LEVEL 3 WORLD LANGUAGE UNIT 5 EXAM (FRENCH)
Listening Comprehension The Logical Answer
You will hear short listening passages from different places of transportation. Listen and select the most
appropriate answer to the questions that follow. You will hear each passage twice.
IL.IL.1 – I can understand the basic purpose of a message (repeat).
Passage 1:
Who is this audio for?
____ 1. A. People that need a phone
B. Blind people
C. People that need special assistance
What is the service being offered?
____ 2. A. accomodations on trains
B. special reservations
C. pictures for those riding the train
Passage 2:
When might you hear this message?
____ 3. A. When you are landing at an airport
B. When you are taking off in an airplane
C. When you are walking through the airport
What is the intent of this message?
____ 4. A. to get people to buy something
B. to notify people of rules
C. to get people to turn on their cell phones
Passage 3:
What group does this message target?
____ 5. A. People who have children
B. Adultos
C. Youth
What is being offered?
____ 6. A. a discounted pass
B. a free train pass
C. a discount on your first trip
Passage 4:
What is this announcement trying to do?
____ 7. A. invite
B. warn
C. welcome
According to the audio, what kinds of passengers need this message?
____ 8. A. train and tram
B. bus and metro
C. planes and boats
What's the plan?
You will need to look at what is being asked about plans for a trip. Select the most logical answer based on
the correct use of the "future" or "conditional". Make sure to respond using the tense that is being asked.
IL.PS.2 – I can express my needs and wants.
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9. Où irez-vous pour les vacances?
a) J'irai au musée
b) Je vais au musée
c) Je suis allé au musée
d) J'irais au musée
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10. Comment est-ce que vous naviguerez la ville?
a) Nous naviguer en bus
b) Nous sommes navigué en bus
c) Nous navigons en bus
d) Nous naviguerons en bus
____ 11. Combien de temps resterez-vous là-bas?
a) J'ai resté trois semaines
b) Je restes trois semaines
c) Je resterai trois semaines
d) Je reste trois semaines
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12.
a)
b)
c)
d)
Que recommandiez-vous de faire pendant la visite?
Vous devriez visiter le Louvre
Vous devoir visiter le Louvre
Vous doit visiter le Louvre
Vous devrez visiter le Louvre
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13. Qu'est-ce que vous verrez en France?
a) Je vois un match au stade de France
b) Je verrai un match au stade de France
c) Je vu un match au stade de France
d) Je verrez un match au stade de France
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14. Qu'est-ce que vous mangerez au restaurant?
a) Nous manger Ratatouille
b) Nous avons mangé Ratatouille
c) Nous vont manger Ratatouille
d) Nous mangerons Ratatouille
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15. Qu'est-ce que vous acheterez là-bas?
a) Les filles acheter les vêtements
b) Les filles achetent les vêtements
c) Les filles acheteront les vêtements
d) Les filles acheteraient les vêtements
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16. Quels sont vos projets s'il pleuvait?
a) Nous regarderons un film
b) Nous regardons un film
c) Nous avons regardé un film
d) Nous regarderions un film
What’s new?
You will read about a local news story. After reading the short passage, choose the answer to the question.
IL.IR.3 – I can identify some information from news media (repeat).
Un moment de silence
Premier ministre Manuel Valls s’inquiète que les Français sont de plus en plus divisés. Il a dit que ce fossé
pourrait être considéré plus évident dans les «banlieues». Beaucoup de ceux en dehors de Paris habitent
dans le logement affreux. Certaines des personnes les plus pauvres de la France y vivent. Ils ou leurs
familles peuvent provenir de pays étrangers. Beaucoup sont musulmans. Les hommes armés sont venus
de ces quartiers. Certaines personnes dans les banlieues peuvent ne pas se sentir comme ils sont français.
Certains enfants ne voulaient pas participer à un moment de silence pour ceux qui sont morts. Cela ne
signifiait pas qu'ils étaient pour les attaques. Beaucoup de personnes vivant en dehors de Paris ont déclaré
comprendre comment ils se sentaient.
«Les gens ont été tués dans les HLMs par la police, et il n'y avait pas de minute de silence pour eux», a
déclaré Aly Sacko. Il est un musulman. Sa famille est originaire d'Afrique mais il est né en France. Il vit dans
une banlieue où deux adolescents ont été tués en 2005. Ils couraient de la police dans les HLMs et ont été
électrocutés dans la gare. Leurs décès a déclenché des protestations dans tout le pays.
Enseigner à propos de liberté et des valeurs
Le nouveau plan du gouvernement est de travailler avec les écoles. Premier ministre Valls pense qu'ils sont
des lieux importants pour diffuser les idées françaises comme la liberté et de traiter chacun de la même.
Les enseignants vont enseigner aux élèves à être de meilleurs citoyens et à propos de ce que signifie être
français. Les enfants pourront apprendre à faire la différence entre les faits et les messages dans des
vidéos et des articles en ligne envoyés par des groupes musulmans extrémistes. Certaines écoles seront
invités à lancer leurs propres programmes de radio et des journaux.
Source: https://newsela.com/articles/france-suburbs/id/7154/
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17. What is the article about?
a. The educational system in France
b. Conflicts between immigrants and native-born French citizens
c. The death of Aly Sacko
d. Difficulties with Islamic extremists
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18. Who are the parties involved?
a. France and Africa
b. Military personnel and the ambassadors
c. The French prime minister and the students in school
d. The local mayors and the heads of state
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19. Where did this event take place?
a. All over France
b. Within a school
c. At a police station
d. In the suburbs of Paris
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20. What is the proposed solution to this problem?
a. To educate students better about the values of the country
b. To write new laws that will protect all citizens
c. To increase the police force in these troubled areas
d. To have a public demonstration to voice their concerns
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21. How did this problem become an issue for the French?
a. When government leaders visited schools
b. After statistics showed that the immigrant populations were increasing
c. When French students would not respect quiet after the Charlie Hebdo attacks
d. Following the unfortunate death of an immigrant teenager at a train station
Le Parkour
RALEIGH, Caroline du Nord - Un jeune homme s'exécute à pleine vitesse sur le trottoir. Il saute sur un banc
et continue à courir en avant. Il vient à un mur. Il saute par-dessus et continue. Ce jeune homme n'est pas
poursuivi par la police. Il fait du parkour, un sport qui est de plus en plus populaire dans le monde. Les gens
qui font parkour sont appelés «traceurs». Traceurs adorent courir et sauter à travers la ville. Ils
rebondissent sur les murs, sautent par-dessus les clôtures, descendent des toits. Leur but est d'aller du
point A au point B le plus rapidement possible.
Quelques mouvements de comics
Nick Faircloth a 23 ans. Il a découvert la première parkour quand il avait 16 ans. À l'époque, il n'était pas
très actif. «Je n'ai pas fait beaucoup," se souvient-il. Un jour, Faircloth était dans les bois derrière la maison
d'un parent. Il a commencé à courir et sauter parmi les rochers et les arbres tombés.
Peu de temps après, il a vu une vidéo sur Internet qui a attiré son attention. C'était un clip des adolescents
français qui font les mêmes mouvements qu'il faisait. La seule différence était qu'ils les faisaient dans la
ville. Faircloth a été accroché. Faire du parkour pour lui se sentait comme si on était un super héro.
Aujourd'hui, il enseigne dans un gymnase où les gens apprennent le parkour.
Courir et sauter dans la rue
Parkour a commencé comme un programme de formation militaire français au Vietnam dans les années
1950. Dans les années 1990, les adolescents français ont adopté le parkour et l'ont modifiés pour la ville.
Bientôt, les villes autour de Paris ont été remplis avec des jeunes courant et sautant à travers les rues.
Pendant un certain temps, le sport y est resté. Puis YouTube a fait que le sport devienne une sensation
mondiale. Maintenant, il y a une communauté mondiale de traceurs.
Source: https://newsela.com/articles/parkour-training/id/5999/
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a.
b.
c.
d.
22. What is the article talking about?
An up and coming star athlete
Athletic videos on youtube
Training for the olympics
A new outside sport
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23. Who was this article written for?
a. Comic book readers
b. Professional Parkour athletes
c. People who want to learn about the sport of Parkour
d. History buffs
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24. How did this activity become popular?
a. French youth adapted it from war veterans
b. Police officers introduced it to the public
c. A group of gymnasts came up with the idea
d. Several American teens started doing it in the 60s
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25. How did the sport come to America?
a. It was popularized through online videos
b. It was shown to youth in school
c. It was shared with athletes through social media sites
d. It became popular because of the athletes sponsoring it
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26. Where was the information from this article taken?
a. A personal experience of an American boy who took up the sport
b. An online blog from some newcomers to the sport
c. A survey of Americans who participate in Parkour
d. An interview of French Parkour enthousiasts
Culture
Answer the following based on your understanding of the culture of France.
N.CPP.2 – I can identify some common practices related to home and community life of other cultures and
my own
Vrai (A) ou Faux (B).
____ 27. The French only had one constitution similar to the United States.
____ 28. The French government is a republic similar to the United States.
____29. In France freedom of speech is not protected as a right of the people.
____30. In France you have the right to work.
____31. The right to bear arms is a constitutional right in France.
History
Answer the following questions about some key elements of French history.
I.CP.2 – I can make some generalizations about a culture.
____ 32. What was the Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte's most important contributions to the world?
A. He is known for progressive ideas, including freedoms for women, slaves, and religion as well
as establishing a central bank and a legal code used around the world
B. He was famous for signing the Edict of Nantes, a move to foster religious tolerance and
understanding between Protestants and Catholics
C. A powerful leader, he was able to centralize France's power, expanding control of their
overseas territories, and make France a leading economic power, fashion, and culture
____ 33. Vichy France, the name for the government during WWII, was led by which French President?
A. Victor Hugo
B. Marshal Philippe Pétain
C. Charles Baudelaire
____ 34. What is another way of referring to the fighting of WWI in France?
A. Hand to hand combat
B. A fight for cavalry
C. Trench warfare
____ 35. The Battle of Hastings fought in 1066 is depicted on the Bayeux Tapestry. It was a battle between
the Anglo-Saxon King Harold II and which French-Norman Duke?
A. Charlemagne
B. Guillaume le Conquérant
C. Charles X
____ 36. Which young maiden died in 1431 at the young age of 19, despite helping Charles VII return to
power after the brutal Hundred Years' War with English?
A. Jean d'Arc
B. Coco Chanel
C. Charlotte Corday
Les Stéréotypes
Oops you said the wrong thing! You got caught stereotyping and now you need to tell what the reality is.
Describe what the best fix for the first sentence (full of stereotypes) should be.
I.CIA.3 – I can sometimes recognize when I have caused a cultural misunderstanding and try to correct it.
____ 37. You told someone that everyone in France loves and plays soccer
A. France loves soccer and anyone who plays tennis too
B. France loves soccer but also watch Tennis, Rugby and the NBA
C. France loves soccer just as much as volleyball
____ 38. You told someone that everyone in France is lazy because they take so much vacation time
A. Remind them that in France vacations are only for older people
B. Teach them that you have to take vacations if you are always partying
C. Tell them that France is a leader in business and they appreciate a good work/life balance
____ 39. You told someone that the country is crazy because they all wear berets and eat baguettes
A. Teach them the beret and baguette are cliché and only tourists believe that
B. Tell them what an important national icon the baguette is and to not criticize it
C. Let them know that the beret is very fashionable and they should buy one too
____ 40. You told someone the French always surrender and will never go to war
A. Say how that is basically true, since they did give their country to Nazi Germany in World War
II and didn't want to go to war with Iraq
B. Explain how the French are like Switzerland and prefer to stay out of conflict if they must,
because it is easier
C. Explain that France has one of the strongest militaries in the world, and that while it is true that
they did surrender to Germany in WWII, it was because they were still recovering from losing six
million of their own in World War I (That is 73.3% of their forces, compared to 7.1% for the U.S.)
____ 41. You told someone that French fries and French toast both originated in France
A. You tell them that really some do believe that
B. Explain that fries are actually from Belgium and French toast has been around since Rome
C. Tell them of course this is true, since all good food is French
Travel itinerary
Give me a plan for getting around for a day. Tell me how
much it would cost, airfare, etc.
IL.PW.4 – I can write basic instructions on how to make
or do something.
Travel itinerary
You are going with a group of students to France. Your
teacher asks you to plan a day in one of the cities in
France. You need to write out an itinerary to give your
teacher so they can let the other students know what to
plan for. Include the following in your itinerary.
-The different places you want to go
-What you want to see and do at the different places
-The amount of time you will be spending in each place
-The mode(s) of transportation you will be using
-How much the different activities will cost
-An alternate plan for the activities if there is bad weather
-USE THE FUTURE TENSE
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Standards tested with passport
IL.IC.2 – I can ask and answer questions on factual information that is familiar to me (repeat).