2020 french written examination
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FrenchWritten examination
Monday 30 november 2020 reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)
QUeSTIOn AnD AnSWer BOOK
Structure of bookSection Number of
questionsNumber of questions
to be answeredNumber of
marks
1 – Part A– Part B
11
11
1010
2 – Part A– Part B
11
11
2015
3 4 1 20Total 75
• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpeners,rulersandanyprintedmonolingualand/orbilingualdictionaryinoneortwoseparatevolumes.Dictionariesmaybeconsultedduringreadingtimeandalsoduringtheexamination.
• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.
• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.
Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof19pages,includingassessment criteriaonpage19
Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Writeallyouranswersinthespacesprovidedinthisquestionandanswerbook.Thespacesprovided
giveyouanideaofhowmuchyoushouldwrite.
Students are nOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2020
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
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SECTION 1 – Part A – continued
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SecTIOn 1
Part A – Listening and responding in english
Instructions for Section 1 – Part AText 1, Question 1 (10marks)Youwillhearonetext.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytothetextandthenanswerthequestionsinenGLISh.Allresponsesmustbebasedonthetext.
TexT 1–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinenGLISh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.
Question 1a. Whatarethereasonswhythemanenjoyedhisvisittothe
museum? 3marks
b. WhywasthemuseumbuiltinMarseille? 2marks
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c. Explainhowtheaimofthemuseumisreflectedinitsarchitecture. 5marks
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SecTIOn 1 – Part B–continued
Question 2 a. WhatarethechallengesthatMrsMartinwillfaceasaropeaccess
technician? AquelsdéfismadameMartinsera-t-elleconfrontéeentantque
cordiste? 6marks
Part B – Listening and responding in French
Instructions for Section 1 – Part BText 2, Question 2(10marks)Youwillhearonetext.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytothetextandthenanswerthequestionsincompletesentencesinFrench.Allresponsesmustbebasedonthetext.
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TexT 2–AnswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentencesinFrench. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.
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b. HowdoesMrsMartintrytopersuadeMrDupontthatsheisagoodcandidateforthisjob?
CommentmadameMartinessaie-t-elledepersuadermonsieurDupontqu’elleestunebonnecandidatepourcetravail? 4marks
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TexT 3A
changement d’air
Lafluctuationdelapopulationdanslesrégionsfrançaisess’estdepuislongtempsjouéeaudétrimentdescommunesrurales.Avecunedemandedemaind’œuvreetdenouveauxemploisoffertsdanslesgrandesvilles,unegrandepartiedelapopulation,jusque-làtrèsrurale,s’estcontinuellementdéplacéeverslesgrandscentresurbains.Lespetitescommunesontsouffertdecettemigration,etpetitàpetit,cescommunessesontvuesdansl’incapacitéd’assurerunminimumdeservices,commeceluidestransportsencommunoud’unesuccursalebancaire,etleurshabitantsdeplusenplusâgés,doiventsouventsedéplacerassezloinpouryavoiraccès.
Parcontre,unenouvelletendanceapparaîtmaintenant:leshabitantsdesvillages,désireuxdevoirleursvillagesrevivre,ontjointleurseffortsencréantdesassociationsenchargede«recruter»denouveauxhabitants.Certainsvillagesorganisentdesfêtesetdesfoirespourrendreleurscommunautésplusvivantes.Avecl’aidedesréseauxsociaux,ilestdevenuplusfaciled’organisersaproprepublicitépourfairevenirlestouristesetdoncdepossiblesfutursrésidents.Ons’adresseaussiauxjeunesfamillescarsanslesenfants,lesécolesdesvillagesontfermé.Pourpouvoiraidercesfamilles,onleurproposedeslogementstrèsbonmarchépourleurfaciliterladécisiondequitterlavieurbaine.Desprofessionscommecellesdedocteursonttrèssollicitéesdanscertainesrégions,etcertainescommunesoffrentdetrèsbonnesconditionspourcesprofessionnels.Demême,laformationàdenouveauxmétiers,commeceluid’artisanestencouragéeparlescommunespouraideràlareprisedescommercespardenouveauxhabitants.
Pouréchapperàlavietrépidante,parents,enfantsetmêmegrands-parentsdécidentensembledechoisirunmodedeviepluscalmeàlacampagne.Aveccesnouveauxarrivantsquisontacceuillisàbrasouverts,lesvillageoisontespoirqueceladonnerauncoupdepouceàleuréconomielocaleetferarevivreleurcommune.
SecTIOn 2
Part A – reading, listening and responding in english
Instructions for Section 2 – Part ATexts 3A and 3B, Question 3 (20marks)YouhavefiveminutestoreadText3A.Attheendofthefiveminutes,Text3B,alisteningtext,willbeplayed.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.AnswerthequestionsinenGLISh.QuestionsmayrelatetoeitherText3AorText3B,ortobothtexts.Allresponsesmustbebasedonthetexts.
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WriteyourresponsestoQuestion3onthefollowingpages.
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Question 3a. Whatreasonsaregiveninthereadingtext(Text3A)andthe
listeningtext(Text3B)forthemigrationofpeoplefromthecountrysidetourbanareasovertime? 3marks
b. Whatistheimpactoftheruralexodusonlifeinthevillages? 5marks
c. Accordingtothereadingtext(Text3A),whatisbeingdonetoattractnewcomerstothevillages? 6marks
TexTS 3A and 3B–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinenGLISh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.
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d. HowwasMarc’sexperience35yearsagodifferentfromtheexperienceofnewcomerstovillagesnowadays? 6marks
Marc’s experience newcomers’ experience
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Part B – reading and responding in French
Instructions for Section 2 – Part BText 4, Question 4(15marks)Readthetextandthenanswerthequestioninapproximately150wordsinFrenchonpage12.Yourresponsemustbebasedonthetext.
TexT 4–AnswerthefollowingquestionincompletesentencesinFrench. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.
L’île de Mayotte
Mayotteestundépartementfrançaisetcetarchipelauxplagesmagnifiquesdansl’océanIndien,entreMadagascaretlescôtesd’Afriquedel’est,resteencoreméconnubienqu’ilfassepartiedel’Unioneuropéenne.Mayotteestsurnomméel’île-hippocampeenraisondesaforme,oubienencorel’îleauxparfumsàcausedesaculturedeplantesàfleursodorantes.
Latempératureannuellemoyenneestde25à28degrésavecbeaucoupd’humiditéetlatempératuredel’eauestlamême.Mayotteoffredenombreusesactivitéstouristiquestellesquelarandonnée,laplongéeetlapêche.N’oublionspasnonplusdementionnerlacuisinedeMayottequiestexcellentegrâceauxinfluencesmulticulturellesprovenantdel’Afriquevoisineetdesîlesdelarégion.Onpeutydégusterdesplatstraditionnelsàbased’épiceslocales.
Danscetarchipel,undessecteurscroissantsestceluidel’éducation,surtoutdanslesecondaire.Parcontre,Mayottenedisposequed’unseulcentreuniversitaire.Lesjeunesdésireuxdepoursuivrecertainesétudessupérieuresquinesontpasoffertessurl’île,doiventalleràlaRéunionouenFrancemétropolitaine.
Moyennes d'âge à Mayotte
30%
20%
10%
0%
40%
50%
60%
10–14 ans 15–64 ans 65 ans et +
Langues parlées à Mayotte
30%
20%
10%
0%
40%
50%
60%
parle français &une langue locale
parle françaismais aucunelangue locale
ne parle pasle français
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Question 4YouareabouttomovetoMayottewithyourparentsandyouhavecomeacrossthisblogpostwiththetwographs.Writeajournalentryinwhichyoudescribehowthismovecouldaffectyourlife.
VousêtessurlepointdedéménageràMayotteavecvosparentsetvousêtestombé/esurceblogaveclesdeuxgraphiques.Dansvotrejournal,décrivezcommentcedéménagementpourraitinfluencervotrevie.
WriteyourresponsetoQuestion4onthefollowingpages.
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Question 4
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SECTION 3 – continued
Question 5Writeanarticleforayouthmagazine,inwhichyouevaluatethestatement:‘Mobilephonescanbeveryusefulbutalsoinvasive’.
Ecrivezunarticlepourunmagazinedejeunesdanslequelvousévaluezcetteopinion:«Lestéléphonesportablespeuventêtreutilesmaisdeveniraussienvahissants.»
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Question 6Inordertoinformyourreaders,writeablogpostaboutthechangesinthereadinghabitsofyoungpeopleinrecentyears.
Pourinformerleslecteurs,vousdécrivezdansvotreblogcommentleshabitudesdelecturechezlesjeunesontchangéaucoursdecesdernièresannées.
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Question 7Youhearaknockatyourdoor.YouopenthedoorandyouaresurprisedtoseeafamousFrenchperson.Writeanimaginativeshortstoryaboutyourencounter,whichwillbepublishedinamagazineforyoungadolescents.
Quelqu’unfrappeàvotreporte.Vousouvrezlaporteetvousêtessurpris/edevoirun/eFrançais/ecélèbre.Ecrivezunecourtehistoireimaginaireàcesujet,quiserapubliéedansunmagazinepourjeunesadolescents.
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Question 8Youareamemberofadebatingclubandyouhavebeenaskedtotakethepositionthatpeopleshouldeatlessmeatandseafood.Writethescriptofyourspeechtopersuadetheaudienceofyourposition.
Vousfaitespartied’unclubdedébatsandvousdevezavancerl’argumentqu’ilfautmangermoinsdeviandeetdeproduitsdelamer.Ecrivezletextedevotrediscourspourpersuaderlepublicdevotreposition.
SecTIOn 3 – Writing in French
Instructions for Section 3Questions 5–8(20marks)Answeronequestionin200–300wordsinFrench.Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.Spaceisprovidedonthefollowingpagetomakenotes.
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Writeyourresponseonthefollowingpages.
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Question no.
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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextraspacetocompleteananswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.
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Assessment criteria
Section 1
Part A – Listening and responding in english• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts
Part B – Listening and responding in French• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationandopinionsaccuratelyandappropriately
Section 2
Part A – reading, listening and responding in english• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts
Part B – reading and responding in French• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationandopinionsaccuratelyandappropriately
Section 3 – Writing in French• thecapacitytodemonstraterelevance,breadthanddepthofcontent• thecapacitytodemonstrateaccuracy,rangeandappropriatenessofvocabularyandgrammar