J'écoute, je lis, j'écris! : listening, reading and writing exercises for Junior Certificate French

275 Pages·2012·35.292 MB·English

by  Alex O'Dwyer, Alex O'Dwyer

Alex O’Dwyer
J’ÉCOUTE
JE LIS
J’ÉCRIS !
3RD EDITION
Listening,
Reading and
Writing Exercises
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D E for Junior
U N
L T
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N C Certificate French
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Alex O’Dwyer
J’ÉCOUTE
JE LIS
J’ÉCRIS !
3RD EDITION
Listening,
Reading and
Writing Exercises
for Junior
Certificate French
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Table of Contents

Introduction v
1. Je me présente 1
2. Un, deux, trois 19
3. Quel temps fait-il ? 31
4. Le sport 43
5. Je t’invite 55
6. La nourriture 67
7. Mon temps libre 80
8. Le travail 93
9. Les vacances 105
10. L’école 119
11. Révisons ! 132
12. Au magasin 149
13. La ville 164
14. Des affiches et des annonces 176
15. La mode et les médias 188
16. Les messages 203
17. Des réservations 217
18. La santé 231
19. Les accidents de la route 241
20. Les actualités 252
III

lntroduction
Many Junior Certificate students, even though they have studied French for three
years or more and have covered all of their course, do not do themselves justice
in the exam. This is because they often do not know what is expected of them
are not familiar with the type of questions they will be asked. This book has
been written with a view to tackling this problem. It provides exam practice for
the Junior Certificate in each of the three sections of the French exam: reading
comprehensions, listening comprehensions and written exercises.
How this book will help you
This book is divided into 20 chapters, each with a different and progressively more
difficult topic. Each chapter is divided into three sections, each with its own symbol.
JJJe lis
This section begins with a vocabulary section which lists the most important words
and phrases for the topic. You need to learn these words as they will frequently
appear in the exam and you will also need to be familiar with them before attempting
the other sections. There then follows a wide range of reading comprehensions and
a variety of imaginative exercises based on the exam layout.
JJJJ’écoute
Listening comprehension is worth 43% in the Junior Certificate exam at both Higher
and Ordinary Levels. Therefore it is important that students get a lot of practice
listening to authentic material and answering a variety of exam-type questions.
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script for the Teacher’s CD is available online at gillmacmillan.ie.
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J’ÉCOUTE, JE LIS, J’ÉCRIS !
JJ’écris
The final section of each chapter provides you with lots of examples of the type
of written questions you will be asked in the exam: informal letters, formal letters,
postcards, notes and messages.
Exam Focus
Throughout the book you will see Exam Focus boxes. These give guidance on what
topics are most frequently asked in the exam and how best you can improve your
marks.
Now Test Yourself
Each chapter finishes with a Now Test Yourself exercise. These will help you
see how well you know the key language of that topic and check how you are
progressing. Solutions for Now Test Yourself exercises are available for students at
gillmacmillan.ie.
I hope you enjoy doing the exercises in J’écoute, Je lis, J’écris ! and that the practice
gives you the confidence to successfully tackle the Junior Certificate exam.
Bon courage à tous.
Alex O’Dwyer

VI
Chapitre 1
Je me présente
Je lis
In this chapter people describe themselves and their families, they talk about their
ages, their dates of birth, the languages they speak and their nationalities.
Exam Focus
In the reading and listening comprehensions you will need to understand
people describing themselves and their families. The following phrases
will help you and will also be important for the written section when you
are writing about yourself and your family.
Greetings
Bonjour/Salut Hello
Au revoir/Salut Goodbye
Bonsoir Good evening
Merci Thank you
S’il vous plaît Please
De rien You’re welcome
Ça va ?/Comment vas-tu ?/Comment allez-vous ? How are you?
Bien, merci Well, thanks
Et toi ?/Et vous ? And you?
Nom
Je m’appelle Paul/Marie My name is Paul/Marie
Il/Elle s’appelle His/Her name is
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J’ÉCOUTE, JE LIS, J’ÉCRIS !
Âge
J’ai quatorze ans I am fourteen
Il/Elle a quinze ans He/She is fifteen
Je vais avoir quatorze ans le mois prochain I will be fourteen next month
Je viens d’avoir quatorze ans I have just gone fourteen
Date de naissance
premier dix-sept janvier
Mon anniversaire est le deux dix-huit février
Je suis né(e) le
trois dix-neuf mars
quatre vingt avril
cinq vingt et un mai
six vingt-deux juin
sept vingt-trois juillet
huit vingt-quatre août
neuf vingt-cinq septembre
dix vingt-six octobre
onze vingt-sept novembre
douze vingt-huit décembre
treize vingt-neuf
quatorze trente
quinze trente et un
seize
Description
grand/grande tall
petit/petite small
Je suis
de taille moyenne of average height
Il/Elle est
mince thin
gros/grosse fat
très very
assez quite/fairly
trop too
un peu a bit
beaucoup a lot
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