Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores (GCSE French) - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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This topic is chapter 5 of GCSE French: Vocabulary Practice Book 2.

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2.12 Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores

AQA 8652 · about 45 minutes

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Accents and the cedilla are used throughout the French; reproduce them correctly in your answers where required. Questions: Reliez, Complétez, Traduisez and Classez as labelled. Write full sentences for translation items. Time guidance: 35 minutes.

Section B - Complétez: 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 dîner quand mes parents rentrent du travail.(1)

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

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

(d)Mon frère préfère ______ l'aspirateur parce que c'est rapide.(1)

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

(f)À la fête scolaire nous allons ______ des fonds pour l'hôpital local.(1)

(g)Après l'orage, nous avons aidé nos voisins, nous avons ______ les affaires mouillées.(1)

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

(Total for Question 1 is 8 marks)

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 bénévolat
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 2 is 6 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 bénévolat
4. mettre la table
5. faire un don d'argent
6. passer l'aspirateur

(Total for Question 3 is 6 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 bénévolat tous les samedis au refuge pour animaux.(2)

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

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

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

(e)Le bénévolat m'a appris à travailler en équipe.(2)

(f)Ils veulent que les gens fassent un don de vêtements avant Noël.(2)

(Total for Question 4 is 12 marks)

Section D - Traduisez en français: Translate these short English sentences into French, context: household chores and charity actions; write natural GCSE-level French with accents and the cedilla written correctly.

(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 5 is 12 marks)

Mark scheme · 2.12 Charity, Volunteering and Household Chores

Question 1

(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 vêtements 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 débarrasser correctly supplied as débarrasser la table or débarrasser les affaires accepted
(g) Answer: débarrassé
(h) M1 aider les autres correctly supplied as aider
(h) Answer: aider

Question 2

B1 A matched with 'to do volunteering' (faire du bénévolat -> 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 3

B1 collecter des fonds placed in 'charity work'
B1 faire le lit placed in 'household chores'
B1 faire du bénévolat 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.

Question 4

(a) M1 I volunteer / I do volunteering correctly rendered for Je fais du bénévolat
(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 5

(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 débarrassons/ débarrasser depending on phrasing
(b) A1 après le dîner and la table correctly included
(b) Answer: Nous débarrassons la table après le dîner.
(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 séjour 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 vêtements or Ils feront un don de vêtements
(e) A1 next month rendered as le mois prochain correctly included
(e) Answer: Ils vont faire un don de vêtements 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 âgées et au centre communautaire / au centre local correctly included
(f) Answer: J'aide les personnes âgées au centre communautaire.

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