NCEA L1 French case studies
NCEA L1 French · Put your knowledge to work in context.
NCEA Level 1 French is the first year of the New Zealand senior secondary qualification in French, offered through NZQA. It is built around four language modes: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The subject sits within the Learning Languages area of the New Zealand Curriculum, and the official subject page describes it simply as the study of listening, speaking, reading and writing in the French language. It suits Year 11 learners who have studied French in Years 9 and 10 and want to build confidence in everyday communication, or who want a language alongside other Level 1 subjects. The NCEA L1 French case studies are 5 cases and about 3,173 words.
1The Host Family Voicemail
You are three weeks into a school exchange in Lyon. Your host mother, Mme Bertrand, leaves a message on the family landline while you are at school.
612 words, about 3 min2Ordering with an Allergy in a Bordeaux Café
Role-play: a 90-second interaction in a café in Bordeaux. Your teacher plays the waiter and speaks at normal speed.
642 words, about 3 min3Two Texts, One Saturday
Two texts appear on the same page of a reading task. Text A, a school notice: « Sortie au musée des Confluences, samedi 14 mars.
610 words, about 3 min4One Problem, Two Registers
You must write two short messages in French about the same problem. The first is an email to Mme Roche, the teacher organising the museum trip; the second is a text to your friend Sami.
654 words, about 3 min5Sixty Seconds, Then Questions
You give a 60-second talk in French to your class about last weekend, using three bullet points on the board and no written script: « samedi - marché avec ma sœur »; « dimanche - match de foot, pluie »; « soir - série ». Two classmates then ask questions: « Tu as gagné ?
655 words, about 3 min