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Mme Watson et Mme Harte

vous souhaitent BONNE CHANCE pour

votre premier examen de français !

YEAR 8 FRENCH EXAMINATIONRevision Booklet

Semester 22019

OVERVIEWThe main focus of your first French examination will be on the grammar and content covered this year

on the following topics:

Places in Town + Directions + Sports + School Subjects + Opinions + 24h Clock

Of course, as language learning is cumulative, we will assume that you have retained your knowledge of

grammar and vocabulary from last year.

STRUCTURE

Your examination will be completed during your French lessons. You will be assessed on the following

skills:

Listening

Reading

Grammar

Writing

Every section will be worth 25%.

SO, WHAT DO YOU NEED TO REVISE FOR YOUR FRENCH EXAM?

Reading and Listening Comprehension

In both sections of the examination there will be up to three activities to complete based on different

texts and recordings (all recordings will be played twice). These activities will cover the 6 main topics

(see OVERVIEW).

The best way to get ready for these two sections is to learn the vocabulary and understand the grammar

that we have covered in class.

Look for the verb first! It will help you understand the meaning of the sentence.

Don’t worry if you don’t know all the little words; try to concentrate on the gist of the message.

DICTIONARIES WILL NOT BE PERMITTED.

To prepare for reading and listening, you will need to study the vocabulary (spelling, meaning, gender

and accents) of the following topics:

A. PLACES IN TOWN – le stade, la bibliothèque, l’école, les restaurants…

https://quizlet.com/303523919/en-ville-flash-cards/

B. DIRECTIONS – Allez tout droit et tournez à gauche…

https://quizlet.com/440694139/les-directions-2-flash-cards/

C. SPORTS – la natation, le basket, la voile…

https://quizlet.com/302722051/le-sport-flash-cards/

D. SCHOOL SUBJECTS – le dessin, l’EPS, la biologie, les sciences…

https://quizlet.com/217613701/les-matieres-flash-cards/

E. OPINIONS – c’est facile/ce n’est pas intéressant…

https://quizlet.com/234156189/les-opinions-flash-cards/

F. 24H CLOCK – il est seize heures/il est ving-deux heures…

https://quizlet.com/gb/370529972/french-24-hour-clock-flash-cards/

If you are missing any of this material, please copy it up from a classmate’s exercise book.

Are you confident with your vocabulary? Well let’s see!

Please fill in the following table with either the corresponding French or English words/phrases.

Français English Français English

but campsite

youth hostel ce n’est pas

trop facile however

before tout droit

la récréation after

it is l’office de tourisme

parce que/car puis

nice le collège

la pause-déjeuner à mon avis

town hall PE

boring le matin

je pense que interesting

very durer

les cours aussi

left a computer

to start I like

deux fois par semaine

ma matière préférée, c’est …

dernier in front of

à droite my favourite teacher is …

je trouve ça … d’abord

Grammar Please review your notes of the following grammatical rules and complete the practice exercises your

teacher will give you. Also refer back to your handouts to refresh your memory.

You will be EXPECTED to know:

A. THE PRESENT TENSE (-ER REGULAR VERBS)

https://quizlet.com/143860302/er-verbs-present-tense-flash-cards/

https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/French/Grammar/ERVerbs/index.htm

Complete the following sentences by conjugating the -er verbs in the present tense.

1. Tu ____________________________ (chanter) très bien.

2. On ____________________________ (manger) trop de chocolat mais c’est tellement bon!

3. Nous ____________________________ (parler) italien et chinois.

4. Julie et toi ____________________________ (jouer) au foot après l’école.

5. Véronique ____________________________ (préparer) son cartable avant de se doucher.

6. Sophie et Marc ____________________________ (inventer) une histoire tous les soirs.

7. Je ____________________________ (partager) mon dessert avec ma copine.

8. Mon copain ___________________________________ (NE PAS regarder) la télé.

parlerto speak

jouerto play

étudierto study

Je Je J’

Tu Tu Tu

Il/Elle/On Il/Elle/On Il/Elle/On

Nous Nous Nous

Vous Vous Vous

Ils/Elles Ils/Elles Ils/Elles

B. THE PRESENT TENSE (-IR REGULAR VERBS)

https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/French/ET2/IR_Verbs/Index.htm

Complete the following sentences by conjugating the -ir verbs in the present tense.

1. Tu ____________________________ (réussir) très bien.

2. On ____________________________ (maigrir) en faisant du sport.

3. Nous ____________________________ (obéir) à nos parents.

4. Julie et toi ____________________________ (finir) vos devoirs plus tard.

5. Véronique ____________________________ (punir) son chat.

6. Sophie et Marc ____________________________ (bâtir) une grande maison.

7. Je ____________________________ (choisir) un bon restaurant.

8. Mon copain ___________________________________ (NE PAS réfléchir).

fin ir to finish

chois ir to choose

guér ir to heal

Je Je J’

Tu Tu Tu

Il/Elle/On Il/Elle/On Il/Elle/On

Nous Nous Nous

Vous Vous Vous

Ils/Elles Ils/Elles Ils/Elles

C. THE PRESENT TENSE (-RE REGULAR VERBS)

https://www.languagesonline.org.uk/French/ET2/RE_Verbs/Index.htm

Complete the following sentences by conjugating the -re verbs in the present tense.

1. Nous ____________________________ (vendre) notre voiture.

2. Les profs ____________________________ (attendre) les élèves.

3. Vous ____________________________ (répondre) à vos messages?

4. Cécile ____________________________ (rendre) ma vie plus facile.

5. Je ____________________________ (perdre) mon temps avec toi.

6. Tu ____________________________ (défendre) ton ami Pierre.

7. Sébastien ____________________________ (prétendre) avoir fait ses devoirs.

8. On ____________________________ (NE PAS répandre) la rumeur.

attend re to wait for

perd re to lose

descend re to go down

Je Je J’

Tu Tu Tu

Il/Elle/On Il/Elle/On Il/Elle/On

Nous Nous Nous

Vous Vous Vous

Ils/Elles Ils/Elles Ils/Elles

D. THE PRESENT TENSE (IRREGULAR VERBS)

FAIRE to do/to make/to go + sport

Je

Tu

Il/Elle/On

Nous

Vous

Ils/Elles

https://quizlet.com/196199181/faire-present-tense-flash-cards/

https://quizlet.com/286025289/faire-flash-cards/

Conjugate the verb FAIRE in the following sentences.

1. On ____________________________ du sport ?

2. Je ____________________________ mes devoirs.

3. Toi et moi ____________________________ de la voile.

4. Manon ____________________________son lit tous les jours.

5. Mes parents ____________________________ un gâteau pour mon anniversaire.

6. Est-ce qu’Alexandre et toi ____________________________ une fête ?

7. Tu ____________________________ le ménage chez toi ?

8. Cédric et Alexandre ____________________________ des bêtises.

ALLER to go + place

Je

Tu

Il/Elle/On

Nous

Vous

Ils/Elles

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y47eSlLSxa0

https://quizlet.com/207281335/aller-present-tense-flash-cards/

Conjugate the verb ALLER in the following sentences.

1. Nous ____________________________ au cinéma chaque samedi.

2. Je ____________________________ chez toi ce soir ?

3. Pierre ____________________________ au marché pour acheter des légumes frais.

4. Vous ____________________________souvent à la gare de Rennes ?

5. Mes parents ____________________________ à Brest ce week-end.

6. Tu ne ____________________________ pas à la fête de Matthieu ?

7. Elles ____________________________ se faire gronder ?

8. Il ____________________________ à la charcuterie du coin.

https://quizlet.com/270284563/avoir-flash-cards/

ÊTRE to be

Je

Tu

Il/Elle/On

Nous

Vous

Ils/Elles

https://quizlet.com/272398527/etre-to-be-flash-cards/

Please click on the following link to help you practise your favourite irregular verbs !

https://quizlet.com/269353733/avoir-etre-faire-aller-flash-cards/

AVOIR to have

Je

Tu

Il/Elle/On

Nous

Vous

Ils/Elles

Find the correct forms of the verbs ‘être’ and ‘avoir’ to complete the tables below.

ÊTRE (TO BE)

I am we are

you (sing.) are you (pl.) are

he is they (m.) are

she is they (f.) are

AVOIR (TO HAVE)

I have we have

you (sing.) have you (pl.) have

he has they (m.) have

she has they (f.) have

Read through the text. For each gap, decide if you need to use ‘avoir’ or ‘être’ and which form of the verb is needed.

Bonjour! Je m’appelle Louise. Je ________________________ Française et j’habite à Paris.

Je ________________________ assez intelligente, charmante et un peu curieuse.

Cependant je ne ________________________ pas généreuse.

J’________________________ un sac vert. Dans mon sac, j’________________________

un portable, deux stylos, un miroir et un appareil photo. Ma copine s’appelle Julie. Julie

________________________ vraiment polie et très intelligente. Elle

________________________ aussi un sac. Dans son sac, elle ________________________

une barre de céréales, une clé USB, des chips et un livre. Nous

________________________ aussi des magazines. Mon frère, Daniel,

n’________________________ pas de sac mais il ________________________ une

trousse. Et toi, qu’est-ce que tu ________________________ dans ton sac?

Writing Be prepared to respond in writing (minimum 50 words) about your opinions on a wide range of school

subjects.

Make sure you are familiar with the vocabulary and all the different expressions and key phrases listed

previously.

You should also take a few minutes at the end to proof read your work and focus on:

Verbs: they should be conjugated and linked to the correct subject.

Nouns: check the gender (masculine/feminine) and number (singular/plural) and make sure you have

used an article (le, la, les, l’, un, une, des) when it is needed.

Adjectives: remember that adjectives are ‘copy cats’. They will agree in gender and number with the

nouns they qualify.

Connectives: You need to include a wide variey of connectives to add fluency to your work!

Don’t forget to include sequencing phrases to describe activities in a chronological order!

Have you given opinions about the events you describe?

Check your spelling!

Use time phrases to tell your readers when events take place!

Plan your work!

Make sure you only write in French!!!!!

Make sure you haven’t used the same word or phrase more than once – You need to show off your

French and recycle what you have covered in class.

What about those sophisticated structures copied in your exercise books? Have you included them in

your writing (à mon avis/je pense que)?

https://quizlet.com/213663553/connectives-flash-cards/