CE French Revision Guide VOCAB + EXAM TIPS

Name:.. CE French Revision Guide VOCAB + EXAM TIPS In relation to the CE syllabus M Hempsted and Mme Chevalley

Introduction: Bienvenue to your CE revision guide for French. This will help and support you through your CE French exams starting in the Summer exams of Year 7 and ending with the actual exams in Summer of Year 8. This guide is meant to accompany work you have done in class as well as the revision guide that you purchased. As everyone s needs are unique to them, we are giving you a general guide here and you are expected to dip in and out of all the resources that are your disposal, to best suit your requirements. What is in the CE French exam? SPEAKING [25% 5-6 minutes] This is split into 3 parts :- A role play this will be given to you on the day and comprises of a short conversation between you and your teacher. You will prepare answers to specific questions in your preparation time with a dictionary. Communication is key here don t get too bogged down with saying exactly what is on the sheet. There are 6 questions (1 being unpredictable and requiring you to think on your feet) and you will be awarded 1 mark for each correct one plus a possible 3 marks based on the quality of your language. Possible 9 marks in total up for grabs. Prepared topic this is a text that you will have prepared in your French classes. Your teacher will ask you 4 questions to which you will respond with your answers. You will be judged on Content (what you say), Accuracy (how well you have used the language

and finally on Quality of Language (have you used a variety of vocab and tenses.) Unprepared topic the topic will also be given to you in the 10-minute preparation time and it will not be related to your chosen prepared topic. They will be one of the following: Personal description, Family, Friends & Pets. House, Home, Daily routine and Chores. Life and work at School. Free time and Holiday activities. READING [25% 30 minutes] This is made up of 25 questions on several short passages and exercises. They cover a range of reading comprehension skills such as gap-fill, multiple choice, matching pictures to descriptions, choosing true and false statements. In most of the sections, you are to write in French (don t worry communication is key here again, no need to worry too much about accuracy). One of the sections you will be asked to write in English. WRITING [25% 30 minutes] This is split into 2 sections. In the first one you will be presented with 5 picture stimuli and you must write a sentence relating to it in some way. To access those higher grades think outside the box and use a variety of vocab, tenses and adjectives SHOW OFF. Avoid simply describing what the picture depicts. The second section is where you must write a letter to a pen-friend and it must include at least 4 of the 5 bullet points. These bullet points will be in simple French. Your task is to somehow formulate a story and write about it in your letter.

There is a word limit set of between 80-130 words. It is important to show off everything that you know here. Don t focus too much on writing an amazing story mention and elaborate on those points. If you can, cover 5 points as it will give you a safety net for an occasion where you might have messed up one of the points. LISTENING [25% 20 minutes] This is based on recorded material and you are being tested on your ability to pick out key information and not to be fooled by some red-herrings (traps) they have put in there. Be calm and tune in your ear. Exercises include multiple choice, true or false, box-ticking, matching the recording with visual or verbal options and completing sentences. You will by now be familiar with the topics covered throughout the CE Syllabus you will have seen them many times over your time studying French. This revision guide will of course help you revisit them all, but it can also be used alongside your actual Revision Guides so do not forget to use them! Remember that any exam is your chance to show off what you can do. It is a snapshot of your ability so you need to show the examiner exactly what you are capable of. Learning a few set sentences is a good way to start, adapting and manipulating these to other situations will gain you those higher marks and a sure-fire way to make sure you get the best mark possible. Please come and see us if you have any problems, want more advice or if you want to show us what you have done to make sure you are on the right track. Bon Courage!

Speaking ROLEPLAY RULE SHEET à quelle heure "...A QUELLE HEURE" is used to ask at what time something is happening. When you are learning how to use A QUELLE HEURE, it is easiest if you put it right at the end of the sentence Combien "COMBIEN" usually means "HOW MUCH?" or "HOW MANY" When you are learning how to use COMBIEN, it is easiest if you put COMBIEN immediately after the verb. Comment COMMENT has the following meanings, depending on the sentence "WHAT" (as in "WHAT is your name) "WHAT IS IT LIKE" (as in "WHAT IS your bedroom LIKE?) "HOW" (as in "HOW do you travel when you go on holiday") Est-ce que EST-CE QUE does not really have a meaning in English on its own. It is always used at the beginning of a sentence. EST-CE QUE turns a statement into a question EST-CE QUE is shortened to EST-CE QU' if it is followed by a vowell. For example - "Est-ce qu'il y a..."

- "OÙ" means "WHERE" - When you are learning how to use OÙ, it is usually easiest if you put OÙ right at the beginning of the sentence. Sometimes, you must follow OÙ with EST-CE QUE Pour aller à POUR ALLER À is used when you want to ask the way to somewhere When you are learning how to use POUR ALLER À..., it is easiest if you put it right at the beginning of the sentence. There are 4 versions of POUR ALLER À. You need to choose the correct version according to the noun which follows it. The 4 versions are:- Pour aller au café, s'il vous plaît? (use this when it is followed by a masculine singular noun like "café") (Can you tell me the way to the café please?) Pour aller à la gare, s'il vous plaît? (use this when it is followed by a feminine singular noun like "café") (Can you tell me the way to the station please?) Pour aller à l'hôpital, s'il vous plaît? (use this when it is followed by a noun beginning with a vowell or a silent "h") (Can you tell me the way to the station please?) Pour aller aux toilettes, s'il vous plaît? (use this when it is followed by a plural noun) (Can you tell me the way to the toilets please?)

Quand "QUAND" means "WHEN" When you are learning how to use QUAND, it is easiest if you put QUAND immediately after the verb. Alternatively, you can sometimes put QUAND at the beginning of the sentence and follow it with EST-CE QUE Quel "QUEL" can mean any of the following, depending on the sentence "WHAT" as in "WHAT is the weather like?" or "WHAT is the time?" or "WHAT is your favourite subject?" "WHICH" as in "WHICH FLAVOUR would you like?" "HOW" as in "HOW old are you?" When you are learning how to use QUEL, most of the time, you put it at the beginning of the sentence. Qu est-ce que "QU'EST-CE QUE" means "WHAT" When you are learning how to use QU'EST-CE QUE, you usually put it right at the beginning of the sentence. QU'EST-CE QUE is shortened to QU'EST-CE QU' if it is followed by a vowel. For example - "Qu'est-ce qu'il y a.." Very occasionally, you may be asked to say something which needs just QUE instead of QU'EST-CE QUE.

Vocabulary In this section, we suggest picking between 5-10 words for each topic that you perhaps didn t already know and work on learning them. House, Home, Daily Routine and Chores French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt J habite à c est un village c est une ville I live in (+name of place) it s a village It s a town c est une it s a city grande ville c est la It s the capital capitale à la campagne in the countryside à la montagne in the mountains au bord de la at the seaside mer Londres London Lisbonne Lisbon

French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt J habite dans une petite maison J habite dans une maison jumelle J habite dans une grande maison J habite dans un appartement J habite dans une ferme J habite dans un appartement de taille moyenne I live in a small house I live in a semidetached house I live in a big house I live in a flat I live on a farm I live in a mediumsized flat

French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt une salle à manger Une cuisine Une salle de bains Une entrée ma chambre la chambre de mes parents un jardin un garage un salon un grenier A dining room A kitchen A bathroom A hallway my bedroom my parents bedroom A garden A garage A lounge A loft

English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt In my bedroom there is Dans ma chambre il y a A bed A poster A computer A desk A wardrobe A table A chest of drawers A TV A chair A bookshelf Un lit Un poster Un ordinateur Un bureau Une armoire Une table Une commode Une télé Une chaise Une étagère TASK 2 : Translate the following into your books: 1. In my room there is a TV and a computer. 2. In my room there is a blue bed. * 3. In my room there is a red bookshelf (feminine). 4. In my room there are 3 posters. EXTENSION if very = très, how would you say: In my room there is a very big bed? 5. In my room there is a big wardrobe and a small table. **

English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt We play football We eat On joue au foot On mange We watch TV On regarde la télé We listen to On écoute music de la We phone friends We work in the garden We prepare dinner We tidy the kitchen musique On téléphone à des copains On travaille dans le jardin On prépare le dîner On range la cuisine Our (singular) = notre Our (plural) = nos To make it I replace on with Je 1. We watch TV in the kitchen with our mum at 4:15. 2. We prepare diner in the kitchen at 6:00 on the dot with my mum. 3. I tidy the kitchen with my brother at 9:45. 4. We phone friends at 8:20 in our living room. 5. I play football in our garden with our dog who is called Mylo. 6. We work in the garden with our parents at 10:40.

English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt In England In France In Italy In Spain In Tunisia In Portugal In Senegal In Canada En Angleterre En France En Italie En Espagne En Tunisie Au Portugal Au Sénégal Au Canada French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt un café un cinéma un marché un musée un tabac un hôtel un hôpital une église une poste une banque A café A cinema A market A museum A newsagents A hotel A hospital A church A post office A bank

Quelle heure est-il? (What time is it? ) It 1. It is = il est.. 2. We then add what hour it is. Une heure (1 :00) Deux heures (2 :00) Treize heures (13 :00) 3. Then add the minutes. Il est une heure cinq = 1 :05 Il est deux heures dix = 2 :10 Il est treize heures vingt-cinq = 13 :25 QUARTER PAST = et quart HALF PAST = et demie When it is something to, we do the following : 1. Ask what hour are we travelling towards? So 2 :40 = this is twenty to three Take that as your hour Il est trois heures 2. We then use the word moins (minus) to show how many minutes to or away from the hour we are : 2 :40 = il est trois heures moins vingt (three o clock minus 20) QUARTER TO = moins le quart 1. 2 :05 = 2. 4 :30 = 3. 7 :45 = 4. 10 :15 =

une heure Il est deu trois quatre cinq si sept huit neuf di midi minuit heures (moins et quart. et demie. di vingt vingt-cinq cinq di le quart vingt vingt-cinq Example: Il est huit heures et quart. df

une gare des magasins (mpl) A train station some shops English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt I wake up I get up I have a wash I have a shower I get dressed I have breakfast I brush my teeth I go to school Je me réveille Je me lève Je me lave Je me douche Je m habille Je prends le petit déjeuner Je me brosse les dents Je vais au collège

Remember that à means at when talking about the time. heure means hour. Therefore, à une heure = at 1 o clock À deux heures = at 2 o clock. Adding the s at the end of heure to make it plural. Et demie = and a half, à deux heures et demie = at 2:30. Et quart = quarter past, à trois heures et quart = at 3:15. Can you work out the following times, and write them as a digital clock. Eg. À une heure dix = 1:10 1. à deux heures = 2. à trois heures et quart = 3. à cinq heures et demie = 4. à sept heures dix = 5. à vingt heures vingt-cinq = And finally, can you write out the following. 1. 3:15 = 2. 10:30 = 3. I wake up at 7:15 =

French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt je rentre à la maison je fais mes devoirs je fais du vélo Je fais la vaisselle Je mange le dîner Je prends le goûter je regarde la télé je me couche le week-end I go home I do my homework I go cycling I do the washing up I eat dinner I have a snack I watch TV I go to bed at the weekend French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt Je passe l aspirateur Je fais mon lit Je lave la voiture Je fais la vaisselle Je mets la table Je débarasse la table Je sors les poubelles Je range ma chambre I hoover I make my bed I wash the car I do the washing up I lay the table I clear the table I take out the bins I tidy my room

Je promène le chien I walk the dog Life and work at school English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt French English Maths Science Geography Latin ICT Games History My favourite subject is.. Le français L anglais Les maths Les sciences La géographie Le latin L informatique Le sport L histoire Ma matière préférée c est.. EXT: Can you combine the above and say what your favourite subject is?

English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt It s funny It s interesting It s boring It s easy It s difficult The teacher is nice The teacher is too strict We have a lot of homework It s my favourite subject The subject that I hate C est amusant C est intéressant C est ennuyeux C est facile C est difficile Le prof est sympa Le prof est trop sévère Nous avons beaucoup de devoirs C est ma matière préférée La matière que je déteste

Free time and Holiday activities English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt I play basketball I play snooker I play cards I play chess I play football I play icehockey I play rugby I play tennis I play tabletennis I play volleyball Do you like to play? je joue au basket je joue au billard je joue aux cartes je joue aux échecs je joue au foot je joue au hockey sur glace je joue au rugby je joue au tennis je joue au ping-pong je joue au volley-ball Tu aimes.? Translate the following: 1. I play tennis with my sister. 2. I play cards with my Dad at 4:00. 3. I play table tennis at 12:30 in the park with my friends. It s very fun!

French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt J aime faire du sport J aime faire du vélo J aime faire du skate I like doing sport I like cycling I like skateboarding J aime faire du judo J aime faire de la planche à voile J aime faire la cuisine J aime faire du ski J aime faire les magasins I like doing judo I like going windsurfing I like doing the cooking I like going skiing I going shopping Translate in your book. 1. I like to go shopping with my brother because it is fun. 2. I like going windsurfing with my dad because it is more interesting than with my sister. 3. I hate going skiing in winter. 4. I hate cycling because it is less interesting than football. 5. I love doing the cooking with my mum because it is more fun than doing judo.

French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt je joue de la clarinette je joue de la guitare je joue de la batterie je joue de la trompette je joue du violon je joue du piano je joue du saxophone je joue du clavier Une fois par semaine I play the clarinet I play the guitar I play the drums I play the trumpet I play the violin I play the piano I play the saxophone I play the keyboard Once a week Deux fois par semaine Twice a week

When writing, always remember to include as much detail as you can. Use the following check list when talking about a holiday: When did you do/go? Where did you do it/ go to? Who with? By what mode of transport? Why that transport? What did you do? Where did you stay? What was the weather like? When French English 1st 2nd 3rd Hier le week-end dernier Le mois dernier mardi dernier La semaine dernière L année dernière en 2017 Where French English 1st 2nd 3rd Je suis allé I went en Espagne to Spain en France to France en Italie to Italy en Angleterre to England au Canada to Canada au Portugal to Portugal au Japon to Japan à Paris to Paris

Who French English 1st 2nd 3rd avec with ma famille my family ma mère / mon père my mum / my dad mon chien / mes amis my dog / my friends What transport? French English 1st 2nd 3rd en avion By plane en bateau By boat en ferry By ferry en train By train en voiture By car en montgolfière By hot air balloon à pied On foot Why that transport? French English 1st 2nd 3rd parce que because it is... c est plus more moins less rapide fast pratique practical dangereux dangerous polluant polluting cher expensive que than

Accommodation French English 1st 2nd 3rd Je suis resté I stayed dans un hôtel in a hotel dans un on a campsite camping dans un in a chalet chalet dans une villa in a villa dans une caravane in a caravan C était confortable Moderne Sale It was Comfortable Modern dirty What did you do? French English 1st 2nd 3rd J ai mangé dans un I ate in a restaurant restaurant J ai fait du sport I did some sport J ai visité des sites touristiques J ai regardé un film I visited some tourist attractions I watched a film C était intéressant amusant ennuyeux It was interesting Fun boring

Weather? French English 1st 2nd 3rd Il faisait It was cold froid Il faisait It was hot chaud Il pleuvait It was raining Il neigeait It was snowing Il y avait du It was sunny soleil Il y avait du vent It was windy

Personal Description, Family, Friends & Pets French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt ma soeur mon frère ma mère mon père ma tante mon oncle s appelle s appellent je suis fils unique je suis fille unique My sister My brother My mother My father My aunt My uncle is called (1 person) are called (more than 1 person) I am an only child (m) I am an only child (f) And = et 1. My mum is called Shirley. 2. My uncle is called John. 3. My sisters are called Claire and Sophie.

3. My sisters are called Claire and Sophie. 4. I am an only child (for a boy) 5. My Father is called Brian and my brother is called Matthew 6. My mum and my dad are called Brian and Shirley. English French 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt A guinea pig A cat A rabbit A dog A fish A snake A bird A hamster A mouse A tortoise A spider I don t have any pets Un cochon d Inde Un chat Un lapin Un chien Un poisson Un serpent Un oiseau Un hamster Une souris Une tortue Une araignée Je n ai pas d animal

French English 1 st attempt 2 nd attempt 3 rd attempt J ai les cheveux blonds noirs bruns roux J ai les yeu bleus verts marron Je n ai pas de cheveux I have hair blond black brown ginger I have eyes blue green brown I don t have any hair

When? Normalement = normally Généralement = generally L année dernière = Last year Le week-end dernier = last w/e La semaine prochaine = next week L année prochaine = next year En 2013 [en deux mille treize] = In 2013 How? en avion = by plan en voiture = by car en bus = by bus à pied = on foot/walking parce que c est plus/moins = more/less pratique = practical cher = expensive facile = easy polluant = polluting Where? Dans le parc = in the park à la piscine = at the s.pool chez moi = my home au collège = at school en Angleterre = in/to England en France = in /to France en Espagne = in / to Spain au Canada = in/to Canada au Japon = in / to Japan aux États-Unis - in/ to the US. à Paris = in/ to Paris à Ripley = in/ to Ripley What? Je suis allé à Guildford = I went to Guildford J ai mangé dans un restaurant = I ate in a restaurant J ai joué au foot = I played football Je vais aller au bowling = I m going to go to the bowling alley Je vais faire du ski = I m going to go skiing. Si j avais le choix, j irais au Canada = IIHTC, I would go to Canada Si j avais le choix, j acheterais une grande maison = IIHTC, I would buy a big house. Monsieur s marvellous mots cependant = however en plus = in addition puis = then après ça = after that à mon avis = in my opinion malheureusement = unfortunately. These words are trop cool! Avec Ma famille = my family Ma mère = my mum Mon père = my Dad Mon chien = my dog Mon collège = my school Opinion J adore = I love J aime = I like Je n aime pas = I don t like Je déteste = I hate C est. = it is C était. = It was ça va être = it s going to be ça serait = it would be amusant = fun intéressant = interesting génial = great nul = rubbish ennuyeux = boring fatigant = tiring

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Write a letter to a friend in French, including four of the following five points below. Please write between 200 300 words and remember to include a variety of vocabulary and grammar. Do not forget adjective agreement and verb conjugation accuracy is key. Ta maison Ton prof préféré Ton meilleur ami Le supermarché Un sport

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