Higher French

Welcome to Higher French

 

Inspiring Scotland’s young people to embrace language learning

Please click on the following link to access a leaflet which aims to help inform parents of the wide range of benefits of learning a foreign language.

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During S5/6 we currently offer pupils the opportunity to study Higher French.

Please click on the following link to access the SQA Higher French information page

 

Helpful Revision Websites

Here is a list of helpful revision websites which pupils can use to revise from at home. 

  • Linguascope (Pupils should ask their French Teacher for the school's username and password)
  • Quia (Create your own revision flascards for free) 
  • News in slow French (French podcasts about every day’s news, can be filtered according to topic area or grammar point)

 

Please DO NOT use Google Translate as it is not a reliable source for translation. 

However, Google Translate can be used to hear the pronunciation of French Vocab by simply typing in the French and pressing the sound button.

Helpful Grammar Handouts

Grammar Booklet 

French Verb Timeline

High Frequency Verbs 

Dictionary Skills

Dictionary skills for Exams

Dictionary Skills and Explanations Powerpoint

 

Exam Preparation

On the lead up to your exams you need to make sure you use your time wisely in order that on the day you can be as prepared as possible. Here as some useful links to help you do this:

  • SQA My Study Plan App (This great service lets you import your exam schedule and use it to generate your study plan)

 

Receiving Your Results

Sign up to receive your SQA exam results by text from My SQA  by clicking on the following link

 

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