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French for Common Entrance 13+ Revision Guide –
Chapter 3: Family, friends and pets
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Exercise 7.3
Au téléphone
Listen to the audio track and then answer thequestions in English.
1
Where is Sylvie?
2
Whatdoeshermother say aboutwhen shewillbeback?
3
Whatmessagedoes Julien leave forher?
4
When can Sylvie ringhim?
5
Whywillhebe athome at that time?
Exercise 7.4
Une Française à Londres
Listen to the audio track and then answer thequestions in English.
1
What is the girl’sfirstquestion?
2
Whatdoes theboynot know?
3
Whatdoeshe know?
4
Give theprecisedirections that theboy givesher.
Exercise 7.5
Au restaurant
Listen to the audio track and then answer thequestions in English.
1
Whatdoes the girl say she is about todo?
2
Whatdo theydiscuss andwhat is theoutcome?
Exercise 7.6
On choisit un cadeau
Listen to the audio track and then answer thequestions in English.
1
Whyhas theboy come into the shop?
2
What is thefirst itemhe looks at?
3
Whydoesheparticularly like it?
4
Howmuch is it?
5
Why is it so expensive?
6
Howmuchdoeshepay for the itemhefinally chooses?
Track43
Track44
Track45
Track46
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How the exam operates
Instructions will be given in English. There will be 25 questions on a number of short
passages, arranged in 5 sections. There will be several exercises of differing lengths,
covering a range of different approaches to the development of reading skills, for
example gap-filling, multiple choice, matching headlines to texts, matching pictures
to descriptions, matching two halves of a sentence, matching questions and answers,
matching people and opinions, choosing a number of correct answers.
Exercise 8.1
Michel is talking about a typicalday.Copy thepassage and choose aword from the
optionsbelow tofill each gap,as in the example:
Je
m’appelle
Michel. J’ai treizeans.
fort maison prof m’appelle anglais latin forte
travailler route voiture mange suis sciences
matin vélo fenêtre
Bon,normalement, le
jevaisà l’écoleen
avecpapa. Il
conduitassezvite. Ilabeaucoupde
à faire,etonquitte toujours la
en retard.Aucollègecetteannée je suisen sixième,donconadeux
heuresd’
par semaine.
Moi j’aimeça,car je suis
en langues.Lemardionacinqcours,
dontmaths,chimie,anglais,
ethistoire-géo.
On
assezbienà lacantine, ilya toujoursquelquechoseque
j’aimeetonpeutchoisir.Mon
de latinest trèsaimable,mais je
n’aimepasmonprofdemusique: ilnous fait
!
Exercise 8.2
Read the following text,and answer thequestions that follow.
Marianne
EnFrancepresque tous lesécoliers sontexternes. Ilsarriventà
l’école lematin,et rentrentà lamaison tous les soirs.Moi, je suisdonc
exceptionnelle! Je suispensionnaireparcequemonpèreestmilitaire,
alorsnouschangeonsdedomicile tous lesdeuxans.Quandmonpère
revientaprèsuneabsencedequelquesmois,on fête sonarrivée!
Magali
Aucollège, je suisunpeu triste leweek-end,carnousne sommespas
nombreusesdans lepensionnat,mais les surveillantesqui restentpour
nousgarder sont trèsgentilles.Onn’apas ledroitde sortirenville le
week-end,maison s’amuseassezbienentrenous.
3
Reading
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3
Family, friends and pets
3.1
Meeting people
People
lesgens
(m.)
people
lesados
teenagers
lapersonne
person
l’enfant
(m.and f.) child
troispersonnes
threepeople
le/lacamarade
friend
l’homme
(m.)
man
l’ami(e)
friend
lemonsieur
gentleman
lecopain
friend (m.)
ladame
lady
lacopine
friend (f.)
la femme
woman,wife
lecorrespondant
penfriend (m.)
un(e)adolescent(e)
teenager
lacorrespondante
penfriend (f.)
Some useful verbs
rencontrer
tomeet
se rencontrer
tomeetupwithone another
se retrouver
tomeetupwithone another
s’amuser
tohave fun,enjoyoneself
s’entendreavec…
to getonwith someone
Useful phrases for greeting people
Bonjour*
Hello,goodmorning,good afternoon
Bonsoir*
Good evening
Bonnenuit
Goodnight
Salut
Hi/Cheerio
Allô
Hello (onlywhen answering the telephone)
Au revoir
Goodbye
Bonne journée
Have a goodday
Bonne soirée
Have a good evening
Àbientôt
See you soon
*Note that ifyoumeet
amanor ladyyouwill
probably just say ‘Good
morning’or ‘Hello’,but
in French you should
say
BonjourMonsieur
or
BonjourMadame
.
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Useful phrases for introductions
Useful phrases for arranging to meet friends
Je teprésentema famille
May I introducemy family (informal)
Jevousprésentema famille
May I introducemy family (formal)
Enchanté(e)
Pleased tomeetyou
Voicimonchien
This ismydog
Comment t’appelles-tu?
What’syourname?
Jem’appelle…
I’m called…
Comment s’appelle-t-il/elle?
What’shis/hername?
Il/elle s’appelle…
He/She is called…
Commentallez-vous?
How are you? (formal)
Jevaisbienmerci
I’mwell thank you
Çava?
How are you? (informal)
Çava
I’mfine
Et toi?
What about you?
Rendez-vousoù?
Where shallwemeet?
Rendez-vousau stade
Let’smeet at the stadium
Rendez-vousà lapiscine
Let’smeet at the swimmingpool
Rendez-vousdevant lagare
Let’smeetoutside the station
àdemain
see you tomorrow
àdimanche
see youon Sunday
Exam-stylequestions
Try these sample exam-stylequestions for yourself.Answers are given at theback
of thebook.
Speaking
Role-playpractice
Lookat the sectionon theSpeakingpaper in the Introduction forhelpwith role-plays.
3.1
Yourpenfriend’s family come to visityou.Try to say the following in French:
(a)
Sayhello to yourpenfriend’sparents.
(b)
Ask themhow they are.
(c)
Tell them that you arewell.
(d)
Say that youwould like to introduce your family.
(e)
Introduce your cat.
3.2
Your friend Julie calls youonyourmobile.Try to say the following in French:
(a)
Sayhello.
(b)
Say you arefine and askhow she is.
(c)
Your friend asks tomeetup so askwhere.
(d)
Disagree and suggest youmeet in frontof the railway station.
(e)
Say that youwill seeher tomorrow.
(f)
Wishher goodnight.
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Girl
Non, jenecroispas. Il faut laisserunpourboire.
Boy
Tuasde lamonnaie?
Girl
Attends, jevaisvoir.
Boy
Oh regarde!C’estmarqué «servicecompris».
Girl
Tantmieux.
1
Thegirl isabout toask for thebill.
2
Theydiscusswhetherservice is included in thebill.Theyfind that it is.
Exercise 7.6
On choisit un cadeau
Girl
Jepeuxvousaider?
Boy
Oui, jechercheuncadeaupourmamèr .
Girl
Qu’est-cequevousvoulez luioffrir?
Boy
Jene saispas. Jen’aipasbeaucoupd’argent.
Girl
Un foulardpeut-être?
Boy
Jepeuxvoir le foulardbleu là-bas?
Girl
Oui,bien sûr. Ilest joli,n’est-cepas?
Boy
Oui,etenplusmamèreadore lebleu.C’estcombien?
Girl
Cinquanteeuros.C’esten soie.
Boy
C’estunpeucher.Vousavezquelquechosedemoischer?
Girl
Celui-cipeut-être? Ilcoûtevingt-cinqeuros.
Boy
Parfait. Je leprends.
1
Theboy is looking forapresent forhismother.
2
Theboyfirst looksatabluescarf.
3
Hismother lovesblue.
4
Thescarfcosts50euros.
5
It isexpensivebecause it ismadeofsilk.
6
Theboypays25euros foranotherscarf.
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The following are the answers for each exercise. Candidates are awarded one mark for each correct answer.
Exercise 8.1
Bon,normalement, le
matin
jevaisà l’écoleen
voiture
avecpapa. Ilconduitassezvite. Ila
beaucoupde
route
à faire,etonquitte toujours la
maison
en retard.Aucollègecetteannée je
suisen sixième,donconadeuxheuresd’
anglais
par semaine.
Moi j’aimeça,car je suis
fort
en langues.Lemardionacinqcours,dontmaths,chimie,
anglais,
latin
ethistoire-géo.
On
mange
assezbienà lacantine,ilya toujoursquelquechoseque j’aimeetonpeutchoisir.
Mon
prof
de latinest trèsaimable,mais jen’aimepasmonprofdemusique:ilnous fait
travailler
!
Exercise 8.2
1
Patrick
2
Stéphane
3
Patrick
4
Magali
5
Marianne
6
Marianne
7
Patrick
8
Patrick
9
Magali
10
Stéphane
Exercise 8.3
1
(d)
2
(a)
3
(b)
4
(f)
5
(e)
Exercise 8.4
D’habitude,je
passe
leweek-endà fairedesactivitéssportivesenpleinair.Quand il faitbeau,je
déteste
rester
à l
’intérieur.Jejoue
souvent
avecmesdeux
petits
frères,quiontsixetquatreans.
S’ilpleuton faitdes
jeux
de sociétéouon regardeunDVDdans le
salon
. Je suis fanatiquede
dessinsanimés:monpèremeditque je suis toujoursunbébémaisçam’estégal!
Quelquefois j’aidemamèreàpréparer ledéjeuner.Ellene refuse
jamais
uncoupdemain,
parcequ’ilya toujoursbeaucoupde
monde
à table ledimanche.Mescousinshabitent tout
près
et ilsviennentmangercheznous.Onvachez
eux
le samedi soir.
3
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