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4.1 Theme 1.1: Identity and Relationships With Others - Listening Comprehension

AQA 8652 · about 20 minutes
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Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Accents and the cedilla are used throughout the French transcripts; reproduce them correctly in any answer boxes that require French. Listen to each short transcript printed below, then answer the questions that follow. Write single-word or short answers where indicated. Total time: about 30 minutes.
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Transcript T1, short monologue about family pets (approx 45 words). "Bonjour, je m'appelle Erin. J'ai deux chats et un chien. Mes chats sont petits et jouent tout le temps. Le chien est grand, il est calme et il adore les promenades. Mon frère n'aime pas les animaux mais ma mère les adore." Listen and choose the correct answer about Erin's pets.
How many pets does Erin have?
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T5 repeated: "Oliwia: Quel âge as-tu? Callum: J'ai dix-sept ans. Et toi? Oliwia: Moi, j'ai quinze ans. J'ai un frère plus jeune qui a treize ans. Nous allons tous chez nos grands-parents le dimanche." Listen and choose the correct statement about Oliwia's family.
Which statement is true about Oliwia?
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
Transcript T6, short monologue about getting on with a step-parent (approx 55 words). "Bonjour, je suis Yusuf. Ma mère s'est remariée et maintenant nous vivons avec mon beau-père. Au début c'était difficile, mais aujourd'hui on s'entend très bien. Il est sympa et il m'aide avec mes devoirs." Listen and choose whether Yusuf liked his stepfather at first.
Did Yusuf find his stepfather easy to get on with at the start?
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T1-T6 bank combined: use any of the above short transcripts. Listen and match the person to the description. Choices: Erin, Noah, Priya, Kwame, Amelia, Oliwia, Callum, Yusuf. Description: 'Has a younger brother aged 13.'
Match the description to the person.
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
5
Transcript T2-T6 bank combined: listen and decide True/False/Not Mentioned. Statement: 'Kwame says his mother thinks he is funny.'
Is the statement True, False or Not Mentioned?
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T4 and T6 bank combined: listen and choose which person says they 'rigole beaucoup' or 'on rigole beaucoup' when with family.
Which person mentions laughing a lot with family?
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T1-T6 bank combined: listen and answer in English. Statement: 'Noah says he gets on very well with his sister.'
Is this statement True, False or Not Mentioned?
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T5 repeated: "Oliwia: Quel âge as-tu? Callum: J'ai dix-sept ans. Et toi? Oliwia: Moi, j'ai quinze ans. J'ai un frère plus jeune qui a treize ans. Nous allons tous chez nos grands-parents le dimanche." Listen and choose how often they visit grandparents.
How often do they go to their grandparents' house?
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T1-T6 bank combined: listen and answer in French. Complete the word from Erin's transcript: 'Mes chats sont petits et jouent tout le ______.'
Fill the missing French word in the blank.
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T6 repeated: "Bonjour, je suis Yusuf. Ma mère s'est remariée et maintenant nous vivons avec mon beau-père. Au début c'était difficile, mais aujourd'hui on s'entend très bien. Il est sympa et il m'aide avec mes devoirs." Listen and choose what Yusuf says his stepfather helps him with.
What does the stepfather help Yusuf with?
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T1 repeated: "Bonjour, je m'appelle Erin. J'ai deux chats et un chien. Mes chats sont petits et jouent tout le temps. Le chien est grand, il est calme et il adore les promenades. Mon frère n'aime pas les animaux mais ma mère les adore." Listen and decide whether each statement is True, False or Not Mentioned.
Statement: Erin's dog loves walks.
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T4 repeated: "Salut, je suis Amelia. J'adore Noël parce que toute la famille est la. Mon père est très généreux et ma grand-mère raconte toujours des histoires drôles. Mon frère est un peu égoïste, mais on rigole beaucoup quand on mange ensemble." Listen and choose how Amelia describes her brother.
How does Amelia describe her brother?
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T2, two-person dialogue about siblings and getting on (approx 55 words). "Noah: Tu t'entends bien avec ta soeur? Priya: Oui, on s'entend très bien. On rigole ensemble et on regarde des films. Noah: Quelle chance. Moi, je me dispute souvent avec mon frère parce qu'il prend toujours mes jeux." Listen and choose who says they argues often with their sibling.
Who says they often argue with their sibling?
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T2 repeated: "Noah: Tu t'entends bien avec ta soeur? Priya: Oui, on s'entend très bien. On rigole ensemble et on regarde des films. Noah: Quelle chance. Moi, je me dispute souvent avec mon frère parce qu'il prend toujours mes jeux." Listen and choose the correct summary sentence.
Which sentence summarises Priya's relationship with her sister?
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T3, short monologue about physical description (approx 50 words). "Je m'appelle Kwame. J'ai les cheveux courts et noirs et des yeux marron. Ma soeur est grande et blonde. Nous sommes sportifs: nous faisons du foot tous les samedis. Ma mère dit que je suis timide mais mes amis disent que je suis drôle." Listen and complete the French sentence below with one missing word from the transcript.
Complete: Kwame dit que sa soeur est ______ et blonde.
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T3 repeated: "Je m'appelle Kwame. J'ai les cheveux courts et noirs et des yeux marron. Ma soeur est grande et blonde. Nous sommes sportifs: nous faisons du foot tous les samedis. Ma mère dit que je suis timide mais mes amis disent que je suis drôle." Listen and choose which activity Kwame and his sister do together.
What sport do they play together?
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T4 repeated: "Salut, je suis Amelia. J'adore Noël parce que toute la famille est la. Mon père est très généreux et ma grand-mère raconte toujours des histoires drôles. Mon frère est un peu égoïste, mais on rigole beaucoup quand on mange ensemble." Listen and choose which family member Amelia says tells funny stories.
Who tells funny stories?
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T5, two-person dialogue about ages and siblings (approx 50 words). "Oliwia: Quel âge as-tu? Callum: J'ai dix-sept ans. Et toi? Oliwia: Moi, j'ai quinze ans. J'ai un frère plus jeune qui a treize ans. Nous allons tous chez nos grands-parents le dimanche." Listen and answer in English.
How old is Callum?
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T6 repeated: "Bonjour, je suis Yusuf. Ma mère s'est remariée et maintenant nous vivons avec mon beau-père. Au début c'était difficile, mais aujourd'hui on s'entend très bien. Il est sympa et il m'aide avec mes devoirs." Listen and complete the French gap.
Complete: Aujourd'hui, Yusuf dit 'on s'entend ______ bien.'
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
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Transcript T4, short monologue about personality and family celebrations (approx 60 words). "Salut, je suis Amelia. J'adore Noël parce que toute la famille est la. Mon père est très généreux et ma grand-mère raconte toujours des histoires drôles. Mon frère est un peu égoïste, mais on rigole beaucoup quand on mange ensemble." Listen and decide whether each statement is True, False or Not Mentioned.
Statement: Amelia dislikes Christmas.
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · 4.1 Theme 1.1: Identity and Relationships With Others - Listening Comprehension

Question 1

  • B1 Two cats and one dog, total 3 pets, answer '3' or 'three' or 'trois' accepted
  • Answer: 3

Question 2

  • B1 First option is correct: 'J'ai un frère plus jeune qui a treize ans' matches
  • Answer: She has a younger brother aged 13.

Question 3

  • B1 No, 'Au début c'était difficile' indicates it was difficult at first
  • Answer: No

Question 4

  • B1 Oliwia is correct: she says she has a younger brother who is thirteen
  • Answer: Oliwia

Question 5

  • B1 False, Kwame says 'Ma mère dit que je suis timide mais mes amis disent que je suis drôle' so his mother thinks he is shy, not funny
  • Answer: False

Question 6

  • B1 Amelia, who says 'on rigole beaucoup quand on mange ensemble'
  • Answer: Amelia

Question 7

  • B1 False, Priya says she gets on very well with her sister; Noah says he argues often with his brother
  • Answer: False

Question 8

  • B1 Every Sunday is correct for 'le dimanche' or 'tous les dimanches'
  • Answer: Every Sunday

Question 9

  • B1 Correct word 'temps' accepted without accent
  • Answer: temps

Question 10

  • B1 Homework is correct for 'il m'aide avec mes devoirs'
  • Answer: Homework

Question 11

  • B1 True, 'il adore les promenades' indicates the dog loves walks
  • Answer: True

Question 12

  • B1 A little selfish matches 'Mon frère est un peu égoïste'
  • Answer: A little selfish

Question 13

  • B1 Noah, answer 'Noah' accepted
  • Answer: Noah

Question 14

  • B1 Second option, 'She gets on very well with her sister' is correct
  • Answer: She gets on very well with her sister.

Question 15

  • B1 Correct word 'grande' accepted; accept 'grande' spelled without accent
  • Answer: grande

Question 16

  • B1 Football is correct for 'du foot'; accept 'football' or 'soccer' or 'foot' as answer
  • Answer: Football

Question 17

  • B1 Her grandmother, 'ma grand-mère raconte toujours des histoires drôles' indicates grandmother
  • Answer: Her grandmother

Question 18

  • B1 Seventeen or '17' accepted for J'ai dix-sept ans
  • Answer: 17

Question 19

  • B1 Correct word 'très' accepted
  • Answer: très

Question 20

  • B1 False, Amelia says 'J'adore Noël', so she likes Christmas
  • Answer: False

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