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 – 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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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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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%

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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.

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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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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