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NotesFrench B HLTopic 5.2Who says what? (grid)
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5.2.55 min read

Who says what? (grid) (French B HL)

IB French B · Unit 5

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Contents

  1. 1What the grid is
  2. 2Fill the grid step by step
  3. 3In action
  4. 4Common errors
What it is: Two people talk. For each statement, tick who says or thinks it: one name, or Les deux (both). 1 mark per line.
The instruction on the paper: Pour chaque affirmation, cochez [✓] une option. → For each statement, tick one option. Qui pense quoi ? / Qui dit quoi ? → Who thinks what? / Who says what?

Example: Pour chaque affirmation, cochez [✓] une option.

Qui pense quoi ? For each line: Julie, Bruno or Les deux.

Vous allez entendre Julie et Bruno, qui parlent du télétravail.

  1. Le télétravail fatigue moins.
  2. Le contact avec les collègues manque.
  3. Les réunions en visio suffisent.
  4. Il est difficile de s'arrêter le soir.

Julie : Depuis que je travaille de chez moi trois jours par semaine, je suis beaucoup moins fatiguée. Bruno : Moi aussi. Ne plus passer deux heures dans les transports, c'est un vrai soulagement. Julie : En revanche, mes collègues me manquent. On ne se voit presque plus. Bruno : Tiens, moi, pas du tout ! Je les vois en visio tous les matins, ça me suffit. Julie : Et puis, à la maison, j'ai du mal à m'arrêter de travailler le soir. Bruno : Ça, c'est vrai pour moi aussi. Je réponds aux courriels jusqu'à vingt-deux heures.

Julie: Since I've been working from home three days a week, I'm much less tired. Bruno: Me too. Not spending two hours on public transport any more is a real relief. Julie: On the other hand, I miss my colleagues. We hardly see each other any more. Bruno: Funny, not me at all! I see them on video every morning, that's enough for me. Julie: And at home I find it hard to stop working in the evening. Bruno: That's true for me too. I answer emails until ten p.m.

  1. Les deux
  2. Julie
  3. Bruno
  4. Les deux
Pour chaque affirmation, cochez [✓] une option.
For each statement, tick one option.
Qui pense quoi ? / Qui dit quoi ?
Who thinks what? / Who says what?
Les deux
Both
Moi aussi. / Moi non plus.
Me too. / Me neither.
Pas du tout. / Au contraire.
Not at all. / On the contrary.
En revanche
On the other hand
Remember: The idea decides, not the words. A speaker can agree in new words: ça, c'est vrai pour moi aussi.

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Fill the grid

1

Read the statements first

Find the idea in each line.

2

1st listen: who speaks

Note a name beside each idea.

3

Listen for agreement

Moi non plus, au contraire: agree or not?

4

2nd listen: check

Confirm each tick, one per line.

Read → 1st listen: who → 2nd listen: check

One tick per line: Never tick two boxes. If both people say it, tick Les deux.

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Pour chaque affirmation, cochez [✓] une option.

Qui pense quoi ? For each line: Nadia, Victor or Les deux.

Vous allez entendre Nadia, journaliste, qui interviewe Victor, le patron d'une épicerie sans emballages.

  1. Ces épiceries ne sont pas réservées aux riches.
  2. Acheter au poids fait moins gaspiller.
  3. La boutique ferme trop tôt.
  4. Dans dix ans, ce sera la norme.

Nadia : Victor, beaucoup de gens disent que les épiceries sans emballages sont réservées aux riches. Vous êtes d'accord ? Victor : Pas du tout. Nos prix sont proches de ceux du supermarché, et on achète seulement la quantité dont on a besoin. Nadia : Ça, je l'ai constaté moi-même : comme j'achète au poids, je jette beaucoup moins. Victor : Le vrai obstacle, c'est l'habitude : beaucoup de clients oublient leurs bocaux. Nadia : Moi, j'oublie toujours ! Mais honnêtement, le plus gênant, ce sont vos horaires : vous fermez trop tôt. Victor : Et pourtant, je reste convaincu que dans dix ans, ce sera la norme. Nadia : Là, j'ai des doutes. Les grandes surfaces sont trop puissantes.

Nadia: Victor, many people say package-free grocery shops are only for the rich. Do you agree? Victor: Not at all. Our prices are close to the supermarket's, and you only buy the amount you need. Nadia: That I've seen myself: since I buy by weight, I throw away much less. Victor: The real obstacle is habit: many customers forget their jars. Nadia: I always forget! But honestly, the most annoying thing is your opening hours: you close too early. Victor: And yet I'm still convinced that in ten years it will be the norm. Nadia: There I have my doubts. The big supermarkets are too powerful.

  1. Victor
  2. Les deux
  3. Nadia
  4. Victor
The trap: Beaucoup de gens disent que… is a reported view, not the speaker's own. Tick only what each person thinks.

Do

  • Read every statement before the audio.
  • Track moi aussi, moi non plus.
  • Tick one box per line.

Don't

  • Treat a reported view as their own.
  • Tick two boxes on one line.
  • Forget the Les deux column.

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  • Define

    Give the precise meaning of key terms related to Who says what? (grid).

    AO1
  • Describe

    Give a detailed account of processes or features in Who says what? (grid).

    AO2
  • Explain

    Give reasons WHY — cause and effect within Who says what? (grid).

    AO3
  • Evaluate

    Weigh strengths AND limitations of approaches in Who says what? (grid).

    AO3
  • Discuss

    Present arguments FOR and AGAINST with a balanced conclusion.

    AO3

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