A Level French CCEA

This subject is broken down into 48 topics in 6 modules:

  1. Relationships 5 topics
  2. Culture and Lifestyle 7 topics
  3. Young People in Society 6 topics
  4. Our Place in a Changing World 6 topics
  5. AS Assessment Units 12 topics
  6. A2 Assessment Units 12 topics
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French

Relationships

Different Family Structures

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Different Family Structures

Different Family Structures

Traditional Nuclear Family

  • La famille nucléaire: Traditional two parent family structure with children.
  • Mother and father: Known as la mère and le père respectively. Children are les enfants.
  • Typically male-dominated: The traditional French family has often been considered patriarcale or male-dominated.

Single-Parent Family

  • La famille monoparentale: Single parent with one or more children.
  • Majority of single parents are les mères célibataires or single mothers.
  • Approximately 1 in 4 families in France are une famille monoparentale.

Reconstituted Family

  • La famille recomposée: Also known as blended families. Formed when single parents remarry or cohabit.
  • As of 2011, reconstituted families represented 8.5% of families in France.

Same-Sex Family

  • La famille homoparentale: Comprises either two men or two women with one or more children.
  • Recognition of these families has increased since the 2013 law allowing le mariage pour tous, or marriage for all.

Childfree Family

  • La famille sans enfant : Couples who voluntarily choose not to have children.
  • In French society, le choix de ne pas avoir d'enfant or the choice to not have children is gradually becoming accepted.

Extended Family

  • La famille élargie: Large family group including not only parents and children, but grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. This type is prevalent in immigrant communities.

Cohabiting Couple with No Children

  • Le couple en cohabitation sans enfants : This is a growing type of family structure in France.

Remember, demographics and societal attitudes towards different family structures vary across different French-speaking regions and among different socio-economic and ethnic groups.

It's also important to understand how public policies, laws, and societal attitudes in French-speaking areas impact these families' droits et responsabilités (rights and responsibilities), as well as their challenges and opportunities.

Course material for French, module Relationships, topic Different Family Structures

French

AS Assessment Units

Speaking: Expressing Information, Facts, Ideas and Justifying Opinions in French

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Speaking: Expressing Information, Facts, Ideas and Justifying Opinions in French

Section 1: Building a Vocabulary Base

  • Start developing a comprehensive vocabulary bank that includes a wide range of subjects.
  • Learn specific French idioms, sayings, and proverbs for nuanced self-expression.
  • Revise synonyms and antonyms to avoid repetition and enhance your linguistic diversity.

Section 2: Expressing Facts and Information

  • Understand how to communicate factual information clearly and effectively.
  • Practice creating accurate and concise statements, using various tenses and forms.
  • Learn to use connectives to link ideas and information, keeping your speech logical and coherent.

Section 3: Presenting Ideas and Opinions

  • Get into the habit of expressing your own ideas and opinions on a wide variety of topics.
  • Be comfortable with questioning, agreeing, and disagreeing using appropriate phrases.
  • Practice framing complex ideas in different ways to ensure clarity and understanding.

Section 4: Justifying Opinions

  • Develop skills to justify your viewpoints with logical reasonings or supporting facts.
  • Learn to construct strong arguments and counterarguments to defend your opinions convincingly.
  • Be familiar with both formal and informal ways of explaining or clarifying your stance.

Section 5: Dialogue and Conversation

  • Practice regular role-play scenarios to better simulate conversational exchanges.
  • Understand the nuances of spoken French, including diverse accents, rhythm, and intonation.
  • Get comfortable with insertion and understanding of interjections and filler words in spontaneous exchanges.

Section 6: Mastery of Pronunciation

  • Placing emphasis on achieving clear pronunciation and correct stress is essential for effective speaking.
  • Regularly listen to native French speakers through audiobooks, podcasts, or news reports to improve your pronunciation.
  • Practice the distinction of sounds which do not exist in English, such as nasal vowels or the uvular 'r'.

Section 7: Revision Techniques

  • Regularly practice speaking aloud either alone (recording yourself can be helpful) or with others to cement your learning.
  • Use of language apps, flashcards, or phrase books can assist with vocabulary building and pronunciation improvement.
  • Engage in conversation circles or language exchange sessions, if possible, to get practical speaking experience.

Course material for French, module AS Assessment Units, topic Speaking: Expressing Information, Facts, Ideas and Justifying Opinions in French

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