Written by a student with 12 straight A*s at GCSE & IGCSE and 4 straight A*s at A-level, this exam-focused guide will maximise any candidate's exam performance and will ensure that they obtain the best possible grade. It has been checked and approved by some of the country's finest teaching professionals and is full of insightful advice from the author's personal experience of taking GCSE and IGCSE language examinations.
Contains:
- Easy-to-follow formulae for French exam success
- Exam technique advice
- Sample reading and oral questions and how to answer them
- Guidelines on how to give what the examiner is looking for
- 50+ fantastic phrases and how to use them
- Sample essay
- Tips to avoid the most common mistakes
- Essential topic-specific vocab
... and all this from someone who knows where students go wrong, who understands what students find difficult and whose methods guarantee to boost your grade! The author has an A* in French and Spanish IGCSE, 100% in Italian GCSE, 96% in French A-level and 97% in Spanish A-level. He is now studying French and Spanish at Trinity College, Cambridge University. His proven knowledge of exactly how to succeed in the exam room makes this guide a must-have for all French students.
"Finally a GCSE revision guide for students written by a student! Full of helpful tips and great ways to improve your language. A must-have in the run up to the exams!" - Esther Saurel, Head of French, Tonbridge School
"Everything a good teacher tells you in one handy document" - Joanna Haynes-Boyd, Deputy Head of French, The Grammar School at Leeds
About the Author: I had the fortune of attending one of the best schools in the country and aim to share the outstanding, exam-focused teaching that led to my success. I also encourage others to do the same as me and to share what they have learnt with other students. I believe that student-written guides which have been checked and approved by teachers and examiners are enhanced by our experience and knowledge of exactly what it is like revising for and taking GCSE and IGCSE exams, knowledge which no teacher or examiner has in the current system.
I began the project of sharing these grade boosting techniques with other students after my GCSEs and it took me over a year to get the idea up and running, with the publication of my first guide 'Exam Grade Booster: GCSE French'. Since then, I have founded the publishing house 'Exam Grade Booster' and aim to have a selection of around 10 guides (printed in colour) available by the end of 2014. I firmly believe that any student - who is willing to spend a little time and effort - can maximize their potential with the right exam techniques; this is exactly what our products aim to provide. If you are interested in finding out how we write our books, the process behind publishing or maybe even writing your own book, please have a look at our website: http: //www.examgradebooster.co.uk
I am a student who has achieved outstanding results in my GCSE and IGCSE examinations, with 12 straight A*s, and my A-levels, with 4 straight A*s. I have experienced exactly what is required in order to obtain the best possible exam results. In modern languages, I have an A* in both French and Spanish IGCSE and got 100% on every module of GCSE Italian, after just 8 months of studying the language. In my French A-level I scored 96% and in my Spanish A-level I scored 97%. I am now studying French and Spanish at Trinity College, Cambridge University.
... However, I am no genius. I genuinely think that anyone is capable of achieving highly in examinations if they understand the formulae which need to be used to gain marks. Exams do not purely reward clever people, they reward people who are well prepared for them (and rightly so). I hope to give you what you need to make you far better prepared for your exams, so that they reward you too!
