Cambridge IGCSE French - First Language 0501 — 2025 May/June Paper 2 · Variant 0
0501/20/M/J/25 · 50 marks · ≈56 min
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Question paper, page 1
Cambridge IGCSE™ 0501/02 FIRST LANGUAGE FRENCH May/June 2025 Paper 2 Writing 2 hours You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS • Answer two questions, one from Section A and one from Section B. • Use a black or dark blue pen. Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. • Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. • Write your answer to each question in the space provided. • Do not write on any bar codes. • Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION • The total mark for this paper is 50. • Each question is worth 25 marks. INSTRUCTIONS • Répondez à deux questions : choisissez une question de la Section A et une question de la Section B. • Utilisez un stylo noir ou bleu foncé. N’utilisez ni stylo effaçable, ni liquide correcteur. • Écrivez votre nom, le numéro de votre centre et votre numéro de candidat dans les cases situées en haut de cette page. • Écrivez votre réponse à chaque question dans l’espace prévu à cet effet. • N’écrivez pas sur les codes-barres. • Les dictionnaires ne sont pas permis. RENSEIGNEMENTS • Le nombre maximum de points pour cette épreuve est 50. • Chaque question vaut 25 points. This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over 06_0501_02_2025_1.6 © UCLES 2025 *0160061339* , , * 0000800000001 * ¬Wz> 4mHuOªE]|5W ¬~|UªyXzo7c5c ¥U¥Uuu U¥¥ E¥5U
Question paper, page 2
Écrivez deux rédactions de 350 à 450 mots chacune. Choisissez une question de la Section A et une question de la Section B. La Section B est à la page 7. Section A: Discussion et Argument SOIT Discussion « Les petits gestes quotidiens ne sont pas suffisants pour sauvegarder notre environnement. » Discutez. 1 OU Argument « Le travail est important pour être heureux. » Êtes-vous d’accord ? 2 Écrivez ici le numéro de la question que vous avez choisie (1 ou 2) : … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 06_0501_02_2025_1.6 © UCLES 2025 2 * 0000800000002 * , , ĬÕú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊàú·þ× ĬþğûØĞćďßćĉÜě¿ßěĈĂ ĥąõÕµĕŵÕåÅÅÅÕąõµÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN
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Section B: Description et Narration SOIT Description Vous faites une expédition dans la jungle. Décrivez ce qui vous entoure, vos sensations, vos émotions, etc. 3 OU Narration « Comment peux-tu m’accuser d’une telle chose ? » Incorporez cette phrase dans une courte histoire. 4 Écrivez ici le numéro de la question que vous avez choisie (3 ou 4) : … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … [Turn over 06_0501_02_2025_1.6 © UCLES 2025 7 * 0000800000007 * , , ĬÛú¾Ġ´íÈõÏĪÅĊßú¶þ× ĬþğùÓĬđĤåüþğýģ¼ãðĂ ĥĥõĕµÕåÕĥĕÅÅŵĥõĥÕ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN DO NOT WRITE IN THIS MARGIN
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What you needed in this session
Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2025 May/June, Paper 2 · Variant 0. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.