What it is: You hear a recording and answer questions in French. One to three words is usually enough. 1 mark each.
The instruction on the paper: Répondez aux questions suivantes. → Answer the following questions.
Example: Répondez aux questions suivantes.
Press play, answer in one to three words, then show the answers.
Vous allez entendre Théo, qui parle de son stage dans un garage.
- Chez qui Théo a-t-il fait son stage ?
- Qu'est-ce que Théo a préféré réparer ?
Pendant les vacances de février, j'ai fait un stage d'une semaine dans le garage de mon oncle. Le matin, je rangeais les outils et je nettoyais l'atelier. L'après-midi, j'aidais à changer les pneus. Ce que j'ai préféré, c'est réparer un vieux scooter avec le mécanicien. Plus tard, je voudrais devenir ingénieur.
During the February holidays I did a one-week work placement in my uncle's garage. In the morning I tidied the tools and cleaned the workshop. In the afternoon I helped change tyres. What I liked best was repairing an old scooter with the mechanic. Later on I'd like to become an engineer.
- (chez) son oncle
- un (vieux) scooter
- Répondez aux questions suivantes.
- Answer the following questions.
- Pour quelle raison… ?
- For what reason…?
- Donnez un exemple de…
- Give an example of…
- Qu'est-ce que… ?
- What…?
- Où… ?
- Where…?
- Qui… ?
- Who…?
- Selon…, quel(le) est… ?
- According to…, what is…?
Remember: Answer only what is asked. A short, exact answer scores; an extra wrong detail can lose the mark.
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Nail the short answer
Underline the question word
Où = a place, Quand = a time.
Listen for that detail
Ignore what the question doesn't ask.
Write 1–3 words
No full sentence needed.
Check it answers the question
A Qui answer must be a person.
Question word → Detail → 1–3 words → Check
Copy, don't translate: You may use the speaker's own words. Write the French you hear; never answer in English.
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Répondez aux questions suivantes.
Vous allez entendre Sarah, qui parle d'un échange scolaire en Irlande.
- Combien de temps Sarah est-elle restée en Irlande ?
- Pour Sarah, qu'est-ce qui était le plus difficile ?
- Dans quelle langue a-t-elle fait des progrès ?
En mars, je suis partie deux semaines en Irlande pour un échange scolaire. J'habitais chez une famille à Galway, avec une fille de mon âge, Aoife. Le plus difficile, c'était les repas : on dînait à dix-huit heures, beaucoup plus tôt qu'en France. Mais j'ai fait d'énormes progrès en anglais, et maintenant, on s'écrit toutes les semaines.
In March I went to Ireland for two weeks on a school exchange. I stayed with a family in Galway, with a girl my age, Aoife. The hardest thing was the meals: we had dinner at six p.m., much earlier than in France. But I made huge progress in English, and now we write to each other every week.
- deux semaines
- les repas
- (en) anglais
The trap: Combien de temps asks for a length of time: deux semaines, not en mars.
Do
- Underline the question word first.
- Answer in French, 1–3 words.
- Give one clear answer.
Don't
- Copy a whole sentence from the audio.
- Add details nobody asked for.
- Answer in English.