Mill Hill School. Name: School: 14+ Examination in French January 2015 Time: 1 hour. Section A (Listening) 21 Marks Suggested time: minutes

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1 Name: School: Mill Hill School 14+ Examination in French January 2015 Time: 1 hour Section A (Listening) 21 Marks Suggested time: minutes Section B (Reading) 20 Marks Suggested time: minutes Section C (Writing) 20 Marks Suggested time: minutes Ensure that you read each question thoroughly and check your answers You do not have access to dictionaries or any other device

2 Section A Listening Q1Education Getty Images Supplied by Jupiterimages/Comstock A B C D E F G discipline different subjects for boys and girls single sex classes homework class size uniform the school day Listen to these people talking about school 50 years ago What two aspects of school are they talking about? Write the correct letters in the boxes 1 (2) 2 (2) (Total 4 marks)

3 Q2 Holidays Camille is talking about her recent holiday 1 Which phrase completes the sentence? Write the correct letter in each box A very lively B very isolated C by the sea D relax E sunbathe F phone home (i) Camille stayed in a place which was (ii) She took the opportunity to 2 Which phrase completes the sentence? Write the correct letter in each box A shopping B walking C singing D out of doors E very little F in restaurants (i) Camille did no (ii) She ate (Total 4 marks)

4 Q3 Mobile phones What do these young people think about their mobile phones? Write P for a positive attitude Write N for a negative attitude Write P / N for a positive and a negative attitude Attitude Example: N Attitude 1 Attitude 2 Attitude 3 (Total 3 marks)

5 Q4Local environment Creatas Images/Thinkstock These young people are talking about their town Choose the correct answer and write the letter in the box Example: In this boy s town there is a lot of A B C crime unemployment litter 1 This town is very A B C dirty noisy quiet

6 2 This town is A B C polluted clean small 3 This town is A B C boring not suitable for tourists lively 4 This town is good for A B C shopping sports parks (Total 4 marks)

7 Q5Television

8 These people are talking about the acts in a TV talent show For each act, write down the letter of the act and give the speaker s opinion of the act For a positive opinion, write P For a negative opinion, write N For a positive and negative opinion, write P / N Write the correct letters and opinions in the boxes Letter of the act Opinion Example: F P Letter of the act Opinion 1 (2) Letter of the act Opinion 2 (2) Letter of the act Opinion 3 (2) (Total 6 marks) Total marks for this section (21)

9 Section B Reading Q1 Favourite hobbies Choose a word from the list to fill the gap Write the correct letter in each box Example: Quand il fait, j aime nager dans la mer (a) Je suis fana de rugby Les matchs au sont toujours super (b) J ai un ordinateur dans ma, donc je peux faire des jeux-vidéo (c) J adore l équitation Je voudrais mon cheval (d) Pendant mon temps libre je fais du skate Je mes copains au parc (e) Mon équipe de foot un maillot rouge et un short blanc A chaud B propre C jouent D rencontre E chambre F porte G stade H travailler I noire (Total 5 marks)

10 Q2 Signs and notices (a) Where would you see this sign? Write the correct letter in the box A In a market B On a river bank C In a canteen (b) Where would you see this sign? Write the correct letter in the box A In a library B In a market C In a park

11 (c) What exactly does this sign tell you? (d) How long is breakfast served for on Sundays? (e) What does this notice tell customers? (Total 5 marks)

12 Q3 A school day message électronique Salut! Quelle journée! Pour commencer je suis arrivée en retard au collège parce que Maman a oublié de me réveiller Je n ai même pas eu le temps de prendre le petit déjeuner Pendant le cours d histoire le prof a critiqué le travail que j avais fait pour mon projet sur Jeanne d Arc, et pourtant j y avais passé de longues heures chez moi A la récré j ai enfin pu bavarder avec mes copines mais après, c était anglais, et je n aime pas ça Je trouve les langues vivantes très difficiles L après-midi on a eu musique C était super! J apprends à jouer de la guitare et je veux faire assez de progrès pour pouvoir participer au spectacle de fin d année Malheureusement je ne peux pas continuer avec ça ce soir car j ai au moins trois heures de devoirs à faire Marine Example: What problem does Marine refer to first? She arrived late at school (a) Why did she oversleep and not have time for her breakfast? (b) Why was she annoyed about her teacher s comments about her work?

13 (c) Why does she dislike English? (d) Why is she keen to learn to play the guitar? (e) Why does she complain about having lots of homework? (Total 5 marks)

14 Q4Part-time jobs All photographs istockphoto/thinkstock Choose the correct person Write A (for Aline), C (for Charlotte) or D (for Didier) in each box Example: Who has more than one job? (a) Who has not got a job? (b) Who works before going to school? (c) Who has a job every day, even at the weekend?

15 (d) Who works one day a week? (e) Who has difficulties completing homework? (Total 5 marks) Total marks for this section (20)

16 Section C Writing You are asked to write words as an answer to: Either, 1 Write a letter to your penfriend describing your family Say who is in your family Describe some of your family members and say if you get one Discuss where you live Say what you have done recently with your family Say what you are going to do next week with your family Or, 2 Write an article about school life Describe your school Talk about your school routine Discuss your subject preferences Say what you had for lunch yesterday Discuss what you will do in the future There are 20 marks for this question and you should aim to fully develop your answers and include a variety of language as well as write accurately in order to aim for the highest marks

17 (20 marks)