?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

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[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Marriage/partnership 23 Qs

A wedding ceremony

On French TV, you hear this person talking about a wedding she attended.

What is her opinion of the following aspects of the wedding?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

$Question 19, shown as an image$

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Marriage/partnership 23 Qs

A wedding ceremony

On French TV, you hear this person talking about a wedding she attended.

What is her opinion of the following aspects of the wedding?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

$Question 20, shown as an image$

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Marriage/partnership 23 Qs

A wedding ceremony

On French TV, you hear this person talking about a wedding she attended.

What is her opinion of the following aspects of the wedding?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

$Question 21, shown as an image$

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Marriage/partnership 23 Qs

A wedding ceremony

On French TV, you hear this person talking about a wedding she attended.

What is her opinion of the following aspects of the wedding?

For a positive opinion, write P.

For a negative opinion, write N.

For a positive and negative opinion, write P+N.

$Question 22, shown as an image$

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Marriage/partnership 23 Qs

La musique

A la radio en France, vous entendez un artiste parler de son groupe.

Choisissez la bonne réponse. Ecrivez la bonne lettre dans la case.

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Music 19 Qs

A l’avenir, le groupe va…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Music 19 Qs

Au collège

Votre ami belge parle de son collège sur Skype.

Complétez les phrases suivantes en français.

Répondez aux deux aspects de la question 25.

Le collège a un nouveau…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Life at school/college 53 Qs

En ce moment, l’établissement a une…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Life at school/college 53 Qs

Répondez aux deux aspects de la question 26.

Il n’y a pas de respect pour…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Life at school/college 53 Qs

Pour les parents, le nombre d’élèves sans diplôme est…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Life at school/college 53 Qs

Célébrations

Vos amis français parlent de célébrations.

Choisissez la bonne réponse. Ecrivez la bonne lettre dans la case.

Cette personne préfère célébrer son anniversaire…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Customs and festivals in French-speaking countries/communities 20 Qs

Pour son anniversaire cette année, cette personne va au…

[1 mark]

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Un cadeau idéal pour cette personne en ce moment, c’est…

[1 mark]

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Après la fin des examens, cette personne va en vacances…

[1 mark]

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Practise questions on Travel and tourism 39 Qs

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