Edexcel GCSE French

Core Vocab List

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Info & Instructions

This is the minimum core vocabulary as specified by the exam board. They use

this vocab as a basis when they set the listening and reading exams. There may

well be words not in this list, but if you are confident with everything in this book

then you are guaranteed to do well in the exams.

Only the French is given in this booklet and it is your job to fill in the English.

You will need a dictionary at least as big as we use in class.

As you are going through the lists, there will be lots of words you know. By all

means write these in if you are 100% sure. Use a pencil throughout so it’s easy

to change things later if needed.

In order to make sure you know all of the words, you will regularly need to spend

time looking through the booklet and preferably get someone else to test you.

This is on top of any learning homeworks or vocab tests your teacher may set

you.

Look after this booklet. Considerable time and effort has gone into printing it and

you will be expected to buy a new one should you lose or deface it.

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Contents

4 Verbs

7 Adjectives

9 Colours & Adverbs

10 Quantities & Connecting Words

11 Time Expressions

12 Days & Months

13 Question Words

14 Other Expressions

15 Other High Frequency Words

16 Countries, Continents & Regions

17 Nationalities & Social Conventions

18 Prepositions

19 Dialogue & Messages

20 TOPIC AREA - Out & About

24 TOPIC AREA - Customer Service & Transactions

26 TOPIC AREA - Personal Information

28 TOPIC AREA - Future Plans, Education & Work

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Verbs

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Adjectives

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Colours Adverbs

10

Quantities Connecting Words

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Time Expressions

12

Days & Months

13

Question Words

14

Other Expressions

15

Other High Frequency Words

16

Countries, Continents & Regions

17

Nationalities Social Conventions

18

Prepositions

19

Dialogues & Messages

20

Out & About

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24

Customer Service & Transactions

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Personal Information

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Future Plans, Education & Work

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