Tête-à-Tête
Tête-à-Tête follows the Edexcel GCSE French (1FR1) speaking structure. Reading Aloud with two follow-up questions, Role Play with optional unprepared question, and Picture-based discussion with broader conversation on the theme. Speak French out loud, the AI replies in French, and every answer is scored as you speak, with each part marked the way Edexcel marks it and an estimated GCSE grade.
Edexcel French (1FR1) — Foundation & Higher Tier
Free • No credit card needed • Works on any device
Practise every component with a realistic AI examiner that scores you the way the real thing does.
Read a short French passage aloud, then answer two questions about it. Trains pronunciation and comprehension under exam pressure.
A real-life scenario in French — bullet-point prompts, plus the chance of an unprepared question. The AI examiner responds in role.
Describe a picture in French, then a wider conversation on the same theme. The AI asks follow-up questions on what you say.
Most GCSE prep tools are text-based — you tap, you reply. Tête-à-Tête is different. You actually speak French, out loud, and the AI examiner listens, responds in French, and scores you in real time. Just like sitting your real speaking exam.
The AI examiner scores every answer as you speak. Role plays are marked task by task and reading aloud phase by phase, the way the boards mark them; photo card and conversation answers are scored on six skills: pronunciation, grammar, vocabulary, fluency, interaction and confidence. Everything is calibrated to GCSE, not to native speakers, and your scores convert to an estimated GCSE grade so you can see how you're tracking.
Sit a full timed mock French speaking exam — the board's preparation time, every part in your board's order, exam conditions. No coaching, no help. Finish with estimated marks on your board's own official mark scheme, part by part, and the GCSE grade they point to, so you know exactly where the marks are being won and lost.
Use Tête-à-Tête in your browser at tete-a-tete.ai — no download needed — or grab the iOS app from the App Store, or the Android app from Google Play.
Quick answers about GCSE French speaking practice with Tête-à-Tête.
More GCSE speaking practice resources from Tête-à-Tête.
All three boards — overview of GCSE French speaking practice with Tête-à-Tête.
AQA's Role Play → Reading Aloud → Photo Card sequence.
Cambridge IGCSE 0520 — Role Play + 2× Topic Conversation. No photo card.
Same Edexcel format, in Spanish (1SP1).
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