Travel and tourism: Translation (both directions) - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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5.5 Travel and tourism: Translation (both directions)

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) Where do you usually go on holiday?

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

(Into English) J'ai hâte de découvrir de nouvelles cultures pendant mon prochain voyage.

(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

Translate this extract into English.

(a)L'été dernier, ma famille et moi sommes partis en Italie pendant deux semaines.(2)

(b)On a visité plusieurs villes magnifiques, comme Rome et Venise, et j'ai adoré essayer les spécialités locales.(2)

(c)Le seul problème, c'est qu'il a fait beaucoup trop chaud l'après-midi, donc on restait souvent à l'hôtel pour se reposer.(2)

(d)L'année prochaine, j'aimerais bien retourner en Italie, mais cette fois-ci en train plutôt qu'en avion.(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 8 marks)

(Into French) The beach is quieter than the city centre in the morning.

(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

(Into French) Last summer, we stayed in a small hôtel near the beach.

(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

(Into French) I am going to travel around Europe by train next year.

(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

(Into French) If I had enough money, I would go to Japan.

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

(Into English) Nous avons pris l'avion pour aller en Espagne cette année.

(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Il a fait très beau pendant nos vacances, même s'il a plu le dernier jour.

(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

(Into English) Mes parents nous ont réservé une chambre avec vue sur la mer.

(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Je voudrais que nous partions plus tôt le matin pour éviter la circulation.

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

Mark scheme · 5.5 Travel and tourism: Translation (both directions)

Question 1

M1 aller correctly conjugated in either register: tu vas (oe vous allez); accept the inverted question form vas-tu / allez-vous, or Où est-ce que + straight order
A1 normalement en vacances correctly placed; do not accept mixing registers in one sentence
Answer: Où est-ce que tu vas normalement en vacances ? (oe: Où vas-tu normalement en vacances ? / Où est-ce que vous allez normalement en vacances ?)

Question 2

M1 avoir hâte de correctly rendered: I can't wait to/I'm looking forward to
A1 découvrir de nouvelles cultures pendant mon prochain voyage correctly rendered: discover new cultures on my next trip
Answer: I can't wait to discover new cultures on my next trip.

Question 3

(a) B1 'last summer, my family and I went to Italy' for L'été dernier, ma famille et moi sommes partis en Italie
(a) B1 'for two weeks' for pendant deux semaines
(a) Answer: Last summer, my family and I went to Italy for two weeks.
(b) B1 'we visited several magnificent cities, like Rome and Venice' for On a visité plusieurs villes magnifiques, comme Rome et Venise
(b) B1 'and I loved trying the local specialities' for et j'ai adoré essayer les spécialités locales
(b) Answer: We visited several magnificent cities, like Rome and Venice, and I loved trying the local specialities.
(c) B1 'the only problem is that it was much too hot in the afternoon(s)' for Le seul problème, c'est qu'il a fait beaucoup trop chaud l'après-midi
(c) B1 'so we often stayed at the hôtel to rest' for donc on restait souvent à l'hôtel pour se reposer
(c) Answer: The only problem is that it was much too hot in the afternoons, so we often stayed at the hôtel to rest.
(d) B1 'next year, I would really like to go back to Italy' for L'année prochaine, j'aimerais bien retourner en Italie
(d) B1 'but this time by train rather than by plane' for mais cette fois-ci en train plutôt qu'en avion
(d) Answer: Next year, I would really like to go back to Italy, but this time by train rather than by plane.

Question 4

M1 comparative structure plus...que correctly used
A1 le centre-ville le matin correctly placed
Answer: La plage est plus calme que le centre-ville le matin.

Question 5

M1 l'été dernier correctly placed at the start of the sentence
M1 correct perfect tense with avoir: nous avons séjourné (oe on a séjourné, oe nous sommes restés/on est restés using rester)
A1 un petit hôtel près de la plage correctly placed
Answer: L'été dernier, nous avons séjourné dans un petit hôtel près de la plage. (oe: L'été dernier, on a séjourné dans un petit hôtel près de la plage.)

Question 6

M1 futur proche correctly formed: je vais voyager
A1 à travers l'Europe en train l'année prochaine correctly placed
Answer: Je vais voyager à travers l'Europe en train l'année prochaine.

Question 7

M1 si + imparfait correctly rendered: si j'avais
M1 conditional correctly rendered with the irregular aller stem: j'irais (do not accept j'allerais, an over-regularised stem error)
A1 assez d'argent and au Japon both correctly used
Answer: Si j'avais assez d'argent, j'irais au Japon.

Question 8

M1 nous avons pris l'avion correctly rendered: we took the plane/we flew
A1 pour aller en Espagne cette année correctly rendered: to go to Spain this year
Answer: We took the plane to go to Spain this year.

Question 9

M1 il a fait très beau correctly rendered: the weather was very nice/it was very sunny
M1 pendant nos vacances correctly rendered: during our holiday
A1 même s'il a plu le dernier jour correctly rendered: even though it rained on the last day
Answer: The weather was very nice during our holiday, even though it rained on the last day.

Question 10

M1 perfect tense correctly rendered: my parents booked us
A1 une chambre avec vue sur la mer correctly rendered: a room with a sea view
Answer: My parents booked us a room with a sea view.

Question 11

M1 je voudrais que + subjunctive correctly rendered in natural English: I would like us to leave (no subjunctive marking needed in the English)
M1 plus tôt le matin correctly rendered: earlier in the morning
A1 pour éviter la circulation correctly rendered: to avoid the traffic
Answer: I would like us to leave earlier in the morning to avoid the traffic.

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