Poverty and Homelessness as a Global Issue - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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This topic is chapter 9 of GCSE French: Writing Practice Book.

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Accents and the cedilla are used throughout; reproduce them correctly in your answers. Section A short questions and translations: write full sentences where requested. Section B structured writing tasks: Foundation requires about 90 words, Higher about 150 words. Time guidance: 60 minutes total.

Foundation short writing task (about 90 words). You are a student writing a short message to a school magazine about homelessness in a francophone city. Include these three bullet points in French: - say where the problem is and one cause, - describe one effect on families, - suggest what people in the city could do to help. Write about 90 words in French.

(Total for Question 1 is 15 marks)

Multiple-choice: In the context of homelessness in Paris, which French phrase means 'to sleep rough'?

A. faire la manche
B. dormir dehors
C. chercher un emploi
D. donner aux associations

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

Multiple-choice vocabulary: Which French word best matches the English 'shelter' when talking about temporary housing for homeless people?

A. abri
B. richesse
C. école
D. technique

(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)

Correct the sentence: 'Les sans-abris aidet par les bénévoles.' Rewrite the sentence in correct French.

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

Translate into French: 'Many local groups give out warm clothes in winter.'

(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

Translate into English: 'Les associations offrent des conseils pour trouver un travail et un logement.'

(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

Grammar gap-fill: Complete the sentence with the correct infinitive: 'Il est important __________ (protéger) les personnes vulnérables.'

(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

Correct the mistake in this sentence about causes of poverty: 'La manque d'éducation est un cause principal.' Name the correction for the article and noun.

(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)

Grammar gap-fill: Complete the sentence about suggestions using the conditional: 'On __________ (pouvoir) aider les sans-abri en donnant des couvertures.'

(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)

Reading: short French passage about a charity in Lyon. Passage: 'À Lyon, une petite association aide les personnes sans-abri. Elle distribue des repas chauds le soir et propose des conseils pour trouver un logement. Les bénévoles parlent souvent avec les personnes pour comprendre leurs besoins.' Based on this passage, why does the association talk with homeless people?

(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)

Reading comprehension: same Lyon passage. Question: What two services does the association provide, according to the passage?

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

Reading inference: same Lyon passage. Why is talking with people important beyond giving meals, according to the passage?

(Total for Question 12 is 2 marks)

Translate into English this French paragraph about causes of poverty: 'Dans certaines villes francophones, le coût du logement augmente vite et beaucoup de familles n'ont pas assez d'argent pour payer un loyer. Le chômage et la mauvaise santé augmentent le risque de pauvreté.' Translate the whole passage into natural English.

(Total for Question 13 is 9 marks)

Higher structured writing task (about 150 words). You are writing an article for a national youth website about poverty and homelessness in francophone countries. Include these four bullet points in French: - describe the scale of the problem and one major cause, - give two effects on individuals or communities, - give your justified opinion about what should be a priority, - suggest a realistic action that governments or communities could take. Write about 150 words in French, using a range of tenses and at least one conditional. There is no single correct answer; mark with the levels grid below.

(Total for Question 14 is 15 marks)

Mark scheme · 6.10 Poverty and Homelessness as a Global Issue

Question 1

M1 Content: identification of a place where homelessness occurs and one cause, expressed clearly in French
M1 Content: description of one effect on families (lack of income, stress, housing insecurity)
M1 Content: suggestion for help by people in the city (donations, volunteering, temporary shelters)
M1 Content: simple linking words used to connect ideas (parce que, aussi, donc)
M1 Content: second detail or example supporting any bullet point (one extra fact or example)
M1 Accuracy: correct present tense verbs where required (one or more correct instances)
M1 Accuracy: correct use of a conditional suggestion (on pourrait or similar) once
M1 Accuracy: correct basic agreement of adjectives and nouns in at least one place
M1 Accuracy: correct use of common vocabulary related to poverty/homelessness (logement, sans-abri, famille)
M1 Accuracy: punctuation and spelling mostly correct for GCSE level
M1 Range: use of at least one connective or intensifier (très, beaucoup, aussi)
M1 Range: inclusion of a simple opinion phrase (à mon avis, je trouve que)
M1 Range: at least one infinitive or modal structure (pour aider, il faut)
M1 Range: intelligible sentence length close to the 90-word guidance
M1 Range: overall communicative success, message is coherent and appropriate for a school magazine

Question 2

B1 choose 'dormir dehors' as the literal phrase meaning to sleep outside, to sleep rough
Answer: B. dormir dehors

Question 3

B1 Select 'abri' as the correct translation for shelter
Answer: A. abri

Question 4

B1 Les sans-abri sont aidés par les bénévoles. or Les sans-abri sont aidés par des bénévoles., correcting plural form sans-abri, verb agreement, and adding être auxiliary to form passive
Answer: Les sans-abri sont aidés par les bénévoles.

Question 5

M1 Many local groups = Beaucoup de groupes locaux / De nombreux groupes locaux
A1 give out warm clothes in winter = distribuent des vêtements chauds en hiver (correct present plural verb and vocabulary)
Answer: Beaucoup de groupes locaux distribuent des vêtements chauds en hiver.

Question 6

M1 Les associations offrent des conseils correctly rendered: The organisations/charities offer advice
A1 pour trouver un travail et un logement correctly rendered: to find a job and housing
Answer: The charities/organisations offer advice to find a job and housing.

Question 7

M1 il est important + infinitive: protéger
A1 full phrase 'Il est important de protéger les personnes vulnérables' as a correct structure
Answer: de protéger

Question 8

B1 Le manque d'éducation est une cause principale, correcting the definite article, adding de after manque if needed and making cause feminine with une and principale agreeing
Answer: Le manque d'éducation est une cause principale.

Question 9

B1 correct impersonal suggestion 'on pourrait' using the conditional of pouvoir
Answer: on pourrait

Question 10

B1 to understand their needs, or to learn about their needs
Answer: To understand their needs.

Question 11

B1 one mark for 'distributes hot meals' or 'meals' (une distribution de repas chauds)
B1 one mark for 'offers advice to find housing' or 'housing advice' (conseils pour trouver un logement)
Answer: They distribute hot meals and offer advice to find housing.

Question 12

B1 understanding underlying needs or problems beyond immediate hunger
B1 to provide more suitable help or personalised support
Answer: Because it helps them understand underlying needs so they can provide more suitable, personalised help.

Question 13

B1 Dans certaines villes francophones correctly rendered: In some French-speaking cities
B1 le coût du logement correctly rendered: the cost of housing / the cost of rent
B1 augmente vite correctly rendered: is rising quickly / is increasing fast
B1 beaucoup de familles correctly rendered: many families
B1 n'ont pas assez d'argent correctly rendered: do not have enough money
B1 pour payer un loyer correctly rendered: to pay rent
B1 Le chômage et la mauvaise santé correctly rendered: Unemployment and poor health
B1 augmentent correctly rendered: increase / raise
B1 le risque de pauvreté correctly rendered: the risk of poverty
Answer: In some French-speaking cities, the cost of housing is rising quickly and many families do not have enough money to pay rent. Unemployment and poor health increase the risk of poverty.

Question 14

Level 1 (1-3): Limited content, basic vocabulary; short sentences; many errors that limit communication
Level 2 (4-6): Some relevant content, simple linked sentences; errors sometimes impede communication; limited range of language
Level 3 (7-9): Clear content covering most bullet points, good control of common structures, occasional errors that do not prevent overall understanding
Level 4 (10-12): Detailed content, good range of tenses and structures, few errors, effective organisation and a justified opinion
Level 5 (13-15): Comprehensive and well-developed content, wide range of accurate structures and vocabulary, a clearly justified opinion and a well-expressed realistic suggestion, excellent accuracy
Indicative content:
- Description of scale: number of people affected or comparison between cities or countries
- Cause: rising housing costs, unemployment, health problems, low wages
- Effects: family instability, children changing schools, poor health, social exclusion
- Opinion: statement of priority with justification, for example prioritising affordable housing or healthcare
- Suggested action: realistic policy or community response, such as rent subsidies, increased social housing, targeted health services, employment programmes
- Range of tenses: present facts, imperfect for background, conditional for suggestions, near future for planned actions
- Opinion language: à mon avis, je pense que, il est important que (recognised phrase), je trouve que
- Linking devices and discourse markers to structure the argument: cependant, donc, en effet, par exemple
- Accuracy and range: complex sentences, pronoun use, adjective agreement, correct past participles and conditional forms

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