CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2012 series

0520 FRENCH (FOREIGN LANGUAGE)

0520/21 Paper 2 (Reading and Directed Writing),
maximum raw mark 65

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of
the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began,
which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner
Report for Teachers.

Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes.

Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2012 series for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level
components.
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1 General Marking Notes

2 General Marking Principles

2.1 Please note that it is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark
Scheme provided in Section 3. You will need to consider all alternative answers and
unexpected approaches in candidates' scripts, make a decision on whether they
communicate the required elements, in consultation with your Team Leader if necessary
(or with your Product Manager if you are a single Examiner), and award marks
accordingly.

The following marking principles underpin the detailed instructions provided in Section 3 of the
Mark Scheme. Where a decision is taken to deviate from these principles for a particular
question, this will be specified in the Mark Scheme.

2.2 Crossing out:

(a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a
mark if the final attempt is correct.

(b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it,
mark the crossed out work.

2.3 Reading tasks: more than the stipulated number of boxes ticked/crossed by the
candidate:

(a) If more than one attempt is visible, but the candidate has clearly indicated which attempt is
his/her final answer (e.g. by crossing out other attempts or by annotating the script in some
way), mark in the usual way.

(b) If two attempts are visible (e.g. two boxes ticked instead of the 1 box stipulated), and neither
has been crossed out/discounted by the candidate, no mark can be awarded.

(c) In questions where candidates are required to tick a number of boxes (e.g. tick the 6 true
statements) the general rule to be applied is as follows: the number of 'extra' answers
indicated by the candidate is deducted from the number of correct answers and the
remaining number is the mark awarded, e.g. the candidate is required to tick 6 true
statements, but instead ticks 8 statements. 5 of the 6 ticks are correctly placed, but 2 of the
ticks are 'extras' (8 ticks placed by candidate minus 6 ticks required by rubric = 2).
Therefore the candidate is awarded a mark of 3

5 number of correct ticks

–2 minus number of extra ticks
=3

(d) Answers in pen do not take precedence over answers in pencil, e.g. if a candidate is asked
to tick 1 box and ticks two, one in pen and the other in pencil, the mark cannot be awarded
unless there is some explicit indication from the candidate as to which is his/her final
answer.

2.4 Reading tasks: for questions requiring more than one element for the answer, (i) and (ii),
where the answers are interchangeable:

Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 blank = 2

Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 wrong = 1
(or vice-versa)

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2.5 Reading tasks: answers requiring the use of French (rather than a non-verbal response)
should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies provided the message is clear.

(a) ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the
correct answer?

(b) Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer?

(c) Accept incorrect gender or person unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(d) Accept incorrect possessive adjectives e.g. mon, ton, son etc, unless Mark Scheme
specifies otherwise (in general, Section 2: accept, Section 3: consult Mark Scheme
carefully).

(e) Tolerate incorrect auxiliary unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(f) Tolerate incorrect use of infinitive as a finite verb (e.g. il aller) unless Mark Scheme
specifies otherwise (e.g. for questions where tense is important an infinitive may not be
acceptable).

2.6 Unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise, do not accept incorrect French if the word
given means something else in French. (Incorrect French which constitutes a word in any
language other than French is marked (i) on the basis of whether it is accepted or refused in the
Mark Scheme and (ii) if not mentioned in the Mark Scheme, on the basis of 2.5 above).

2.7 Annotation used in the Mark Scheme:

(a) INV = Invalidation and is used when additional material included by the candidate is
judged to invalidate an otherwise correct answer thus preventing him/her from scoring the
mark (INV = 0).
(b) tc = ‘tout court’ and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark.
(c) HA = harmless additional material which in conjunction with the correct answer does not
prevent the candidate from scoring the mark.
(d) BOD = Benefit of the Doubt and is used to indicate material considered by the Examiner
and judged to be more correct than incorrect: the benefit of the doubt is given to the
candidate and the mark is awarded.

2.8 No response and '0' marks

There is a NR (NO Response) option in scoris.

Award NR (No Response):
• If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or
• If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked
(e.g. 'can’t do' or 'don’t know') or
• If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question
mark).

Award 0:
• If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate
copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether
crossed out or not.

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2.9 Extra material: Section 2, Exercise 1

In Section 2, Exercise 1, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the
passage. Do not worry about lifting unless a lift is specifically rejected in the Mark Scheme.

Unless the Mark Scheme states otherwise, ignore extra material given in an answer.

2.10 Extra material: Section 3

In Section 3 it is the candidate’s responsibility to answer questions in such a way as to

demonstrate to the Examiner that s/he has understood the texts/questions. Where candidates
introduce extra, irrelevant material to an otherwise correct answer the danger is that the
Examiner is being forced to ‘choose’ the correct answer and s/he cannot be certain that the
candidate has shown understanding. Where the Examiner is put in this position the mark
cannot be awarded.

In Section 3, look for signs of genuine comprehension. Usually, candidates who lift
indiscriminately fail to demonstrate comprehension and will not score the mark. However,
careful lifting of the details required to answer the question does demonstrate comprehension
and should be rewarded. The Detailed Mark Scheme (Section (c)) provides specific guidance
but in cases not covered, the following general rules apply:

(a) Extra material, mentioned this is acceptable and is not penalised

in the Mark Scheme,
which reinforces the
correct answer or in itself
constitutes an alternative
correct answer:
(b) Extra material which the Examiner needs to decide, by consulting the text and the
constitutes an alternative Team Leader if necessary whether the alternative answer
answer, but which is not constitutes:
explicitly mentioned in
the Mark Scheme: (i) an alternative correct answer, in which case this falls into
category (a) and the answer should be rewarded

(ii) or an answer which on its own would be refused, in which

case this falls into category (c) and the answer should be refused
(c) Extra material which this puts the Examiner in the position of having to ‘choose’ which
constitutes an alternative is the candidate's 'final' answer – the Examiner cannot be sure
answer specifically what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be
refused in the Mark awarded
Scheme:
(d) Extra material which this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what
distorts or contradicts the the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be
correct answer: awarded
(e) Extra material introduced this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what
by the candidate and the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be
which does not feature in awarded. It can sometimes be difficult to draw the line between
the text: what is a deduction made by an able candidate on the basis of
what they have read, and pure guesswork. Therefore where an
answer of this sort occurs which is not covered in the Mark
Scheme, Examiners should consult their Team Leader

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3 Detailed Mark Scheme

Section 1

Exercice 1 Questions 1–5

1 C [1]
2 A [1]
3 C [1]
4 A [1]
5 B [1] [Total: 5]

Exercice 2 Questions 6–10

6 B [1]
7 D [1]
8 A [1]
9 E [1]
10 F [1] [Total: 5]

Exercice 3 Questions 11–15

11 B [1]
12 A [1]
13 C [1]
14 A [1]
15 B [1] [Total: 5]

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Exercice 4 Question 16

COMMUNICATION: 1 mark per item up to a maximum of 3

APPROPRIATENESSS OF LANGUAGE: 0, 1 or 2 marks according to grid
• Mark answers written in note form (e.g. where candidates answer ALL the questions but ignore
the instruction to frame their answer as a message) as follows:
• (a) supermarché (b) fromage (c) film/cinéma = 1 for COMMUNICATION and 0 for LANGUAGE
• Mark answers not written in the space provided exactly as those written in the correct space
• Vous allez au supermarché; ce que vous achetez fromage; vous faites après le film = 2 for
COMMUNICATION (candidate loses mark for first «vous» but not for repeated error) and 0
for LANGUAGE

Communication
ACCEPT REFUSE
For COMMUNICATION accept any tense
Spelling: use rules in 2.5, look alike, sound alike, etc

(a) OÙ VOUS ALLEZ [1] marche

supermarche
Accept on/je/nous/moi + any recognisable (super)market
attempt at an appropriate verb (any tense) + maché / supermaché
supermarché / magasin / marché
e.g. Je suis/vais / je serai/irai / j’êtes/allez / centre-ville / ville
j’être/aller / je voudrais être/aller / j’ai été/suis
allé / j’était/j’allait brand names for shops tc but HA
ALTERNATIVES FOR SUPERMARCHÉ: marché
/ magasin / centre commercial / chez le
marchand de fromages / fromagerie /
épicerie / alimentation etc
IGNORE: (lack of) preposition before supermarché,
e.g. je vais (dans) le supermarché = 1

(b) CE QUE VOUS ACHETEZ [1]

Accept any recognisable attempt at ACHETER +

fromage
J’achète / je achèterai / j’achetez / j’acheter / je
voudrais acheter / j’ai acheté / j’achetais
ALTERNATIVES FOR FROMAGE: names of
cheeses in French / a reasonable interpretation
of the picture
Spelling of fromage: accept versions which are
sound-alike or one letter out
ACCEPT: names of cheeses in French

(c) CE QUE VOUS FAITES APRÈS [1] faire du cinéma

je fais au cinéma
Accept any recognisable attempt at an
appropriate verb + cinema / ciné / film
e.g.: après je vais aller au cinéma / je vais aller voir
un film
IGNORE: film titles film titles tc but HA
IGNORE: preposition before cinéma, e.g. je vais
cinéma = 1

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Appropriateness of language For LANGUAGE, consider only the parts

of the candidate's work for which you
NB: if candidates do not attempt one of the tasks award a communication mark: J’êtes
they cannot score more than 1 mark for supermarché. J’achète du lait. Après j’aller
language. au cinéma = 2 for comm. + 0 for lang.

2 For the award of 2 marks, 2 verbs must be in For LANGUAGE accept any verb tense/
appropriate tenses. Minor errors (adjective form if it is used in a logical fashion, e.g.
endings, use of prepositions etc) are tolerated. accept
«Je suis allé au supermarché. J’ai acheté
1 There is some appropriate usage to reward. du fromage. Je suis allé au cinéma».
For the award of 1 mark, 1 verb must be in an «Je vais au supermarché. Je vais acheter
appropriate tense. du fromage. Je voudrais aller au cinéma»
«Je suis allé au supermarché. J’achète du
0 There are no examples of appropriate usage to fromage. Je vais voir un film.»
reward.
Where 0 awarded for Communication, 0 marks NB. «Je suis allé (
) au supermarché (pour)
awarded for language. acheter (
) du fromage» = 2 for Language.
Je suis allé (
) au supermarché à acheter
du fromage» = 1 for Language.

NB marking of verbs for Language

Inaccuracies in the use of accents, are

normally ignored:
• «J’achete» can count as 1 correct verb

An exception is made with -er verbs and être

(été). We insist on the accent on the past
participle in a compound tense and the
absence of such an accent in the present
tense:
• «J’ai achete» cannot count as a correct
verb
• «J’ai marche» cannot count as a correct
verb

However a grave accent can be allowed to

count:

• «J’ai achetè» can count as 1 correct

verb

[Total: 5]

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Section 2 : Exercice 1 Questions 17–24

• In this exercise, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the passage.
• IGNORE EXTRA MATERIAL (whether French is accurate or inaccurate)
• Accept lifting unless it is specifically refused in the Mark Scheme
• READ SECTION 2: GENERAL MARKING PRINCIPLES, IN PARTICULAR 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.7, 2.8, 2.9
• Accept mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses etc and elle throughout for Lucas

ACCEPT REFUSE

17 KEY CONCEPT: (la) semaine dernière [1]

«j’ai été vraiment très occupé depuis notre
déménagement la semaine dernière»
il y a semaine / semaine avant

18 KEY CONCEPT: boîtes partout [1] boîtes tc

«il est difficile de trouver mes affaires parce qu’il encore des boîtes tc
y a encore des boîtes partout»

19 KEY CONCEPT: pu installer ordinateur / il n’a pas pu installer son ordinateur

ordinateur installé [1
il a pu installer son ordinateur
«aujourd’hui j’ai pu installer mon ordinateur donc
je peux envoyer et recevoir des messages et
surfer sur Internet»

20 ANY 2 OF: [1 + 1]

• à 3 kilomètres du centre (ville)

«notre nouvelle maison est située à 3 kilomètres
du centre ville»

• loin du collège
«le problème pour moi c’est que notre nouveau
quartier est assez loin du collège»

• (près de la) campagne

«on est donc plus tranquille ici car on est près de
la campagne»

NB 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 blank = 2; 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 wrong = 1 (or vice versa)

21 KEY CONCEPT: aime plantes / fleurs [1]

elle aime les plantes/les fleurs/les plantes et les
fleurs
«(il y a un assez grand jardin, ce qui plaît à ma
mère.) Elle a toujours aimé les plantes et les
fleurs»

22 KEY CONCEPT: 6 heures [1]

6 heures du matin
«je n’aime pas ça parce que je dois me lever à 6
heures du matin»

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23 (i) KEY CONCEPT: écouter musique [1]

écouter de la musique
«je peux écouter de la musique et»

(ii) KEY CONCEPT: faire devoirs [1]

faire mes devoirs
«et faire mes devoirs sans qu’il me dérange»

NB 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 blank = 2; 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 wrong = 1 (or vice versa)
24 KEY CONCEPT: chambre plus petite [1] petite / très petite
sa chambre est plus petite (que la mienne)
«mais mon frère est un peu fâché parce que sa
chambre est plus petite que la mienne»
la chambre de Lucas est plus grande
[Total : 10]

Exercice 2 Question 25: Votre temps libre

• COMMUNICATION: 1 mark per item up to a maximum of 10

• ACCURACY: up to 5 marks according to banded mark scheme
IGNORE TITLES, LETTER HEADINGS & ENDINGS FOR COMMUNICATION AND ACCURACY

Communication: FOR COMMUNICATION BE TOLERANT OF VERBS / TENSES /SPELLING

(for spelling, use rules in 2.5: look alike, sound alike, etc)
• Award marks flexibly across the tasks. HOWEVER, each of the 3 tasks, (a), (b), (c) must be
covered to get the 10 communication marks.
If (a) or (b) or (c) is missing, the maximum communication mark is 9.
If 2 of (a) or (b) or (c) are missing, the maximum communication mark is 8.
• LISTS = a maximum of 3 marks for communication: lists of 1-3 items = 1 mark; lists of 4
items = 2 marks; lists of 5-6 items = 3 marks
Je joue au football, au basket et au hockey (
1) = 1 mark as there is one verb
Je joue au football (
1), je joue au basket (
1) et je pratique le hockey (
1) = 3 marks as there
are three verbs
• ONLY REWARD EACH PIECE OF INFORMATION ONCE
Je joue au football, au basket et au hockey (
1) parce que j’aime les sports (
1). Je vais au
stade (
1) pour jouer au football. («Je joue au football» has already been rewarded)
HOWEVER: Je joue au football, au basket et au hockey (
1) parce que j’aime les sports (
1).
Le dimanche je joue au football (
2) («Le dimanche je joue au football» is a new piece of
information provided in response to task (b) and «je joue au football» is rewarded)

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ACCEPT (USE NUMBERED TICKS) REFUSE

(a) Décrivez vos passe-temps préférés «dans mon temps libre» as a «when»
• What candidate likes to do «je n’ai pas beaucoup de temps libre»
• Where
• When what they don’t like to do
• With whom I like lots of things / I have 3 favourite hobbies
• Why

(b) Racontez ce que vous faites c’était formidable (not an activity)

normalement le dimanche
Needs to be what candidate does, which can
include joint family activities
e.g. ACCEPT: Tous les dimanches mes
cousins viennent chez moi (joint family
activity)
but REFUSE: Tous les dimanches mes
cousins sortent au cinéma tc (not what
candidate does and not presented as joint
family activity)

Nous passons un bon moment ensemble

(accept as joint family activity)

Le dimanche je vais au stade (
2) et après je

mange des frites (
2) (treat going to stadium
and eating chips as two concepts, each of
which is rewarded)
Le dimanche je vais au stade pour voir un
match de foot (
2) et après je mange des
frites (
2) (treat «aller au stade de foot pour
voir un match de foot» as a single concept)
Le dimanche je vais au restaurant et je mange
des frites avec mes amis(
2) (treat going to
restaurant and eating as one concept in the
same way that going to stadium to see football
match is one concept)
Le dimanche je vais au restaurant et je travaille
dans la cuisine (treat going to restaurant as
one concept and working in the kitchen as a
separate concept)

(c) Quelle nouvelle activité aimeriez-vous

essayer et pourquoi?
• Need a present or a future verb for the new
activity they would like to try
• Must be a new activity
• Reason can be rewarded even if activity is
not clear

J’aimerais essayer le tennis (
3) parce que

c’est un sport que j’adore (
3)
ACCEPT: j’adore ça

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Accuracy

5 Straightforward vocabulary and structure.

The style of writing is basic, but reasonably coherent.
Use of a limited range of verbs, generally successful.
More accuracy than inaccuracy.

4 Basic vocabulary and structure.

Some awareness of verb usage, but inconsistent.
The writing is sufficiently accurate for meaning to be conveyed.

3 Very basic vocabulary and structure.

Little awareness of verb usage (e.g. infinitives regularly used instead of finite verbs).
Despite regular errors, the writing often conveys some meaning.

2 A few phrases or short sentences are accurate enough to be recognisable. Very simple
sentence structure.

1 Disjointed words or short phrases, one or two of them accurate enough to be comprehensible.

0 Nothing accurate enough to be comprehensible.

[Total: 15]

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Section 3

Look for signs of genuine comprehension. Usually, candidates who lift indiscriminately fail to
demonstrate comprehension and will not score the mark. However, careful lifting of the details
required to answer the question does demonstrate comprehension and should be rewarded. The
Detailed Mark Scheme (Section 3) provides specific guidance but in cases not covered, see General
Marking Principles, Section 2.10

READ SECTION 2: GENERAL MARKING PRINCIPLES, IN PARTICULAR 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.6,
2.7, 2.8, 2.10

In this section, take into account the whole of the candidate’s answer.

Exercice 1 Questions 26–31

1 Mark per question for True or False +

1 Mark for correcting False statement (26, 27, 29, 31)

First award marks for the True/False element and then award marks for the justification of
the False statements:

VRAI FAUX
26
[1]

27
[1]

28
[1]

29
[1]

30
[1]

31
[1]

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ACCEPT: wrong gender (accept il/elle throughout even where incorrect)

ACCEPT: CHECK FAUX IS TICKED REFUSE MERE ADDITION OF NEGATIVE

26 KEY CONCEPTS are either: [1]

IT IS THE SEASIDE
c’est (le bord de) la mer / c’est la plage
or

THEY PREFER THE SEASIDE

ils/les Français préfèrent la plage
ils/les Français préfèrent le bord de la mer
or

THEY GO TO THE SEASIDE «C’est le moment où la plupart des Français

ils/les Français partent (en vacances) au bord partent en vacances au bord de la mer»
de la mer partent en vacances (no subject)
«la plupart des Français partent (en vacances) Français partent en vacances au bord de la mer
au bord de la mer» (needs «les»)
plupart des Français partent en vacances au bord
de la mer (needs «la»)

27 KEY CONCEPTS are either [1] «La Mairie utilise 2000 tonnes de sable pour créer
THE BANKS OF THE SEINE / RIVER ARE de petites plages tout au long des bords de la
TRANSFORMED Seine…»
la mairie/elle transforme les bords de la Seine «créer de petites plages tout au long des bords
(la rivière qui traverse Paris) de la Seine»
or la mairie transforme la capitale en ville de
vacances
THE BEACHES ARE ALONG THE SEINE la mairie transforme la rivière (need river banks)
mairie transforme les bords de la Seine

29 KEY CONCEPTS are either: [1] «l’opération Paris-Plages a un budget de 2

millions d’euros: une moitié de cette somme est
BUSINESSES PAY HALF financée par des compagnie privées, le reste
«une moitié de cette somme est financée par par la Mairie»
des compagnies privées» les compagnies privées paient les 2 millions
or financé par des compagnies privées

BUSINESSES AND ‘MAIRIE’ / ‘LA MAIRIE’/

‘LA MARIE’ PAY HALF EACH «une moitié de cette somme est financée par des
«une moitié de cette somme est financée par compagnie privées, le reste par Marie» (if first
des compagnie privées, le reste par la «i» in Mairie is omitted, needs to be «la
Ma(i)rie» Marie»)
or

BUSINESSES AND ‘LA MAIRIE’ BOTH PAY

les compagnies (privées) et la Mairie financent
Paris-Plages
les compagnies et la Mairie paient les deux
millions d’euros que coûte cette opération
les compagnies payent aussi

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31 KEY CONCEPTS are either: [1] «mais le problème c’est qu’à 18 h quand je sors
ONLY BARS ETC ARE OPEN du travail toutes ces activités organisées
«les seules choses ouvertes (…) sont les s’arrêtent»
bars/les boutiques de glaces et crêpes» «Les seules choses ouvertes après cet heure-là
«les seules choses ouvertes après cet heure-là sont les bars et les boutiques de glaces et
sont les bars/les boutiques de glaces et crêpes déclare Raoul, qui n’est pas le seul à se
crêpes» plaindre»
«les seules choses ouvertes» à «cet heure-là
sont les bars/les boutiques de glaces et
crêpes»
or
MINIGOLF/ACTIVITES FINISH AT 6 toutes ces activités organisées s’arrêtent tc
MINIGOLF/ACTIVITES FINISH AFTER «c’est qu’à 18 h (…) toutes ces activités
WORK organisées s’arrêtent»
à 18 heures toutes ces activités s’arrêtent
après son travail toutes ces activités s’arrêtent REFUSE QUOTATION HOWEVER IT IS
PRESENTED

[Total: 10]

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Exercice 2 Questions 32–40

ACCEPT: wrong genders throughout unless ms specifies otherwise

ACCEPT REFUSE

32 KEY CONCEPTS are either: [1] «pourtant, les photos et les objets rapportés du
monde entier qui décorent sa maison»
PHOTOS/OBJETS THAT DECORATE HER (montrent qu’elle a eu une vie
HOME exceptionnelle)»
«les photos et les objets qui décorent sa
maison»
or

PHOTOS/OBJETS FROM AROUND THE

WORLD
«les photos et les objets rapportés du monde «les photos et les objets rapportés du monde»
entier» (incomplete)

33 KEY CONCEPTS are either: [1] «elle vient d’avoir 18 ans quand ses parents
divorcent. (Son père lui donne alors une
QUAND SES PARENTS DIVORCENT somme d’argent…)»
«quand ses parents divorcent son père lui «son père lui donne alors une somme d’argent»
donne alors une somme d’argent»
or

À L’ÂGE DE 18
elle venait d’avoir 18 ans
elle était 18
«elle vient d’avoir 18 ans»
or
1937

34 DEUXIÈME GUERRE MONDIALE [1] «(mais malheureusement) deux ans plus tard la
«la deuxième guerre mondiale la force à deuxième guerre mondiale la force à
abandonner ses études» abandonner ses études»
à cause de la 2ème Guerre Mondiale pour la deuxième guerre mondiale
la 2ème Guerre Mondiale commence parce que la deuxième guerre mondiale force à
abandonner ses études (needs «la force»)
à cause de la guerre
la 2ème Guerre Mondiale la force (incomplete)

35 ITALIE [1] «Marguerite part travailler en Italie comme

dans son temps libre en Italie infirmière. Dans son temps libre, Marguerite
en Italie dans son temps libre commence à apprendre l’Arabe…»
dans son temps libre tc but ha

36 ELLE ÉCRIT DES REPORTAGES [1] «et en plus elle a une idée géniale: elle va
«elle va payer ses voyages en écrivant des payer ses voyages en écrivant des reportages
reportages sur les pays arabes (qu’elle sur les pays arabes qu’elle visite»
visite)» en écrivant tc
elle va écrire des reportages

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37 ÉCRIRE DANS SON JOURNAL [1] «(de plus le soir elle n’oublie jamais) d’écrire
«écrire dans son journal ses aventures et ses dans son journal ses aventures et ses pensées
pensées sur ces pays et leurs habitants» sur ces pays et leurs habitants»
«elle n’oublie jamais d’écrire dans son journal elle prend des photos
ses aventures et ses pensées sur ces pays
et leurs habitants»
38 CHEZ LES HABITANTS [1] «Marguerite évite les hôtels. (‘Je logeais
elle logeait (toujours) chez les habitants toujours chez les habitants’ raconte-t-elle…)»
toujours chez les habitants elle logeait (toujours) chez les habitants, raconte-
t-elle
REFUSE QUOTATION HOWEVER IT IS
PRESENTED
elle passait la nuit avec les habitants / elle logeait
avec les habitants
dans la chez des habitants
39 [1 + 1]

(i) TALKS DIRECTLY TO PEOPLE

«elle peut donc parler directement aux gens parler directement aux gens (needs «pour»)
(qu’elle rencontre)»
pour parler directement aux gens
elle parle directement aux gens

(ii) HER REPORTS ARE UNIQUE «de plus grâce à ce contact (personnel) ses
«ses reportages sont uniques (pour l’époque)» reportages sont uniques (pour l’époque)»
or

BECAUSE OF THIS (CONTACT) HER reportages sont uniques (reportages need to be

REPORTS ARE UNIQUE linked to Marguerite in some way)
donc «ses reportages sont uniques (pour
l’époque)»
«grâce à ce contact (personnel) ses
reportages sont uniques (pour l’époque)»

NB 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 blank = 2; 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 wrong = 1 (or vice versa)
NB tolerate «et» at end of first line or beginning of second line
40 CONCEPTS are either: [1] «Aujourd’hui à plus de 90 ans Marguerite relit
ses carnets de voyage…»
INTERNET
elle/«Marguerite passe son temps sur Internet passe son temps sur internet (no article)
à découvrir les pays qu’elle n’a pas eu le passer son temps sur internet (infinitive does not
temps de visiter» work)
en passant son temps sur Internet Marguerite passe son temps sur Internet à
or découvrir les pays qu’elle n’a pas le temps de
visiter (omission of «eu» distorts message)
SHE (RE-)READS HER TRAVEL JOURNALS elle a relit ses carnets tc
elle/«Marguerite (re)lit ses carnets de voyage»

[Total : 10]

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