Leaving Cert French oral, 2027
25% at Higher Level, 20% at Ordinary. Marked out of 100.
Provisional dates: Saturday 20 March to Thursday 25 March 2027. About 12 minutes. Facts on this page come from the State Examinations Commission; see the sources at the end.
Sections, in order
| Section | Time | Marks | How Spake practises it |
|---|---|---|---|
| General conversation · Conversation générale | 10 min | — | Full AI conversation on original topic banks, with follow-up questions. |
| Your document · Le document (optional) | 2 min | — | You type the title and three lines about your document. The examiner asks about it. |
What the examiner marks
| Area | Marks |
|---|---|
| Communication | 30 |
| Structures | 30 |
| Vocabulary | 20 |
| Pronunciation | 20 |
Topics students practise in Spake
Original question banks written for Spake and checked by a teacher. These are not the exam board’s questions.
Ma vie quotidienne · set topic 2027Ma ville, mon quartier, ma région · set topic 2027L'avenir · set topic 2027Ma familleMes amisMa maisonMon lycéeLes matièresLes passe-tempsLe sportLa musique et le cinémaLa lectureLe week-endLes vacancesLe petit boulot et l'argentLes langues et la FranceLa technologie et les réseaux sociauxL'environnementLes jeunes et la sociétéLa nourriture et la santé
What Spake cannot do yet
- The marking split of 30, 30, 20 and 20 comes from the 2010 Chief Examiner report and is being confirmed with a practising examiner.
- Pronunciation is checked on one answer per session, not every answer.