2026/2027 AQA GCSE FRENCH 8658/SF Paper 2 Speaking Candidate’s material + Teacher’s + Mark Scheme

June 2026
Candidate’s material – Photo card
To be conducted by the teacher-examiner between 2 April and 17 May 2026
Time allowed: 7–9 minutes (+ 12 minutes’ supervised preparation time)
Instructions
You must not use a dictionary at any time.
• Supervised preparation time (12 minutes)
o Prepare the Role-play and this Photo card.
o You may make notes on an Additional Answer Sheet, but you must not write on the cards.
o You may refer to your notes during the Role-play and Photo card tasks.
• The test (between 7 and 9 minutes)
o Your first task is the Role-play (approximately 2 minutes).
o Your second task is the Photo card (maximum 2 minutes).
o After these two tasks, you must hand both cards and any notes you made to the
teacher-examiner.
o The final task is the General Conversation (approximately 3–5 minutes) based on your chosen
Theme and the Theme which has not been covered on the Photo card.
o Remember: You must ask the teacher-examiner a question during the General Conversation.