You may have to talk about yourself in your speaking exam. It is very easy to think you know this topic really well because it contains the very first things you learnt in French. If you feel confident, that's great. Make sure you can give really full answers and this may need some thought. Below are some examples of the types of questions you may be asked in the speaking exams with some ideas for answers... Questions: 1. Comment t'appelles-tu? 2. Comment ç a s'é crit? 3. Quel â ge as-tu? 4. Quelle est la date de ton anniversaire? 5. Dé cris ta famille. 6. As-tu des frè res et des sœ urs? 7. Quel â ge ont-ils? 8. Comment s'appellent-ils? 9. Peux-tu dé crire ta soeur/ton frè re? 10. Où habites-tu? 11. Quel est ton numé ro de té lé phone? 12. As-tu des animaux domestiques? Ré ponses: 1. Je m'appelle (+name) 2. Ç a s'é crit... 3. J'ai... ans. 4. Mon anniversaire est le dix septembre. 5. J'habite avec mes parents et ma soeur. Ma mè re a quarante ans et mon pè re a trente-huit ans. Ma mè re est grande et mince. Elle a les cheveux noirs et courts. Mon pè re est petit et a les cheveux noirs et courts. 6. J'ai un frè re et une belle-soeur. 7. Mon frè re s'appelle Michael et a dix ans. 8. Ma soeur s'appelle Emma et a douze ans. 9. Mon frè re est petit. Il a les cheveux lisses noirs et courts et les yeux bruns. Il est trè s sportif. Ma soeur est grande et mince. Elle a les cheveux et longs, bouclé s et blonds et les yeux bleus. 10. J'habite à... (nom de ville / de village). 11. Mon numé ro de té lé phone est... 12. J'ai un chien et un chat. Mon chien s'appelle Fido. Cil a trois ans et est noir. Mon chat s'appelle Mitzi et a dix ans. Je viens d'Ecosse. Je suis é cossais. Reading Look at the symbol in the bottom right-hand box and then click the box next to the person that it applies to. Mark your answer and then try the next question: /**/ Writing In the writing exam, you may have to complete a form with someone's personal details. It is really important that you understand the words on the form, so that you enter the details correctly. Here is a list of the type of headings you may see relating to this topic: French: English: pré nom First name nom de famille Surname situation de famille Marital status marié/cé libataire/divorcé/sé paré married/single/divorced/separated lieu de naissance Place of birth date de naissance Date of birth Adresse Address code postale Postcode numé ro de té lé phone Telephone number In your writing exam, you may be asked to write a letter to a pen friend, in which you introduce yourself. You will have to include basic information about you, your birthday, age, family, pets, etc. Remember to start the letter with cher (to a boy) or chè re (to a girl). Think about how you are going to start the letter. In this case, you are introducing yourself. Try and vary your sentences by joining them up with " et" and " mais". If you can use a variety of tenses you will gain more marks, but remember to keep the content relevant to the task set. Check carefully how many words you need to write. You will be penalised if your work is too long or too short. When you have finished, check your work very carefully for spelling, genders, word order and verbs.