The environment and where people live: 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 recycle at home?

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Il me semble que le réchauffement climatique est le plus grand défi de notre époque.

(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

Translate this extract into English.

(a)Dans ma ville, il y a de plus en plus de problemes de pollution à cause de la circulation.(2)

(b)Heureusement, la mairie a installé des pistes cyclables partout, ce qui encourage les gens à moins utiliser leur voiture.(2)

(c)Chez moi, toute la famille essaie de gaspiller moins d'eau et d'électricité.(2)

(d)Si je pouvais changer une chose, j'interdirais complètement les emballages en plastique inutiles.(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 8 marks)

(Into French) My town is less polluted than the capital.

(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)

(Into French) Last year, the town built a new recycling centre.

(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)

(Into French) We are going to plant more trees in the park.

(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

(Into French) If everyone recycled more, the planet would be healthier.

(Total for Question 7 is 3 marks)

(Into English) Il y a trop de circulation dans le centre-ville, donc l'air est pollué.

(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Je trie mes déchets tous les jours, même si ça prend du temps.

(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

(Into English) Le gouvernement a interdit les sacs en plastique dans les magasins.

(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)

(Into English) Il est essentiel que nous protégions l'environnement pour les générations futures.

(Total for Question 11 is 3 marks)

Mark scheme · 5.6 The environment and where people live: Translation (both directions)

Question 1

M1 recycler correctly conjugated in either register: tu recycles (oe vous recyclez); accept Est-ce que + straight order or the inverted question form recycles-tu / recyclez-vous
A1 à la maison correctly placed; do not accept mixing registers in one sentence
Answer: Tu recycles à la maison ? (oe: Vous recyclez à la maison ?)

Question 2

M1 il me semble que correctly rendered: it seems to me that
A1 le réchauffement climatique est le plus grand défi de notre époque correctly rendered: climate change is the biggest challenge of our time
Answer: It seems to me that climate change is the biggest challenge of our time.

Question 3

(a) B1 'in my town, there are more and more pollution problems' for Dans ma ville, il y a de plus en plus de problemes de pollution
(a) B1 'because of the traffic' for à cause de la circulation
(a) Answer: In my town, there are more and more pollution problems because of the traffic.
(b) B1 'fortunately, the town council has put in cycle lanes everywhere' for Heureusement, la mairie a installé des pistes cyclables partout
(b) B1 'which encourages people to use their car less' for ce qui encourage les gens à moins utiliser leur voiture
(b) Answer: Fortunately, the town council has put in cycle lanes everywhere, which encourages people to use their car less.
(c) B1 'at my house, the whole family tries' for Chez moi, toute la famille essaie
(c) B1 'to waste less water and electricity' for de gaspiller moins d'eau et d'électricité
(c) Answer: At my house, the whole family tries to waste less water and electricity.
(d) B1 'if I could change one thing' for Si je pouvais changer une chose
(d) B1 'I would completely ban unnecessary plastic packaging' for j'interdirais complètement les emballages en plastique inutiles
(d) Answer: If I could change one thing, I would completely ban unnecessary plastic packaging.

Question 4

M1 comparative structure moins...que correctly used
A1 polluée correctly agreeing in the feminine to match ville; la capitale correctly used
Answer: Ma ville est moins polluée que la capitale.

Question 5

M1 l'année dernière correctly placed at the start of the sentence
M1 correct perfect tense with avoir and the irregular past participle of construire: la ville a construit
A1 un nouveau centre de recyclage correctly placed
Answer: L'année dernière, la ville a construit un nouveau centre de recyclage.

Question 6

M1 futur proche correctly formed: nous allons planter (oe on va planter)
A1 plus d'arbres dans le parc correctly placed
Answer: Nous allons planter plus d'arbres dans le parc. (oe: On va planter plus d'arbres dans le parc.)

Question 7

M1 si + imparfait correctly rendered: si tout le monde recyclait
M1 conditional correctly rendered with the irregular être stem: la planète serait (do not accept la planète sera, the simple future)
A1 en meilleure santé correctly rendered for 'healthier' (oe plus saine, oe en meilleure forme)
Answer: Si tout le monde recyclait plus, la planète serait en meilleure santé.

Question 8

M1 il y a trop de circulation dans le centre-ville correctly rendered: there is too much traffic in the town/city centre
A1 donc l'air est pollué correctly rendered: so the air is polluted
Answer: There is too much traffic in the town centre, so the air is polluted.

Question 9

M1 je trie mes déchets tous les jours correctly rendered: I sort my rubbish every day
M1 même si correctly rendered: even though/even if
A1 ça prend du temps correctly rendered: it takes time
Answer: I sort my rubbish every day, even though it takes time.

Question 10

M1 perfect tense with the irregular participle correctly rendered: the government banned/has banned
A1 les sacs en plastique dans les magasins correctly rendered: plastic bags in shops
Answer: The government has banned plastic bags in shops.

Question 11

M1 il est essentiel que + subjunctive correctly rendered in natural English: it is essential that we protect (no subjunctive marking needed in the English)
M1 l'environnement correctly rendered: the environment
A1 pour les générations futures correctly rendered: for future générations
Answer: It is essential that we protect the environment for future générations.

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