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NotesFrench BTopic 5.2Gap-fill
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Gap-fill

IB French B · Unit 5

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Contents

  1. 1What gap-fill is
  2. 2Fill the gap step by step
  3. 3In action
  4. 4Common errors
What it is: You read a short note with gaps. You listen and write the missing words: three words maximum. 1 mark per gap.
The instruction on the paper: Remplissez les blancs suivants avec trois mots maximum pour chaque réponse. → Fill in the gaps with three words maximum for each answer.

Example: Remplissez les blancs suivants avec trois mots maximum pour chaque réponse.

Press play, write each missing word, then show the answers.

Vous allez entendre une annonce pour un atelier de cuisine.

  1. Fiche d'information : l'atelier de cuisine • Reprise : le samedi [ – 1 – ] • Lieu : la [ – 2 – ] • Thème : les plats [ – 3 – ] • À apporter : un [ – 4 – ]

Bonjour à tous ! Notre atelier de cuisine pour les jeunes reprend le samedi quatorze octobre. Les cours ont lieu à la maison de quartier, de dix heures à midi. Cette année, on va apprendre à préparer des plats végétariens. L'inscription coûte quinze euros par mois. N'oubliez pas d'apporter un tablier !

Hello everyone! Our cooking workshop for young people starts again on Saturday the fourteenth of October. Classes take place at the community centre, from ten to twelve. This year we're going to learn to make vegetarian dishes. Registration costs fifteen euros a month. Don't forget to bring an apron!

  1. 1. 14 octobre · 2. maison de quartier · 3. végétariens · 4. tablier
Remplissez les blancs suivants…
Fill in the following gaps…
trois mots maximum
three words at most
pour chaque réponse
for each answer
une fiche d'information
an information sheet (the note with gaps)
un blanc
a gap
Remember: The answer must fit the line. Read around the gap and predict: a number, a place, a noun?

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Fill the gap

1

Read the note first

Read the words around each gap.

2

Predict the word

Number? Place? Noun? Adjective?

3

Write what you hear

Three words maximum, no sentence.

4

Check it fits

Re-read the line with your answer.

Read → Predict → Write → Check

Grammar helps: Les plats [ – 3 – ] needs an adjective: végétariens. The words around the gap tell you what kind of word fits.

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Remplissez les blancs suivants avec trois mots maximum pour chaque réponse.

Vous allez entendre Lina, qui présente un festival de musique.

  1. Fiche d'information : le festival • Dates : du 2 au [ – 1 – ] • Lieu : le parc [ – 2 – ] • Gratuit pour les moins de [ – 3 – ] • Transport conseillé : le [ – 4 – ] • En cas de pluie : sous un [ – 5 – ]

Le festival Musique en Plein Air aura lieu du deux au quatre juillet, au parc des Cèdres. Il y aura plus de trente concerts, surtout du rock et du rap. L'entrée est gratuite pour les moins de seize ans. Pour venir, on vous conseille de prendre le vélo, car il n'y a pas de parking. Et s'il pleut, les concerts auront lieu sous un grand chapiteau.

The Music in the Open Air festival will take place from the second to the fourth of July, in the Cedars park. There will be more than thirty concerts, mostly rock and rap. Entry is free for under-sixteens. To get there, we advise you to come by bike, because there is no car park. And if it rains, the concerts will take place under a big marquee.

  1. 1. 4 juillet · 2. des Cèdres · 3. seize ans · 4. vélo · 5. grand chapiteau
The trap: Write only the missing words. Les moins de is already on the paper: don't copy it again.

Do

  • Read the note before the audio.
  • Predict the type of word.
  • Write three words or fewer.

Don't

  • Write a full sentence.
  • Repeat words already on the paper.
  • Leave a gap empty.

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How Gap-fill Appears in IB Exams

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 Gap-fill.

    AO1
  • Describe

    Give a detailed account of processes or features in Gap-fill.

    AO2
  • Explain

    Give reasons WHY — cause and effect within Gap-fill.

    AO3
  • Evaluate

    Weigh strengths AND limitations of approaches in Gap-fill.

    AO3
  • Discuss

    Present arguments FOR and AGAINST with a balanced conclusion.

    AO3

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