Worked example · MFL: French · Year 10
DCF: Data and computational thinking → Data and information literacy
A secure Year 10 response and a full answer key, annotated so you can see which success criterion each part meets. Key figures for Step 3: active travel 27.5% in 2023 and 38.0% in 2025; public transport 40.0% then 36.0%; car 32.5% then 26.0%. The “quarter” claim is right (25.0%); the “half” claim is wrong (35.0%). 27.0% of pupils travel for more than 20 minutes. Show this after pupils have tried the tasks themselves.
| French | English |
|---|---|
| à pied | on foot |
| à vélo | by bike |
| le trajet | the journey |
| de plus en plus | more and more |
| la moitié | half |
| un quart | a quarter |
| la campagne | the countryside |
| le transport le plus populaire | the most popular way to travel |
| moins de pollution | less pollution |
| la santé | health |
la moitié and un quart matter most: they are the words the blog’s two claims depend on. Evidences criterion 1.
(a) 450 pupils in the school; 400 answered in 2025.
(b) A new cycle path between the town centre and the school, and a covered bike shed at the school.
(c) Her mother used to drive her. She prefers her bike because it is quicker than the bus and it is good for her health. (She also rides with her friends.)
(d) He has no choice: he lives in the countryside, 15 km from the school. The bus leaves at 07:10 and the journey takes 40 minutes.
(e) A car-free day on Friday 27 June.
(f) Hugo: there is no cycle path in his village, so the new path does not help pupils who live outside the town; he still takes the bus. Mme Lefèvre: not every pupil answered (50 of the 450 did not), so the results may not represent the whole school.
Every answer gives the full detail the French contains: both changes in (b), both reasons in (c), time and length in (d). Part (f) draws a conclusion rather than just translating. Evidences criterion 1.
(a)
| Group | 2023 pupils | 2023 % | 2025 pupils | 2025 % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active travel | 72 + 18 + 9 = 99 | 99 ÷ 360 = 27.5% | 104 + 36 + 12 = 152 | 152 ÷ 400 = 38.0% |
| Public transport | 126 + 18 = 144 | 144 ÷ 360 = 40.0% | 128 + 16 = 144 | 144 ÷ 400 = 36.0% |
| Car | 117 | 117 ÷ 360 = 32.5% | 104 | 104 ÷ 400 = 26.0% |
| Total | 360 | 100% | 400 | 100% |
(b) The 2023 claim is right: 72 + 18 = 90 pupils came on foot or by bike, and 90 ÷ 360 = 25.0%, exactly a quarter. The 2025 claim is wrong: 104 + 36 = 140 pupils, and 140 ÷ 400 = 35.0%, which is about a third, not half. Half would be 200 pupils. Even with the scooters added, it is only 152 pupils, 38.0%.
(c) Yes, its share went down, from 40.0% to 36.0%, even though the number stayed at 144. That is because more pupils answered in 2025 (400, not 360). When the totals are different, the raw numbers cannot be compared fairly; percentages show each group as a share of the same whole, 100%.
(d) 76 + 32 = 108 pupils; 108 ÷ 400 = 27.0%. Tom’s journey is 40 minutes, so he is in « plus de 30 minutes ».
(e) Between 2023 and 2025, active travel rose from 27.5% to 38.0% of the pupils who answered, while travel by car fell from 32.5% to 26.0%.
Grouping turns six small categories into three that answer the committee’s question. Working is shown for every figure. Part (b) finds that the headline figure on the blog is not supported by its own table, and part (c) explains why numbers of pupils mislead when totals differ. Evidences criteria 2, 3 and 4.
Sentence 2 keeps the imperfect tense (“used to take”, not “took”). Sentence 1 is natural English (“more and more pupils”), not word for word. collège is “school”, not “college”. Evidences criterion 6.
1. Comment viens-tu au collège ? (Coche une seule case : le transport pour la plus grande partie du trajet.)
☐ à pied ☐ à vélo ☐ en bus ☐ en train ☐ en voiture ☐ autre
2. Ton trajet dure combien de temps ?
☐ moins de 10 minutes ☐ de 10 à 20 minutes ☐ de 21 à 30 minutes ☐ plus de 30 minutes
3. Pourquoi ?
☐ c’est rapide ☐ c’est bon pour la santé ☐ c’est bon pour l’environnement ☐ je n’ai pas le choix ☐ autre
4. Est-ce que tu voudrais venir au collège à pied ou à vélo ?
☐ oui ☐ non ☐ je ne sais pas
Je pense que la majorité des élèves de ma classe viennent au collège en bus, parce que beaucoup d’élèves habitent loin. Un quart des élèves viennent à pied, parce que c’est gratuit et bon pour la santé. Il y a plus d’élèves en voiture qu’à vélo, parce qu’il n’y a pas de piste cyclable près de mon collège.
Question 2 copies the French school’s time groups, so the two schools’ results can be compared directly. The boxes do not overlap: a common mistake is “0 to 10 minutes” and “10 to 20 minutes”, where a 10-minute journey fits both. “Tick one box” stops a pupil who takes a bus and then walks from being counted twice, and autre makes sure everyone fits. There is no name or address question. The three sentences use la majorité, un quart, plus de … que and a reason every time. Evidences criterion 5.