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Contrôle de lecture: extended reading and translation into English (AQA)

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Lesson 4 of 6
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Contrôle de lecture: extended reading and translation into English (AQA)

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering reading comprehension questions.
  2. It is important to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
  3. It is important to pay close attention to verb endings to accurately translate their tense and subject into English.
  4. It is important to be aware of false friends when translating into English.

Keywords

  • Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning of another word

  • Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading and listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

Common misconception

The word 'actuellement' means 'actually'.

The word 'actuellement' means 'currently'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'L'enfant __________ à ses parents'. Choose the correct verb.

sourire
Correct answer: sourit
souris
souri

Q2.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:centaine (f),hundred

hundred

Correct Answer:feu (m),fire

fire

Correct Answer:ile (m),island

island

Correct Answer:peur (m),fear

fear

Correct Answer:quart (m),quarter

quarter

Correct Answer:vent (m),wind

wind

Q3.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:augmenter,to increase, raise

to increase, raise

Correct Answer:couper,to cut, cutting

to cut, cutting

Correct Answer:fumer,to smoke, smoking

to smoke, smoking

Correct Answer:jeter,to throw (away)

to throw (away)

Correct Answer:regretter,to regret, regretting

to regret, regretting

Correct Answer:remplir,to fill, filling

to fill, filling

Q4.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:évident,obvious

obvious

Correct Answer:faible,weak

weak

Correct Answer:nucléaire,nuclear

nuclear

Correct Answer:puissant,powerful

powerful

Correct Answer:vide,empty

empty

Correct Answer:vivant,living, alive

living, alive

Q5.
Write in English: 'mon patron est allé au Maroc'.

Correct Answer: my boss went to Morocco

Q6.
Write in French: 'they (m) hid the key'.

Correct Answer: ils ont caché la clé

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
What does 'actuellement' mean?

Correct Answer: currently, at the moment, now, at present

Q2.
Which piece of advice for the reading exam is incorrect?

It is important to be aware of false friends when translating into English.
Pay close attention to verb endings to accurately translate tense and subject.
It is important to look out for synonyms and distractors in reading questions.
Correct answer: Word-for-word translations are the best way to ensure you translate every word.
It is important to have a broad vocabulary to answer reading questions.

Q3.
Write in English: 'nous utilisons les transports en commun'.

Correct Answer: we use public transport, we are using public transport, we're using public transport

Q4.
Write in French: 'there is a lack of time'.

Correct Answer: il y a un manque de temps