Yr 9 French Exam Information

2014
C. Lopez & F.Creak
2014
Yr 9 French Exam Information

Yr 9 French Exam Information
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Structure
The semester 1 year 9 French exam will take place in week 3 of term 2.
The exam consists of 5 sections which will be completed in two stages:
1. The written parts (reading comprehension, grammar and writing sections) will take
place during the exam period in week 3
2. The Oral (poem – Berthe Mouchette competition) and listening sections will be done in
class after the exam in week 4 on the following dates:
Madame Lopez
 9B1- Monday 12th May
 9C1X- Tuesday 13th May
Madame Creak
 9A1- Monday 12th May (Listening), Friday 16th May (Oral)
 9 C1Y- Tuesday 13th May
Each section is worth 20%.
Overview of the exam and content to revise
 The main focus on the examination will be on the grammar and vocabulary studied this
semester.
 Remember, that language learning is cumulative we will assume that you have retained your
knowledge of grammar and vocabulary from the past years.
For grammar -refer to the following pages in Tricolore Totale 3.
Present tense
 Regular verbs –er, -ir and –re p 8, p 149 (12.4)
 Irregular verbs : être, avoir, aller, prendre, faire. p 12, p155-158
 Reflexive verbs –se reveiller etc. P 16, p 152 (13.1, 13.2)
Passé composé with avoir. P 27, p149 (12.6)
 Regular verbs –er, ir, and –re
 Irregular- etre, avoir, prendre, faire
The negative form (ne…pas) P 148 (10.1)
Asking questions P 149 (11.1, 11.2)

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Adjectives P 12, p 143 (3.1, 3.2)
 Agreements: Singular/plural, masculine/feminine
 Regular/irregular
 Word order
Prepositions- used with countries and towns P 148, (8.5)
For vocabulary, refer to page 19 and page 35 (except the section on “Travel by Metro”)
For a range of activities to help you prepare for the examination, you can also use:
 http://www.lepointdufle.net
 www.languagesonline.org.uk See list below
 http://www.laits.utexas.edu/tex/gr/index.html
 The revision check list that was emailed to you for the Unit 1 test.
AND…
Don’t forget that LOTE help is on every Monday

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Année 9 Révision en ligne pour l’examen de mai 2014
GRAMMAIRE
Allez sur le site internet : www.languagesonline.org.uk
You can click on the activities below for a link to the site
 Français
Grammar
Grammar Units
 The Present Tense
Regular Verbs Explanation
Irregular Verbs Lists
1. Regular -ER Verbs
2. Regular -RE Verbs
3. Regular -IR Verbs
4. Prendre, Comprendre, Apprendre
7. Aller, Venir (NOT Venir – We haven’t done this verb yet)
8. Faire
9. Avoir, Etre
10. Other Irregular verbs
 -ER Verbs for Beginners
1. JOUER (Match up)
2. Tu joues au tennis? (Match sentence halves)
3. JOUER (Gap fill)
4. ECOUTER ? REGARDER (Gap fill)
5. Vous aimez le Sport? (Gap fill)
6. Quel verbe? (Multi-choice)
7. Verb Buster (Gap fill)
8. Samedi (Reading Comprehension – order infinitives)
9. Samedi (Text reconstruction)
10. Verbes, Verbes, Verbes (Word ordering)
11. J'adore les verbes! (Crossword)

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 Reflexive Verbs
1. Reflexive Verbs Grammar Explanation
2. Reflexive Pronouns (match pronouns to subject)
3. Reflexive Verbs 1 (match pronouns andverbs to subject)
4. Reflexive Verbs 2 (match pronouns andverbs to subject)
5. Reflexive Verbs 3 (match sentence so subject)
6. Lundi Matin! (pronoun gap fill exercise)
7. Lundi Matin Encore! (pronoun and verb gap fill exercise)
8. Les Relations Familiales (pronoun and verb gap fill exercise)
9. Reflexive Verbs in the Infinitive (pronoun and verb gap fill exercise)
(NOT 10, 11 or 12)
 The Perfect Tense for Beginners
1. Passé Composé 1 (Jouer - Match up)
2. Passé Composé 2 (Finir - Match up)
3. Passé Composé 3 (Vendre - Match up)
4. Hier Soir chez nous (Gap fill -ER Verbs)
5. Le Weekend Dernier (Gap fill -ER Verbs)
6. Dimanche Après-Midi (Gap fill -ER Verbs)
7. -RE and -IR Verbs (Gap fill)
8. Le Passé Composé (Match up)
9. Le Passé Composé (Crossword)
 Various Grammar Points
1. Adjectives 1
2. Adjectives 2
3. Time Phrases 1
4. Time Phrases 2
5. Negatives
6. Du, De la, Des etc 1
7. Du, De la, Des etc 2
8. Question Words 1
9. Question Words 2