Y9 French Exam Preparation Material

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Y9 French Exam (1 hour)The Y9 Exam will assess:

• your knowledge and recall of vocabulary• Your translation skills & ability to apply grammar • Your reading comprehension skills• Your ability to write at varying lengths in French

The Y9 Exam will include the following sections:Part 1 (15 minutes)Section 1: Vocabulary (10 marks)Section 2: Translation (10 marks) (Fre-Eng & Eng – Fre) & grammar (15 marks)Part 2 (45 minutes)Section 3: Reading comprehensions – not included in this pack. Section 4: Written compositions

Where you live (key vocab & key verbs) Sports and hobbies (key vocab & key verbs) Family relationships (family members, adjectives, key verbs) Opinions + noun ( e.g J’adore le foot – I love football) Opinions + infinitive ( e.g. J’adore jouer au foot – I love playing football) Adverbs of frequency (e.g sometimes/always/often/ once a week)

The definite & indefinite articles (a, some, the – how to use them) Applying rules about adjectives Connectives Intensifiers (very, quite, really, a bit) Using the negative (ne… pas - how to use it with past & present tenses) Using “depuis” (to say how long you have been doing something for) The present tense The past (Perfect) tense The near Future (je vais + infinitive) The Future Simple ( I will…)

Y9 Revision Topics

Section 1 : Knowledge & recall of vocabulary

1. je m’entends bien avec… _________________

2. parce que _________________

3. Sympa ___________________

4. Le salon ___________________

5. Assez __________________

6. C’est __________________

7. Sévère ________________

8. Au premier étage __________________

9. Pourquoi? ____________________

10. Avec _____________________

11. But _______________

12. The bedroom _____________

13. The garden _______________

14. There is ___________________

15. Funny ___________________

16. In my opinion _______________

17. We ______________

18. Small _______________

19. Downstairs ________________

20. My brother ________________

11-20: write the French 1- 10 : write the English meanings

Section 2 : Part A: Translation (? marks)Translate the following sentences into English:

1. J’habite avec mes parents et ma soeur.

2. Ma mère travaille comme professeur.

3. Le weekend, j’adore faire du shopping.

4. Je joue au foot depuis 5 ans.

5. Le weekend dernier, je suis allé en ville.

Translate the following sentences into French:

3. My father is very strict.

4. At school, I like playing hockey.

5. I always listen to music.

4. I have lived in Gloucester for 2 years.

5. Yesterday, I played football with my friends

Section 2 : Part B: Grammar (15 marks)

Adjectives (5 marks)Make the adjectives agree with the nouns below. Rewrite the adjective in the space provided.If no spelling change is required , show this by copying the adjective as it is written.

1. Les filles (f.pl) sont timide ________________2. La maison ( f. sing) est blanc ________________3. Mes parents (m pl) sont travailleur ________________4. Ma soeur a les cheveux (m. pl) marron _______________ 5. Ma soeur (f.sing) est sportif. ________________

The Definite & Indefinite Articles (5 marks)Complete the blanks with the correct article

1. ______ frère. (m.sing) The2. ______ maison (f. pl) some3. ______ sport (m. sing) a4. ______ pizza. ( f. sing) the 5. ______ textos (m. pl) some

The negative (5 marks)Make the following verbs negative

1. Je déteste2. J’ai3. Je suis4. Je regarde5. J’ai joué

Section A (12 marks)Write 4 sentences in French to describe your house or where you liveInclude at least 2 opinions.

1. ________________________________________________

2. ________________________________________________

3. ________________________________________________

4. ________________________________________________

Section 4: writing in French

I like my house because…

Down stairs,there is….

I don’t like….Upstairs, we have

…

Opinions Reasons Connectives intensifiers SPaG

Section 4 : writing in French (NEJ’s class)Section BYou are writing a blog about what its like being a teenager. Write 40 -60 words. Write 2 paragraphs about the following:Paragraph 1:o Your favourite sports & hobbies Paragraph 2o Your family o What you have done recently at home. (The Past tense)

Checklist give a variety of different opinions to express likes and dislikes give reasons for your preferences. use a variety of verbs Write mainly in the PRESENT tense but include the PAST include longer sentences using connectives to link ideas (e.g. because /but) add detail by using time phrases, sequencing words & adverbs of frequency describe using adjectives and qualifiers include complex structures - Negatives Spelling & punctuation must be good

Section 4 : writing in French (MAK & KAG’s classes)Section BYou are writing a blog about what its like being a teenager. Write 90-150 words. Write at least 3 paragraphs about the following:o Your favourite hobbies o How you get on with your familyo What you have done recently at home. o Activities you will do/are going to do next weekend in Gloucester

Checklist give a variety of different opinions give reasons / justifications use a variety of verbs Use a range of tenses & time frames (past/ present/future) include longer sentences using connectives to link ideas add detail by using time phrases, sequencing words & adverbs of frequency describe using adjectives and qualifiers include complex structures - Negatives Spelling & punctuation must be good

o Your favourite hobbies How you get on with your family

o Activities you will do/are going to do next weekend in Gloucester

Use at least 3 different verbs to describe what you will be doing next weekend. Include details , opinions and reasons (the Future Simple/ the Near Future)

o Your favourite hobbies Write 3 sentences to describe the activities you do. Include details like: what? When? Where? Who with? Your opinions. How long you have been doing it.

o How you get on with your family Write 3 sentences to describe how you get on with at least one family member, include details and reasons & opinions.

o What you have done recently at home. (Use at least 3 different verbs to describe activities that you did recently, include opinions & reasons) Past (Perfect)Tense

Key Verbs INFINITIVE PAST PRESENT FUTURE Simple (I will)

& Near Future(I’m going to …)

HABITER (to live)JOUER (to play)FAIRE (to do)REGARDER (to watch)ECOUTER (to listen)MANGER (to eat)DÎNER (to have dinner)TRAVAILLER (to work)ALLER (to go)SORTIR (to go out)

J’ai habitéJ’ai jouéJ’ai faitJ’ai regardéJ’ai écoutéJ’ai mangéJ’ai dînéJ’ai travailléJe suis allé(e)Je suis sorti(e)

J’habiteJe joueJe faisJe regardeJ’écouteJe mangeJe dîneJe travailleJe vaisJe sors

J’habiterai / Je vais habiterJe jouerai / Je vais jouerJe ferai / Je vais faireJe regarderai / Je vais regarderJ’écouterai / Je vais écouterJe mangerai / Je vais mangerJe dînerai / Je vais dînerJe travaillerai / Je vais travaillerJ’irai / Je vais allerJe sortirai / Je vais sortir

J’ai = I have nous avons = we haveIl y a = there is /there are Il y aura = there will be… Il y avait = there was/wereC’est = It’s Ce sera = it will be C’était = it was

Marks Description

0 • No rewardable material

1-3 • Communicates LIMITED INFORMATION• Expresses SIMPLE thoughts and OPINIONS• GENERALLY UNDERSTANDABLE but with major errors that affect communication of main points.

4-6 • Communicates information RELEVANT to the topic, with SOME DETAIL• Expresses thoughts & OPINIONS with JUSTIFICATION (reasons), with SOME DEVELOPMENT• GENERALLY ACCURATE, with occasional minor or even the odd major impairment in communication

7-9 • Communicates DETAILED INFORMATION relevant to the topic• FREQUENTLY expresses, JUSTIFIES and DEVELOPS A RANGE of thoughts and OPINIONS.• MAINLY accurate with hardly any impairment of communication

10-12 • Communicates ALL PARTS OF THE TASK and DETAILED information RELEVANT to the topic• CONSISTENTLY ( throughout) expresses, JUSTIFIES and DEVELOPS a WIDE RANGE of thoughts and OPINIONS• CONSISTENTLY accurate so that FULL communication is achieved

Communication & Content

Marks Description

0 • No rewardable material

1-2 • Uses very BASIC Key stage 3 vocabulary & very basic grammatical structures, often REPETITIVE• OCCASIONALLY ACCURATE but with MANY BASIC ERRORS• Any use of different tenses & time frames, which refer to PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE events, is with LIMITED SUCCESS

3-4 • Uses FAMILIAR & PREDICTABLE Key stage 3 vocabulary & grammatical structures• FAIRLY ACCURATE overall but with SOME BASIC ERRORS• Uses tenses & time frames to refer to PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE events with SOME SUCCESS

5-6 • Uses a RANGE of Key Stage 3 vocabulary & grammatical structures• GENERALLY ACCURATE with occasional errors when attempting more complex sentences• Uses tenses & time frames to refer to PAST, PRESENT and FUTURE events with FREQUENT SUCCESS

7-8 • Uses a WIDE RANGE of key stage 3 vocabulary & grammatical structures• VERY ACCURATE, including longer more complex sentences, with only isolated errors• Uses a VARIETY of tenses & time frames to refer to PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE events with CONSISTENT success

My Marks

Score 17-20

15-16

13-14

12 11 10 9 8 5-7

Level 7.7-7.9

7.4 -7.6

7 – 7.3

6.7-6.9

6.4 – 6.6

6 – 6.3

5.7 – 5.9

5.4 – 5.6

5 – 5.3

GCSE grade

B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D-

The table below gives you an indication of what your performance would be worth at GCSE using only some key words as prompts.

WWW? EBI? What would have the biggest impact on your marks if you did this again?

Key Stage 3 GrammarSome Key Stage 3 Grammatical structures.

• Genders of nouns are correct ( le/le/l’ /les ) (un/une /des)• Plurals are formed correctly• Correct position & agreement of adjectives• Opinion + Definite article + noun (e.g. J’adore le rugby)• Opinion + infinitive phrase ( e.g. J’aime jouer au foot) • The Negative ( ne …pas)• Connectives & linking words• Sequencing words & time phrases & expressions of frequency• Qualifiers/intensifiers• Il y a - there is / there are• Present tense of REGULAR –ER / -IR / -RE verbs• Present tense of IRREGULAR VERBS – AVOIR / ETRE/ALLER/FAIRE• Past tense with AVOIR & ETRE (The Perfect Tense)• Near Future ( aller + INFINITIVE ) E.G. Je vais jouer au golf -I’m going to play golf• Present tense + DEPUIS + length of time (e.g. Je joue au foot depuis 6 ans ) • The Simple Future ( Subject + infinitive + Avoir endings) e.g. Je jouerai… I will play• Avoir l’intention de + infinitive (e.g. J’ai l’intention de faire de la natation – I intend to…)• Je peux + infinitive (I am able to …. (I can …) • je veux + infinitive (I want to…) • Je dois + infinitive ( I have to (must) ) e.g. Je dois faire mes devoirs – I must do my homework• Direct object pronoun ( Je l’aime / je le déteste / j’y joue /j’en fais/ elle m’écoute)• The comparative ( plus …. que… / moins…que…) e.g. je suis plus sportif que mon ami