Exam-Skill Sections

Worked examples (4)

• 1Predict the answer type before the audio plays
• 2Spot the distractor — a change of plan
• 3Don't get caught by a negative
• 4Decode a tricky French number

Model answers (3)

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• ✓Model answer 2
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Worked examples (5)

• 1Skim a text to identify its type and topic
• 2Scan for one specific detail
• 3Work out an unknown word with cognate + context
• 4Spot a false friend before it costs you the mark
• 5Read carefully for negatives and time markers

Model answers (3)

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• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer 3

Worked examples (4)

• 1Plan a Question 1 answer by mapping the four bullets
• 2Build a Question 2 paragraph showing three tenses
• 3Hit the 130-140 word count without padding
• 4Run the 5-minute accuracy check on a draft

Model answers (3)

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• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer 3

Worked examples (5)

• 1Turn a (?) role-play prompt into a real question
• 2React to the unexpected (!) prompt
• 3Build a presentation skeleton with the template
• 4Extend a one-word answer into a developed one
• 5Use a repair strategy instead of going silent

Model answers (3)

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• ✓Model answer 2
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Worked examples (5)

• 1Turn a bare opinion into a complex sentence
• 2Choose parce que or à cause de
• 3Upgrade basic connectives to higher-band ones
• 4Sequence a paragraph with d'abord, ensuite, enfin
• 5Pack a short opinion answer with connectives

Model answers (3)

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• ✓Model answer 2
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Worked examples (4)

• 1Choose the correct partner verb (collocation)
• 2Translate feelings with avoir, not 'to be'
• 3Spot and interpret an idiom in a Reading text
• 4Build a high-band answer from reusable chunks

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• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer 3

Worked examples (5)

• 1Spot and fix the adjective agreement error
• 2Spot and fix the avoir/être auxiliary error
• 3Spot and fix the past-participle agreement error
• 4Spot and fix the false friend and franglais
• 5Spot and fix the meaning-accent and tu/vous slip

Model answers (3)

• ✓Model answer 1
• ✓Model answer 2
• ✓Model answer 3