Advanced level French to English translation. An extract from Candide, ou l'optimisme by Volatire. Model answer provided.

Advanced level French to English translation. This is from L'Etranger by Albert Camus. It is the famous beach scene, depicting Meursault's state of mind in the lead-up to his crime. Model answer provided.

Advanced level translation into English. This is a passage from Amélie Nothomb's 1999 novel Stupeur et Tremblements. Model answer provided.

Advanced level translation from French to English. An extract from Camus' La Peste. A challenging piece where the emphasis is on English usage as much as comprehension. It is taken from Part 4, when Othon's son is dying in hospital.

Crossword. Perfect tense past participles - mixed, including occasional preceding direct objects. Gap fill format, so some comprehension needed. Would suit good Y9 or Y10 (low intermediate)

English to French advanced level translation. Adapted extract from Nelson Mandela's Long Walk to Freedom. With model answer.

I have been adding model answers to the translation passages on the A-level page. They should all be done in a couple of days. Look out for more A-level translations in the future. This was something which came up in my last user survey.

Please note that I do respond to requests for particular resources, but I cannot guarantee to supply them!

Text and exercises for advanced level. About the Paris city hall using sports halls to house the homeless in cold winter weather. Article, vocabulary, questions in French, gap fill and retranslation into French.

Video listening for beginners based on a video from Imagiers/French with Videos. Easy gapfill. I have reorganised the Y7/primary page to show video listening separately and I am hoping to add more.

Video listening task on food wastage. A-level/adult students. Based on a France 3 TV report. Gap fill and questions in French. In Europe and the USA we waste on average 100kg of food per person per year, it is claimed.