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Level 3 French, 2011

90558 Listen to and understand complex spoken
French in less familiar contexts

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Credits: Six

Check that the National Student Number (NSN) on your admission slip is the same as the number at the
top of this page.

You should attempt ALL the questions in this booklet.

If you need more room for any answer, use the extra space provided at the back of this booklet.

Check that this booklet has pages 2 – 11 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank.

YOU MUST HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION.

ASSESSOR’S USE ONLY Achievement Criteria

Achievement
Demonstrate good understanding
of spoken texts in French
containing complex language in
less familiar contexts.
Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence
Demonstrate very good Demonstrate excellent
understanding of spoken texts understanding of spoken texts
in French containing complex in French containing complex
language in less familiar language in less familiar
contexts. contexts.

Overall level of performance

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You are advised to spend 55 minutes answering the questions in this booklet. ASSESSOR’S
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Listen to TWO passages.

You will hear EACH passage FOUR times:

• The first time, you will hear the passage as a whole.
• The second and third times, you will hear the passage in sections, with a pause after each.
• The fourth time, you will hear the passage again as a whole.
• As you listen, you may make notes in the LISTENING NOTES boxes provided.

FIRST PASSAGE: New technologies / les nouvelles technologies

Listen to two French high school students who, for a competition, had to give their opinion on the
theme: “For or against the new technologies”.
Ecoutez deux lycéens qui, pour un concours, devaient donner leur opinion sur le thème : « pour ou
contre les nouvelles technologies ».

Question One and Question Two are based on this passage.

You now have 60 seconds to read the questions.

QUESTION ONE

Use Section (a) and Section (b) to answer this question.

Explain the attitude and experiences of young and older people regarding new technologies.
Expliquez l’attitude et les expériences des jeunes et des plus âgés concernant les nouvelles
technologies.

There is a contradiction in some people’s attitudes. Describe it.

Il existe une contradiction entre les attitudes de certaines personnes. Expliquez.

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Explain the speaker’s point of view and experience. ASSESSOR’S

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Expliquez le point de vue de l’intervenante.

Why do you think the speaker says “sachez mes chers parents et adultes”?
Pourquoi pensez-vous qu’elle dise « sachez mes chers parents et adultes » ?

LISTENING NOTES

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QUESTION TWO ASSESSOR’S

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Use Section (c), Section (d), and Section (e) to answer this question.

Explain what the speaker thinks of new technologies, and explain the conflict in his family.
Expliquez ce que l’intervenant pense des nouvelles technologies, et expliquez le conflit dans sa
famille.

According to the speaker, there is another major disadvantage of new technologies. Explain.
Selon l’intervenant les nouvelles technologies ont un autre inconvénient important. Expliquez.

What are the speaker’s conclusions?

Quels sont ses conclusions?

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LISTENING NOTES

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SECOND PASSAGE: School in France / l’école en France ASSESSOR’S

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The title of the book that is discussed here, On Achève Bien nos Ecoliers, is a pun on the French
translation of the classic Sydney Pollack movie They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?
Le titre du livre dont on parle ici On Achève Bien nos Ecoliers, est un jeu de mot sur le titre français
du film classique de Sydney Pollack, On Achève Bien les Chevaux.

Question Three and Question Four are based on this passage.

You now have 60 seconds to read the questions.

QUESTION THREE

Use Section (a) and Section (b) to answer this question.

Describe in detail what the public reaction to this book was and why Peter Gumbel wrote it.
Décrivez en détails quelle a été la réaction du public à ce livre et pourquoi Peter Gumbel l’a-t-il
écrit.

Explain what the author says about the “classroom culture”.

Expliquez ce que l’auteur dit à propos de « la culture de la salle de classe ».

Source: http://www.electron-economy.org/article-livre-a-propos-du-systeme-educatif-en-france-on-acheve-bien-
les-ecoliers-de-peter-gumbel-56743334.html

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QUESTION FOUR ASSESSOR’S

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Use Section (c) and Section (d) to answer this question.

Explain why French people need to be aware of these problems.

Expliquez pourquoi les français doivent se rendre compte de ces problèmes.

Describe the author’s five-year-old daughter’s personal experience when she arrived in France
from Los Angeles.
Décrivez l’expérience personnelle de la fille de cinq ans de l’auteur, quand elle est arrivée en
France de Los Angeles.

Explain the author’s conclusions about school and teachers.

Expliquez ses conclusions au sujet de l’école et des professeurs.

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ASSESSOR’S
Extra space if required. USE ONLY

Write the question number(s) if applicable.

QUESTION
NUMBER

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ASSESSOR’S
Extra space if required. USE ONLY

Write the question number(s) if applicable.

QUESTION
NUMBER

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