Summer IGCSE Intensive Exam Preparation Programme
This intensive programme covers all five IGCSE topic areas across 14 structured sessions, combining grammar, speaking, listening, reading, and writing in every week.
Five IGCSE Topic Areas. One Intensive Summer.
The programme moves through all five IGCSE themes โ from daily life to the francophone world โ building all four exam skills systematically across 7 progressive weeks.
Week by Week
Each week targets a specific IGCSE topic area and integrates all four exam skills โ so every session builds both language ability and exam technique simultaneously.
Kick off your IGCSE journey with a clear overview of the full exam โ oral, listening, reading, and writing. A targeted diagnostic test pinpoints exactly where each student stands, followed by a focused review of present tense regular and irregular verbs: the grammar foundation the entire programme builds upon.
Listening and reading tasks set in real-life daily routine and school scenarios build comprehension skills from session one. Students then go further โ speaking about a typical day and producing a well-structured written paragraph on their daily routine. Both core IGCSE skills, tackled at once.
Reflexive verbs and expressing likes and dislikes โ two grammar points that appear across multiple IGCSE topics โ fully mastered. Guided speaking practice around "Parle-moi de ton week-end" develops the natural, fluent oral responses that examiners reward with top marks.
Listening and reading tasks rooted in interviews and family life expose students to the exact text types found in the IGCSE comprehension papers. Students then write an informal email to a friend โ practising the register, structure, and vocabulary that consistently score strong marks in the writing component.
The passรฉ composรฉ is essential for IGCSE โ and here it gets fully unpacked: auxiliaries, past participles, agreements, and the key irregular forms. Speaking practice built around "Parle-moi de tes vacances prรฉfรฉrรฉes" sets students up to perform confidently in the oral on one of the exam's most frequently tested themes.
Targeted work with holiday-themed reading and listening texts builds the comprehension strategies needed under real exam conditions. Students then produce a postcard or short blog entry โ a classic IGCSE writing task โ using the vocabulary and tense structures from Session 5 with precision and style.
Describing a town or neighbourhood is a staple of the IGCSE oral and writing papers. Students master prepositions and the structures il y a / il n'y a pas de, then practise speaking about their local area โ building examiner-ready vocabulary for shops, directions, and the environment around them.
Listening and reading tasks on environmental issues develop the comprehension strategies needed under exam pressure. Students then write a description of their ideal town โ integrating environment, weather, and technology vocabulary into coherent, well-argued written French that examiners recognise as high-level work.
The future tense is among the most tested grammar points in IGCSE. Students master both regular and irregular forms, then apply them immediately in a written task: "Mes matiรจres prรฉfรฉrรฉes ร l'รฉcole" โ expressing opinions, ambitions, and future plans across the school and academic future topic (Catรฉgorie C).
Talking about work and future careers is a key IGCSE topic that spans all four skills. Students prepare and deliver an oral description of a real job or their ideal career, supported by focused practice with job adverts and authentic work stories in listening and reading tasks.
The imperfect tense adds the nuance and depth that separates a good IGCSE response from an excellent one. Students learn to contrast past and present experiences with precision, then produce a piece of writing on a work placement or part-time job โ a topic that crosses all four IGCSE skills papers.
A focused, systematic revision of all four core tenses โ present, passรฉ composรฉ, future, and imperfect โ in one powerful session. Guided by an authentic student job experience text, students sharpen reading comprehension strategies and practise the oral summary: a vital technique for the IGCSE speaking paper.
Countries, festivals, and the francophone world โ rich vocabulary for the travel and culture topic is built alongside sharp listening practice using realistic airport and trip-planning conversations. The session culminates in a full oral task: preparing and presenting a travel plan in French under exam-ready conditions.
Students practise combining tenses in sustained narration โ a key skill for confident IGCSE writing โ and produce a written piece on a past or future trip. A rich tour of francophone cultures across the world provides inspiring vocabulary, and the session works just as well as a standalone for anyone stepping in for the first time.
Everything Included in Every Session
Each session combines all four IGCSE skills โ so students make progress across reading, writing, listening, and speaking at the same time.
Book your place in our Summer IGCSE French Intensive โ small groups, expert tutors, all four exam skills every week. Limited spots available.