Cambridge IGCSE French - Foreign Language (0520)

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On this page, you’ll find:

  • a brief description of the course
  • the 5 topic areas
  • the 4 exam papers

From here, you can navigate to the section you need – whether that’s detailed information about a specific paper, advice on how to revise, or a deeper breakdown of the topic areas.

The course

The Cambridge IGCSE French course tests your receptive skills (reading and listening) and productive skills (speaking and writing) in a range of everyday situations. The exam is designed to see how well you can communicate and use the language in real life.

The 5 topic areas

  1. Everyday activities
  2. Personal and social life
  3. The world around us
  4. The world of work
  5. The international world

The topic areas provide contexts for the acquisition of vocabulary and the study of grammar and structures. They are usually broken down into more manageable sub-topics. You can click on each topic to see some examples of sub-topics.

The 4 papers

Listening

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Reading

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Speaking

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Writing

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  • Paper 11 = Listening
  • Paper 21 = Reading
  • Paper 41 = Writing
  • Paper 03 = Speaking