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NotesFrench B HLTopic 5.2Choose the true statements
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Choose the true statements (French B HL)

IB French B · Unit 5

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Contents

  1. 1What 'choose the true statements' is
  2. 2Choose the true statements step by step
  3. 3In action
  4. 4Common errors
What it is: You read a list of sentences about the recording. The instruction tells you how many are true (usually five). Tick exactly that many. Each right tick = 1 mark.
The instruction on the paper: Choisissez les cinq affirmations vraies. [5] → Choose the five true statements.

Short example: 3 of the 6 sentences are true

The instruction here says 3, so choose 3. Then show the answer.

Vous allez entendre Mathis, qui parle de son engagement dans une association.

  1. Choisissez les trois affirmations vraies. A. Mathis a décidé seul de devenir bénévole. B. Mathis va à l'association deux fois par semaine. C. Les bénévoles organisent de grandes sorties. D. Mathis aide parfois les personnes âgées à faire leurs courses. E. Beaucoup de personnes âgées sont très isolées. F. Mathis était enthousiaste dès le début.

Depuis l'an dernier, je suis bénévole dans une association qui aide les personnes âgées de mon village. Au départ, c'était mon professeur qui m'avait poussé à m'inscrire ; moi, je n'étais pas vraiment convaincu. Aujourd'hui, j'y vais deux fois par semaine, le mardi et le samedi. On ne fait rien d'extraordinaire : on discute, on joue aux cartes, parfois on les accompagne faire leurs courses. Ce qui me frappe, c'est que beaucoup d'entre eux ne voient presque personne de la semaine.

Since last year I've been a volunteer in an association that helps the elderly people in my village. At first it was my teacher who pushed me to sign up; I wasn't really convinced. Today I go twice a week, on Tuesdays and Saturdays. We don't do anything extraordinary: we chat, we play cards, sometimes we go shopping with them. What strikes me is that many of them see almost nobody all week.

  1. B, D, E
Choisissez les cinq affirmations vraies.
Choose the five true statements.
une affirmation
a statement
au départ / aujourd'hui
at first / today
ne… plus / ne… jamais
no longer / never
presque
almost
Remember: Not true/false: you don't mark every sentence, you only tick the true ones. Tick exactly the number asked. Tick a statement only when you heard it, not because it sounds likely.

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Choose the true statements

1

Read the ten statements

Underline who, when, how many.

2

Expect new words

Statements rarely repeat the audio's words.

3

Tick only what you heard

Watch negatives, time words, numbers.

4

Count

Second listen: check, then count again.

Read → Paraphrase → Tick → Count

Use both plays: First play: tick what you're sure of. Second play: check the rest. End with exactly the number asked.

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Choisissez les cinq affirmations vraies.

Vous allez entendre Anaïs, une architecte, qui parle des maisons en paille.

  1. Choisissez les cinq affirmations vraies. A. Les gens prennent souvent l'idée au sérieux. B. La paille garde bien la chaleur. C. Ces maisons brûlent facilement. D. La paille utilisée est très compressée. E. L'humidité est la principale difficulté. F. Les murs doivent être protégés de la pluie. G. Il y a soixante mille maisons en paille en France. H. Ces maisons sont toujours moins chères à construire. I. Les habitants paient moins d'énergie. J. Anaïs a construit sa propre maison en paille.

Quand je dis que je construis des maisons en paille, les gens pensent tout de suite à l'histoire des trois petits cochons et ils rient. Pourtant, la paille est un excellent isolant : en hiver, on chauffe beaucoup moins. Contrairement à ce qu'on imagine, ces maisons ne brûlent pas plus facilement que les autres, car la paille est très compressée. Le vrai problème, c'est l'humidité : il faut protéger les murs de la pluie. En France, on compte aujourd'hui environ six mille maisons de ce type. Elles ne coûtent pas forcément moins cher à construire, mais on économise ensuite sur les factures d'énergie.

When I say I build straw houses, people immediately think of the story of the three little pigs and they laugh. Yet straw is an excellent insulator: in winter you heat much less. Contrary to what people imagine, these houses don't burn more easily than others, because the straw is tightly compressed. The real problem is damp: the walls have to be protected from the rain. In France today there are about six thousand houses of this kind. They are not necessarily cheaper to build, but you then save on energy bills.

  1. B, D, E, F, I
The trap: Pas forcément = not necessarily. One small word can make a statement false.

Do

  • Read all ten before the audio.
  • Expect the same idea in new words.
  • Tick exactly the number asked.

Don't

  • Tick because a word sounds familiar.
  • Miss small words: pas forcément, presque.
  • Tick six to be safe.

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Examiners use specific command terms when asking about this topic. Here's what to expect:

  • Define

    Give the precise meaning of key terms related to Choose the true statements.

    AO1
  • Describe

    Give a detailed account of processes or features in Choose the true statements.

    AO2
  • Explain

    Give reasons WHY — cause and effect within Choose the true statements.

    AO3
  • Evaluate

    Weigh strengths AND limitations of approaches in Choose the true statements.

    AO3
  • Discuss

    Present arguments FOR and AGAINST with a balanced conclusion.

    AO3

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