Free-time activities: Translation (both directions) - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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AQA 8652 · about 30 minutes

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Section A: translate each sentence into French. Section B: translate each sentence into English. Section C: translate the short extract into English. Write full, natural sentences and check verb agreement and spelling carefully.

(Into French) Do you enjoy yourself when you go out with your friends?

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Ca me plaît beaucoup de jouer à des jeux vidéo en ligne avec mes amis.

(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

Translate this extract into English.

(a)Le week-end, j'aime bien sortir avec mes copains : on va souvent au cinéma ou on joue au basket au parc.(2)

(b)Le mercredi soir, je fais partie d'un club de théâtre à l'école, ce que j'adore parce que ça me permet d'être créatif.(2)

(c)Quand il pleut, je reste à la maison et je joue à des jeux vidéo pendant des heures.(2)

(d)Si j'avais plus de temps libre, je ferais aussi de la natation.(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 8 marks)

(Into French) Football is more popular than rugby in my town.

(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

(Into French) Last weekend, I went to the cinema with my cousins.

(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

(Into French) We are going to watch a film tonight.

(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

(Into French) If I had more money, I would buy a new games console.

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

(Into English) Ma soeur adore lire des romans policiers.

(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Je joue au foot le samedi, même si je ne suis pas très doué.

(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

(Into English) Mes parents m'ont offert une nouvelle guitare pour mon anniversaire.

(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Il est possible que je fasse partie d'un club de théâtre l'année prochaine.

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

Mark scheme · 5.4 Free-time activities: Translation (both directions)

Question 1

M1 reflexive verb s'amuser correctly conjugated in either register: tu t'amuses (oe vous vous amusez)
A1 quand tu sors avec tes amis correctly formed, with sortir correctly conjugated (oe quand vous sortez avec vos amis); do not accept mixing registers (e.g. tu ... vos amis)
Answer: Tu t'amuses quand tu sors avec tes amis ? (oe: Vous vous amusez quand vous sortez avec vos amis ?)

Question 2

M1 the reversed plaire construction correctly rendered: I really like/really enjoy (do not accept a literal 'it pleases me a lot', which is unnatural English even though it is a valid gloss)
A1 jouer à des jeux vidéo en ligne avec mes amis correctly rendered: playing video games online with my friends
Answer: I really like playing video games online with my friends.

Question 3

(a) B1 'at the weekend(s), I really like going out with my friends' for Le week-end, j'aime bien sortir avec mes copains
(a) B1 'we often go to the cinema or play basketball at the park' for on va souvent au cinéma ou on joue au basket au parc
(a) Answer: At the weekend, I really like going out with my friends: we often go to the cinema or play basketball at the park.
(b) B1 'on Wednesday evenings, I am part of/I belong to a drama club at school' for Le mercredi soir, je fais partie d'un club de théâtre à l'école
(b) B1 'which I love because it lets me be creative' for ce que j'adore parce que ça me permet d'être créatif
(b) Answer: On Wednesday evenings, I am part of a drama club at school, which I love because it lets me be creative.
(c) B1 'when it rains, I stay at home' for Quand il pleut, je reste à la maison
(c) B1 'and I play video games for hours' for et je joue à des jeux vidéo pendant des heures
(c) Answer: When it rains, I stay at home and I play video games for hours.
(d) B1 'if I had more free time' for Si j'avais plus de temps libre
(d) B1 'I would also go swimming' for je ferais aussi de la natation
(d) Answer: If I had more free time, I would also go swimming.

Question 4

M1 comparative structure plus...que correctly used
A1 dans ma ville correctly placed; le foot accepted as the standard informal GCSE term for le football
Answer: Le foot est plus populaire que le rugby dans ma ville. (oe: Le football est plus populaire que le rugby dans ma ville.)

Question 5

M1 le week-end dernier correctly placed at the start of the sentence
M1 correct perfect tense with être: je suis allé (oe allée, depending on the speaker's gender)
A1 au cinéma avec mes cousins correctly placed
Answer: Le week-end dernier, je suis allé au cinéma avec mes cousins. (oe: ...je suis allée au cinéma avec mes cousins.)

Question 6

M1 futur proche correctly formed: nous allons regarder (oe on va regarder)
A1 un film ce soir correctly placed
Answer: Nous allons regarder un film ce soir. (oe: On va regarder un film ce soir.)

Question 7

M1 si + imparfait correctly rendered: si j'avais
M1 conditional correctly rendered with the stem-change kept throughout: j'achèterais (do not accept j'acheterais without the accent grave, which is a spelling error affecting the required stem change)
A1 une nouvelle console de jeux correctly placed, with nouvelle correctly agreeing before a feminine noun
Answer: Si j'avais plus d'argent, j'achèterais une nouvelle console de jeux.

Question 8

M1 ma soeur adore lire correctly rendered: my sister loves reading/loves to read
A1 des romans policiers correctly rendered: detective novels/crime novels
Answer: My sister loves reading detective novels.

Question 9

M1 je joue au foot le samedi correctly rendered: I play football on Saturdays
M1 même si correctly rendered: even though/even if
A1 je ne suis pas très doué correctly rendered: I am not very good (at it)
Answer: I play football on Saturdays, even though I am not very good at it.

Question 10

M1 perfect tense with the irregular participle correctly rendered: my parents gave/got/bought me
A1 une nouvelle guitare pour mon anniversaire correctly rendered: a new guitar for my birthday
Answer: My parents gave me a new guitar for my birthday.

Question 11

M1 il est possible que + subjunctive correctly rendered in natural English: it's possible that I will join / I might join (no subjunctive marking needed in the English)
M1 un club de théâtre correctly rendered: a drama club
A1 l'année prochaine correctly rendered: next year
Answer: It's possible that I will join a drama club next year.

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