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French 2 Unit 7 Exam Study Guide - Shopping
Part I – Directed Conversation – 80 points
1. I can make purchases at many different stores throughout France.
2. I can discuss my purchases with others, including styles, sizes, and price.
3. I can tell about past shopping experiences.
Instructions: During this directed writing you will be asked questions based on the objectives
for this unit. You will have a set amount of time in which to respond. You will record your
responses during the exam using a digital tape recorder. Each question will only be asked
once. Be sure you are ready to record your answer immediately following the question to
ensure yourself full credit on the exam. Your answers will be graded according to the rubric
and grading scale below.
Reading – 20 points
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In this section you will read a passage out loud to mimic the pronunciation, fluency, and
intonation of a French person.
Les jeunes Français aiment être à la mode. Ils dépensent trente pour cent (30%) de leur
budget pour les vêtements. Parce que ce budget est limité, ils font très attention quand ils
choisissent leurs vêtements. Heureusement, il y a des boutiques où les vêtements ne sont
pas trop chers.
Directed Speaking Questions - French Two - Unit 7
1- Où aimez-vous acheter des vêtements ?
2-Que portez-vous aujourd’hui ?
3-Qu’est-ce que vous pensez du look d’un de vos camarades de classe ?
4-Décrivez une expérience récente quand vous avez acheté quelque chose.
WRITTEN EXAM – 35 points
Part I – La Culture
1. I can make purchases at many different stores throughout France.
Instructions: be able to use sizes, and questions and answers related to sizes correctly.
Do you know how to say your shoe size in French?
Do you know how to say your waist size in French?
What would be a size 30 in shoes for a boy? And what about a 40 for a girl?
Why do you think we size clothing so differently from the rest of the world?
Part II – Les Vêtements
2. I can discuss my purchases with others, including styles, sizes, and price.
How familiar are you with the clothing vocabulary? Not only should you no your clothing, but
patterns, fabrics, and accessories. Ask yourself if you could say the following in French:
1. a hat
2. a shirt
3. a t-shirt
4. a tie
5. a scarf
6. a necklace
7. the pants
8. the shoes
9. the socks
10. a wrist watch
11. the (sun) glasses
12. a baseball cap
13. a suit
14. a tuxedo
15. a jacket
16. a vest
17. a coat
18. a sweater
19. a sweatshirt
20. a beanie
21. a dress
22. a skirt
23. a blouse
24. the shorts
25. the sandals
26. a jersey
27. a beret
28. the gloves
29. a belt
30. underwear
31. ski coat (parka)
1-cotton
2-nylon
3-polyester
4-velvet
5-corduroy
6-leather
7-rubber
8-wool
9-linen, canvas
10-silk
11-fur
12-plastic
13-silver
14-gold
15-solid
16-striped
17-plaid
18-flowered
19-polka-dotted
Part III – La Description
2. I can discuss my purchases with others, including styles, sizes, and price.
The French describe things backwards to us Americans. When we say yellow shorts, they say
shorts yellow, when we say a striped polo, they say a polo striped. Sometimes it is the same.
See if you can correctly translate the sentences.
1-a green jacket
2-a black tie
3-a yellow shirt
4-a polka-dotted dress
5-a beautiful skirt
6-some white socks
7-some purple sunglasses
8-a flower back pack
9-a big pink belt
10-a small brown short
Part IV – Le Prix
2. I can discuss my purchases with others, including styles, sizes, and price.
Can you write #’s in French. This test may be hard if you haven’t practiced. Try writing the
following to be ready for the test.
1-eleven
2-twelve
3-fourteen
4-sixteen
5-twenty one
6-thirty two
7-forty three
8-fifty four
9-sixty five
10-seventy
11-eighty six
12-ninety seven
13-one hundred
Part V – Les Adverbes
3. I can tell about past shopping experiences.
Adverbs are words that say “ly”. Can you make these adjectives into adverbs?
1-sérieux
2-calme
3-patient
4-lent
5-sportif