GCSE FRENCH Name: (Foundation and Overlap)
Free-time activities
Complete the questions by typing in the answer boxes, which will expand as necessary.
Then fill in the self-assessment form as fully as you can to help you reflect on your work.
Press CTRL+click on the headphones icon to play the audio to answer the listening questions. If you have any problems, follow the instructions in the audio appendix at the end of the test.
Q1. At a restaurant
You hear these conversations in a restaurant in Geneva.
What are the customers asking for? Write the correct letter in the box.
A A cold drink
B A dessert
C A different table
D A drinks menu
E A hot drink
F A starter
(Total 4 marks)
GCSE French (Foundation and Overlap): Free-time activities
Q2. Hobbies
These people are talking about what they do in their spare time.
What hobby is each person doing?
Write the correct letter in each box.
When do they do it?
Write the correct number in each box.
(Total 4 marks)
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Q3. Shopping
These young people are talking about shopping centres. For each person, choose an advantage and a disadvantage of going to shopping centres. Write the correct letters in the boxes.
A The choice
B The prices
C The distance from home
D The parking
E The number of shoppers
F The food hall
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Q4. Teenage hobbies and pastimes
A Je ne suis pas sportif mais j’adore regarder le foot à la télé. Mon équipe favorite, c’est Paris-St-Germain.
B Pour rester en bonne forme je fais du sport. J’aime aller au terrain de sport le samedi matin.
C Je joue du clavier depuis l’âge de cinq ans et je joue dans l’orchestre du lycée.
D Je fais du skate et je vais à la patinoire avec mes amis. Je suis nul, mais je trouve ça amusant.
E Mon passe-temps préféré, c’est d’aller au bowling. Je fais ça deux jours par semaine à dix-neuf heures.
F Je suis membre d’un club d’équitation. Malheureusement, faire du cheval coûte cher, et je dois travailler pour payer les leçons.
Answer these questions.
Write the correct letter in each box.
1 Who does his hobby in the evening?
2 Who has been doing his hobby for a long time?
3 Who has an expensive hobby?
4 Who enjoys watching sport, but not participating in it?
(Total 4 marks)
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Q5. Un jeune footballeur Ecoutez ce reportage sur France Inter au sujet d’un jeune footballeur, Armand. Choisissez deux phrases qui sont vraies et écrivez les bonnes lettres dans les cases.
1 A Armand n’est pas Français.
B Le journaliste joue bien au foot.
C Armand est fils unique.
D Le journaliste veut devenir footballeur.
E Armand est capable de devenir footballeur professionnel. (2)
2 A Armand n’a pas quitté le Congo.
B Armand n’est pas devenu footballeur professionnel.
C La sœur d’Armand est restée au Congo.
D Sa sœur va devenir étudiante.
E Sa mère n’habite plus au Congo. (2) (Total 4 marks)
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Q6. Latest films
While in France, you find a review of new films in a local newspaper.
Match the correct kind of film to the title. Write the correct letter in the box.
A A cartoon film for children
B A film set in the war
C A spy film
D A musical
E A science fiction film
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Q7. A music festival
You are on holiday in Africa and come across this leaflet about a music festival.
Which three statements about the festival are true? Write the correct letters in the boxes.
A Only musicians from Togo will take part.
B The concerts are free.
C The festival lasts for more than a week.
D There is only traditional music on the programme.
E Some of the concerts take place out of doors.
F King Mensah is a well-known artist.
(Total 3 marks)
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Q8. Les jeunes et le sport
Lisez les résultats d’un sondage dans un magazine canadien.
Quelle est l’attitude de la majorité des jeunes au sujet des sports suivants ?
Pour une opinion négative, écrivez N
Pour une opinion positive, écrivez P
Pour une opinion positive et négative, écrivez P+N
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Q9 Activités sportives
Une mère parle de son fils sur son blog.
1 Choisissez dans la liste un aspect positif et un aspect négatif du basket mentionnés par la mère.
A l'aspect social
B la forme
C les matchs
D le prix
E les vêtements
Ecrivez les bonnes lettres dans les cases
Positif Négatif (2)
2 Mentionnez l'aspect positif du club de foot. Répondez en français (1) (Total 3 marks)
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Q10 Free-time activities
Link the two parts of these sentences together and write the correct letter in each box.
Example Je suis fana des films d’horreur ...
Sentence 1 J’aime bien jouer aux cartes avec ma tante ...
Sentence 2 Je fais du volley ...
Sentence 3 Je joue de la guitare dans un groupe ...
Sentence 4 Je regarde beaucoup d’émissions à la télé ...
A et le chanteur, c’est mon frère.
B en particulier les séries américaines.
C dans un club de sports au collège.
D parce que j’adore les ordinateurs.
E car nous partons en vacances en juillet.
F et j’en vois souvent au cinéma en ville.
G qui habite chez nous.
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Audio appendix
Copy and paste the URL into your browser to play the audio file.
Q1. At a restaurant
https://ds-resources.doublestruck.eu/AG_FREN/MP3/Q181F01.mp3
Q2. Hobbies
https://ds-resources.doublestruck.eu/AG_FREN/MP3/Q16SIG1F09.mp3
Q3. Shopping
https://ds-resources.doublestruck.eu/AG_FR/MP3/Q14S1F27.mp3
Q5. Un jeune footballeur
https://ds-resources.doublestruck.eu/AG_FREN/MP3/QSP1F30.mp3
Feedback Form Instructions
When you have answered as many questions as you can, complete the form on the last page to help you reflect on your work.
How to fill in the form
1 Put your confidence score in Column C. This is not about the number of marks you achieved but how sure you felt while you were answering the question.
Confidence Definition
0 I didn’t answer this one
1 I guessed the answer
2 I needed help with the answer
3 I understood the question but wasn’t sure about my answer
4 I was fairly confident I would get most of the marks
5 I was sure my answer was correct and I would get full marks
2 Use the mark scheme to check your answers. Put the mark you think you achieved in Column Mark.
3 Write an overall comment about how you felt each question went.
If you got help, make a note in the comment box specifying the source: internet, friend, book, parent or tutor.
4 Complete ‘I can…’ and ‘I need to…’ sentences.
‘I can…’ sentences might include the questions you found easiest to answer, got the most marks for or felt the most confident about.
‘I need to…’ sentences might include areas you need to revise, questions you want to ask your teacher or the next topic or skill you want to work on.
5 Return the form to your teacher.
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