Unit 4: Paper 1 — Writing
Topic 4.2: Writing skills Questions
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Which of these sentences is correctly written in the formal register (**vous**)?
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You want to ADD another idea to the previous one:
**Le recyclage protège la planète ; ______, il fait économiser de l'argent.**
Which connector fits?
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**J'aime le football ; ______, je préfère le basket.**
Which CONTRAST connector completes the sentence?
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You want to ADD one more idea to the previous one:
**Le recyclage protège la planète ; ______, il fait économiser de l'argent.**
Which connector fits?
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**Il pleuvait beaucoup ; ______, nous ne sommes pas sortis.**
Which CONSEQUENCE connector completes the sentence?
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Which of these sentences is correctly written in the formal register (vous)?
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Correct the verb-tense error in this sentence from a blog post:
**L'été dernier, je voyage au Sénégal avec ma famille et nous avons visité Dakar.**
Rewrite it in French with a consistent past tense.
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Fix this choppy pair by joining it into ONE cohesive French sentence with a suitable connector:
**J'ai beaucoup étudié. J'ai réussi l'examen.**
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This sentence has agreement errors (gender and number):
**La problème de la pollution est très grave et les solution ne sont pas facile.**
Rewrite it in French with the correct agreements.
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This sentence has agreement mistakes (gender and number):
**La problème de la pollution est très grave et les solution ne sont pas facile.**
Rewrite it in French with the correct agreements.
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Rewrite this informal sentence in French in the formal register (vous):
**Dis, tu peux m'envoyer ton emploi du temps pour organiser la réunion ?**
(one sentence)
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Join these three short sentences into ONE cohesive sentence (or a short paragraph) in French, using connectors:
**Je fais du sport. C'est bon pour la santé. Je n'ai pas beaucoup de temps libre.**
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Rewrite this formal sentence in French in the informal register (**tu**), for a friend:
**Madame, Monsieur, auriez-vous l'amabilité de m'indiquer votre adresse ?**
(One sentence.)
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This opening is written for a blog for young people, but it sounds like an essay:
**Dans cette dissertation, je vais parler des bienfaits de la cuisine.**
Rewrite the opening in French so that it sounds like a blog.
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Rewrite this formal sentence in French in the informal register (tu), for a friend:
**Madame, Monsieur, auriez-vous l'amabilité de m'indiquer votre adresse ?**
(one sentence)
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Read this opening of a letter to a company.
Find the register inconsistency and correct it in French:
**Madame, Monsieur, tu peux m'envoyer ton catalogue d'été ?**
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Correct the verb-tense mistake in this sentence from a blog post:
**L'été dernier, je voyage au Sénégal avec ma famille et nous avons visité Dakar.**
Rewrite it in French with a consistent past tense.
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Write a cohesive paragraph in French (3–4 sentences) on the idea **Lire est bon pour les jeunes**, following the routine Topic → Develop → Example → Transition. Use a different connector at each step.
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Continue this topic sentence in French by adding a second idea joined with a suitable ADDITION connector:
**Les transports en commun sont bon marché, ______ …**.
Write the whole sentence.
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Develop this idea in French in 1–2 sentences, adding a reason and a concrete example:
**Il faut recycler.**
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