French ContinuersListening & Responding

2013

Kate LayheMLC School

How do I prepare?

• Complete past listening papers available from the BOS site and your teacher

• When you have completed them, self correct using the transcript

• Learn words commonly occurring in the listening examinations

• Listen to French at every opportunity, songs, podcasts, films, the news ………

Where do I find past papers?

More specifically

What is in the listening examination?

• You will hear about 8 or 9 passages in French

• The passages are read twice with pauses between each reading. There is a longer pause after the second reading

• It will last approximately 30 minutes

• The questions will be in English and you are to answer in English.

• The examination is worth 25 marks.

• The examination passages usually become more complex as it progresses.

The questions

• Ensure you READ the question carefully

• Question will range in value from 1 mark to 5 or 6 marks

• There are a variety of question types• short answer

• multiple choice

• completion of a table

• extended responses

Answering the questions

• On the first hearing, write in the candidates notes and then write your full answer on the lines provided. The candidates notes will NOT be marked.

• Write your answer in English. If you write a word in French, write the English next to it.

• Use the amount of space provided to answer the question!

• Ensure you are answering all aspects of the question. In the last few questions you will often need to provide a holistic answer/comparison/links as well as specific detail.

• After the examination is finished go back and check you have fully answered the question and look up words using the dictionary if need be.

Let’s try a question!

How is the examination marked?

• There are a teams of qualified teachers to correct each section of the paper with a senior marker overseeing each section

• There are a number of processes built in to ensure accuracy in the marking

• It is very fair!

Marking Guidelines

Sample Answer

Advice from the Marking Centre

• Candidates need to read and answer the question carefully in English, not just provide detail from the text

• It is important to understand ‘how’ and ‘why’ questions and not turn them into language questions.

• Be precise in your language. For example, do not write ‘the woman’ if it has been specified as ‘the mother’

• Remember, the Candidate’s Notes section is not read, transfer the information to the answer

• Avoid contractions in your answers.

• Ensure handwriting is legible

• http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/hsc_exams/hsc2011exams/notes

Where can I go for more help?

• Your teachers

• NSW BOS Website: • http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au/

• HSC Online Website:• http://hsc.csu.edu.au/french/

• NSW Students Online:• http://studentsonline.bos.nsw.edu.au/go/

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Good luck

• Seek help when you need it!

• Study hard!

• Take time to relax!

• Enjoy!