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The literary individual oral

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l’extrait / le passage

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Card 1definition
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l’extrait / le passage

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the extract / passage

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la lecture attentive / la lecture analytique

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close reading

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l’analyse / l’interprétation

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the analysis / interpretation

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le procédé (littéraire)

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the (literary) device

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le symbole

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the symbol

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la métaphore

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the metaphor

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le ton

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the tone

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la voix narrative / le narrateur

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the narrative voice / narrator

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l’effet

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the effect

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retenir son souffle

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to hold one’s breath

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Quelles sont les trois questions de la lecture attentive ?

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Que se passe-t-il ? (what happens) → Comment est-ce écrit ? (voice, tone, devices) → Qu’est-ce que cela signifie ? (theme, effect).

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What is the difference between retelling and close reading?

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Retelling says *what happens*; close reading notices *how it’s written and what it suggests* — and earns the marks.

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Give the close-reading rule for every comment, in three words.

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Procédé → citation → effet (device → quotation → effect): name the device, quote it, explain its effect.

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In « Que se passe-t-il ? / Comment ? / Qu’est-ce que cela signifie ? », which gets the most time in the oral?

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The last two — Comment est-ce écrit ? and Qu’est-ce que cela signifie ? « Que se passe-t-il ? » is just one sentence.

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l’oral individuel (IO)

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the individual oral

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l’extrait littéraire

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the literary extract (the HL oral stimulus)

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la préparation (surveillée)

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the supervised preparation (~15 min)

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la présentation

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the presentation (3–4 min)

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la conversation

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the conversation (with the teacher)

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décrire

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to describe (what happens)

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interpréter

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to interpret (what it means)

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relier (à l’œuvre)

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to relate (link the extract to the whole work)

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le critère

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the (assessment) criterion

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le thème

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the theme (big idea)

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What is the HL individual-oral stimulus, and how does it differ from SL?

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HL = a literary EXTRACT (un extrait littéraire) from one of the two works studied; SL = a visual stimulus (an image) on a course theme.

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Name the four stages of the HL individual oral, in order.

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1) ~15 min supervised preparation (préparation), 2) 3–4 min presentation (présentation), 3) conversation on the work (conversation sur l’œuvre), 4) broader conversation on the themes.

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How is the HL individual oral marked?

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Out of 30: Critère A Langue /12, Critère B Message /12, Critère C Interaction & compétences réceptives /6.

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What three things must the presentation do with the extract?

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Describe it (décrire — what happens), interpret it (interpréter — what it means), and relate it (relier) to the whole work — not just summarise.

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l’auteur montre… / la scène présente…

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the author shows… / the scene depicts… (describing)

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le narrateur rapporte que…

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the narrator tells us that… (describing)

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l’œuvre traite de…

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the work is about… (describing)

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cela suggère que…

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this suggests that… (interpreting)

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on peut comprendre que…

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it can be understood that… (interpreting)

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cela symbolise… / c’est une métaphore de…

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it symbolises… / it is a metaphor for… (interpreting)

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cela crée un sentiment de…

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this creates a sense of… (effect / interpreting)

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à mon avis… / je trouve que…

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in my opinion… / I find that… (personal response)

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ce qui me frappe le plus, c’est…

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what particularly strikes me is… (personal response)

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je peux m’identifier à … parce que…

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I can identify with … because… (justified personal response)

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How do you talk about what a text DOES — present or past?

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The literary present (le présent de narration): « l’auteur montre… », « la scène présente… », « Marthe regarde la neige » — even though you read it in the past.

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How does the conditionnel lift a literary opinion? Give two examples.

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It softens/hedges an opinion: « je dirais que le thème est… » (I would say…) and « on pourrait le comprendre comme… » (one could understand it as…) — mature, tentative.

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How does the passive (la voix passive) help in literary analysis? Give an example.

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It describes how the text is constructed without naming an agent: « La solitude est représentée par la fenêtre » (être + participe passé, accord avec le sujet).

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What is wrong with « le livre me plaît » in the oral?

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It's an unjustified opinion — it earns nothing. Justify it: « je trouve émouvant, PARCE QUE… » / « ce qui me frappe le plus, c’est… parce que… ».

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