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FR.V11 Social Issues: Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores

AQA 8652 · Calculators not allowed · about 35 minutes

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Accents have been omitted for print compatibility; students should write accents correctly in their answers where required. Questions: Reliez, Completez, Traduisez and Classez as labelled. Write full sentences for translation items. Time guidance: 35 minutes.

Section A - Reliez: Match these French charity and volunteering phrases A-F to the numbered English equivalents 1-6. 1. to make a donation of money. 2. to help others. 3. to volunteer / to do volunteering. 4. charitable work / the charity. 5. to raise/collect funds. 6. charitable organisation.

A. faire du benevolat
B. collecter des fonds
C. faire un don d'argent
D. l'organisation caritative
E. aider les autres
F. l'oeuvre caritative

(Total for Question 1 is 6 marks)

Section B - Completez: Fill the blanks in these household chore sentences using the correct word from the vocabulary list, context: domestic chores at home.

(a)Je dois ______ la table avant le diner quand mes parents rentrent du travail.(1)

(b)Chaque matin j'________ mon lit avant de partir pour l'ecole.(1)

(c)Le samedi, c'est mon tour de ______ la poubelle dans la rue.(1)

(d)Mon frere prefere ______ l'aspirateur parce que c'est rapide.(1)

(e)Nous allons ______ vetements au magasin pour aider les familles locales.(1)

(f)A la fete scolaire nous allons ______ des fonds pour l'hopital local.(1)

(g)Apres l'orage, nous avons aide nos voisins, nous avons ______ les affaires mouillees.(1)

(h)Quand je fais du benevolat au centre, j'aime ______ les personnes agees et leur parler.(1)

(Total for Question 2 is 8 marks)

Section C - Traduisez en anglais: Translate these French charity sentences into natural English, context: volunteering and donations sentences to test comprehension.

(a)Je fais du benevolat tous les samedis au refuge pour animaux.(2)

(b)Nous avons collecte des fonds pour acheter de la nourriture pour les refuges.(2)

(c)Elle a fait un don d'argent a l'organisation caritative hier.(2)

(d)Ils aident les autres pendant les vacances scolaires.(2)

(e)Le benevolat m'a appris a travailler en equipe.(2)

(f)Ils veulent que les gens fassent un don de vetements avant Noel.(2)

(Total for Question 3 is 12 marks)

Section D - Traduisez en francais: Translate these short English sentences into French, context: household chores and charity actions; write natural GCSE-level French without accents omitted in the source note.

(a)I set the table every evening.(2)

(b)We clear the table after dinner.(2)

(c)He takes out the rubbish on Tuesday morning.(2)

(d)She vacuums the living room every week.(2)

(e)They will donate clothes next month.(2)

(f)I help older people at the community centre.(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 12 marks)

Section E - Classez: Sort these six words into the two columns 'charity work' and 'household chores', context: vocabulary classification task using six mixed items.

1. collecter des fonds
2. faire le lit
3. faire du benevolat
4. mettre la table
5. faire un don d'argent
6. passer l'aspirateur

(Total for Question 5 is 6 marks)

Mark scheme · FR.V11 Social Issues: Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores

Question 1

B1 A matched with 'to do volunteering' (faire du benevolat -> to volunteer)
B1 B matched with 'to raise funds' (collecter des fonds -> to collect/raise funds)
B1 C matched with 'to make a donation of money' (faire un don d'argent -> to give money)
B1 D matched with 'charitable organisation' (l'organisation caritative -> charitable organisation)
B1 E matched with 'to help others' (aider les autres -> to help others)
B1 F matched with 'charitable work / charity' (l'oeuvre caritative -> charitable work / the charity)
Answer: A-3, B-5, C-1, D-6, E-2, F-4

Question 2

(a) M1 mettre la table correctly supplied
(a) Answer: mettre
(b) M1 faire le lit correctly supplied as faire
(b) Answer: fais
(c) M1 sortir la poubelle correctly supplied as sortir
(c) Answer: sortir
(d) M1 passer l'aspirateur correctly supplied as passer
(d) Answer: passer
(e) M1 faire un don de vetements correctly supplied as faire un don de
(e) Answer: faire un don de
(f) M1 collecter des fonds correctly supplied as collecter
(f) Answer: collecter
(g) M1 debarrasser correctly supplied as debarrasser la table or debarrasser les affaires accepted
(g) Answer: debarrasse
(h) M1 aider les autres correctly supplied as aider
(h) Answer: aider

Question 3

(a) M1 I volunteer / I do volunteering correctly rendered for Je fais du benevolat
(a) A1 all Saturdays at the animal shelter correctly rendered
(a) Answer: I volunteer every Saturday at the animal shelter.
(b) M1 We raised/collected funds correctly rendered
(b) A1 to buy food for the shelters correctly rendered
(b) Answer: We raised funds to buy food for the shelters.
(c) M1 She made/has made a donation of money correctly rendered
(c) A1 to the charitable organisation yesterday correctly rendered
(c) Answer: She donated money to the charity yesterday.
(d) M1 They help others correctly rendered
(d) A1 during the school holidays correctly rendered
(d) Answer: They help others during the school holidays.
(e) M1 Volunteering has taught me correctly rendered
(e) A1 to work in a team / to work as part of a team correctly rendered
(e) Answer: Volunteering has taught me to work as part of a team.
(f) M1 They want that / They want people to correctly rendered for Ils veulent que les gens
(f) A1 to donate clothes before Christmas correctly rendered
(f) Answer: They want people to donate clothes before Christmas.

Question 4

(a) M1 present tense correct for 'I set' : Je mets la table or equivalent
(a) A1 la table and 'every evening' translated as tous les soirs correctly included
(a) Answer: Je mets la table tous les soirs.
(b) M1 correct verb for 'clear' as debarrassons/ debarrasser depending on phrasing
(b) A1 apres le diner and la table correctly included
(b) Answer: Nous debarrassons la table apres le diner.
(c) M1 present tense third person singular correct: Il sort or Il sort la poubelle
(c) A1 mardi matin correctly placed and la poubelle included
(c) Answer: Il sort la poubelle mardi matin.
(d) M1 present tense third person singular for passer l'aspirateur: Elle passe l'aspirateur
(d) A1 le salon / la salle de sejour and every week rendered as chaque semaine correctly included
(d) Answer: Elle passe l'aspirateur dans le salon chaque semaine.
(e) M1 futur proche or simple future correctly formed: Ils vont faire un don de vetements or Ils feront un don de vetements
(e) A1 next month rendered as le mois prochain correctly included
(e) Answer: Ils vont faire un don de vetements le mois prochain.
(f) M1 je helps expressed as J'aide with correct apostrophe or Je aide corrected to J'aide
(f) A1 les personnes agees et au centre communautaire / au centre local correctly included
(f) Answer: J'aide les personnes agees au centre communautaire.

Question 5

B1 collecter des fonds placed in 'charity work'
B1 faire le lit placed in 'household chores'
B1 faire du benevolat placed in 'charity work'
B1 mettre la table placed in 'household chores'
B1 faire un don d'argent placed in 'charity work'
B1 passer l'aspirateur placed in 'household chores'
Answer: Charity work: 1,3,5. Household chores: 2,4,6.

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