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What is a « compléter les phrases » (gap-fill) listening question?
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A sentence or note with a blank that you complete with the exact word(s) you HEAR (« un maximum de trois mots »).
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In a French B gap-fill, do spelling and accents count?
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Yes — the exact word is the answer, so a misspelling or missing accent (« a » vs « à ») can lose the mark.
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How many words may you write in a French B gap-fill?
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« Un maximum de trois mots » — a maximum of three words, usually just one.
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What does the gap-fill answer have to do besides being the right word?
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Fit grammatically in the sentence (correct gender, number and sense).
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Que veut dire « compléter les phrases » ?
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To complete the sentences — fill the gap with the exact word(s) you hear.
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Qu'est-ce que « le trou » (ou « le blanc ») ?
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The gap — the blank you complete.
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Qu'est-ce qu'« un accent » (par ex. l'accent aigu / grave) ?
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The accent mark — e.g. é, à; the difference between « a » and « à », « ou » and « où ».
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Que veut dire « s'accorder grammaticalement » ?
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To agree / fit grammatically — your word must agree and make grammatical sense in the sentence.
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Que veut dire « l'orthographe » ?
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Spelling — the correct letters and accents of the word.
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What is the five-step method for gap-fill?
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Read the gapped sentence → Predict the word type → Listen for it → Write it correctly (spelling + accents, max 3 words) → Check it fits grammatically.
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Why predict the word type before listening?
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Knowing whether the gap needs a number, a time or a noun tells you exactly what to listen for, so the word jumps out.
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Why must your gap-fill answer fit the sentence grammatically?
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The gap is part of a real sentence; a word that doesn't agree or make sense is almost certainly the wrong answer.
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Why can a right word still lose the mark in gap-fill?
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Because spelling and accents are part of the answer — a misspelling or a dropped accent can cost the mark.
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Why write only what the gap needs, not more?
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The instruction says « un maximum de trois mots »; writing extra can break the grammar or bury the answer. The gap wants the exact word(s), nothing more.
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