Crossing the bridge from GCSE to A-Level French

To become a successful linguist at Advanced level you will need to be prepared to develop these important key skills during your new course:

• acting - answer questions in the foreign language even if you aren't sure about all the vocabulary or grammar! Have a go!
• experimenting - be willing to try out newly acquired vocabulary and phrases
• guessing - look for vocabulary clues in texts and exercises
• communicating - volunteer answers / volunteer to do presentations
• organising - look for patterns in the language, arrange your work in a clear, organised way
• absorbing - soak up cultural differences, intonations, gestures...
• and above all show your enthusiasm and enjoy your learning!