Y9 French
Exam Preparation Material
Name: ______________
Y9 French Exam (1 hour)
The Y9 Exam will assess:
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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
Y9 Revision Topics
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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)
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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…)
Section 1 : Knowledge & recall of vocabulary
1- 10 : write the English meanings
11-20: write the French
1. je m’entends bien avec… _________________
11. But _______________
2. parce que _________________
12. The bedroom _____________
3. Sympa ___________________
13. The garden _______________
4. Le salon ___________________
14. There is ___________________
5. Assez __________________
15. Funny ___________________
6. C’est __________________
16. In my opinion _______________
7. Sévère ________________
17. We ______________
8. Au premier étage __________________
18. Small _______________
9. Pourquoi? ____________________
19. Downstairs ________________
10. Avec _____________________
20. My brother ________________
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.
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Je joue au foot depuis 5 ans.
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Le weekend dernier, je suis allé en ville.
Translate the following sentences into French:
1. My father is very strict.
2. At school, I like playing hockey.
3. 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)
The Definite & Indefinite Articles (5 marks)
Complete the blanks with the correct article
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______ frère. (m.sing) The
______ maison (f. pl) some
______ sport (m. sing) a
______ pizza. ( f. sing) the
______ textos (m. pl) some
The negative (5 marks)
Make the following verbs negative
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Je déteste
J’ai
Je suis
Je regarde
J’ai joué
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.
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Les filles (f.pl) sont timide
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La maison ( f. sing) est blanc ________________
Mes parents (m pl) sont travailleur ________________
Ma soeur a les cheveux (m. pl) marron _______________
Ma soeur (f.sing) est sportif. ________________
Section 4: writing in French
Section A (12 marks)
Write 4 sentences in French to describe your house or where you live
Include at least 2 opinions.
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Opinions
Reasons
Connectives
intensifiers
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1. ________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________
3. ________________________________________________
4. ________________________________________________
Down stairs,
there is….
Upstairs, we have
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I like my house
because…
I don’t like….
Section 4 : writing in French (NEJ’s class)
Section B
You 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 2
o 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 B
You 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 family
o 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
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hobbies
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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.
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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
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family
family
Write 3 sentences to describe how you get on with at
least one family member, include details and reasons
& opinions.
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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)
Key Verbs
INFINITIVE
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)
PAST
J’ai habité
J’ai joué
J’ai fait
J’ai regardé
J’ai écouté
J’ai mangé
J’ai dîné
J’ai travaillé
Je suis allé(e)
Je suis sorti(e)
J’ai = I have
Il y a = there is /there are
C’est = It’s
PRESENT
J’habite
Je joue
Je fais
Je regarde
J’écoute
Je mange
Je dîne
Je travaille
Je vais
Je sors
nous avons = we have
Il y aura = there will be…
Ce sera = it will be
FUTURE Simple (I will)
& Near Future
(I’m going to …)
J’habiterai / Je vais habiter
Je jouerai / Je vais jouer
Je ferai / Je vais faire
Je regarderai / Je vais regarder
J’écouterai / Je vais écouter
Je mangerai / Je vais manger
Je dînerai / Je vais dîner
Je travaillerai / Je vais travailler
J’irai / Je vais aller
Je sortirai / Je vais sortir
Il y avait = there was/were
C’était = it was
Communication & Content
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Description
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No rewardable material
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Communicates LIMITED INFORMATION
Expresses SIMPLE thoughts and OPINIONS
GENERALLY UNDERSTANDABLE but with major errors that affect communication of main points.
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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
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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
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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
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No rewardable material
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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
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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
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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
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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
The table below gives you an indication of what your performance
would be worth at GCSE using only some key words as prompts.
Score
Level
GCSE
grade
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7.77.9
B+
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7.4 7.6
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7.3
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6.76.9
C+
6.4 – 6 –
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6.3
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C-
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5-7
5.7 – 5.4 – 5 –
5.9 5.6
5.3
D+ D
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EBI? What would have the
biggest impact on your marks if
you did this again?
Key Stage 3 Grammar
Some Key Stage 3 Grammatical structures.
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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