Role Models: Exam Skills (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note

Axel is talking about his role model. Complete the sentences in English.

1. Axel’s brother is always … 

2. He helps him with …

3. He encourages him when …

4. He is inspired by his …

Answers:

Here are the correct answers:

1. hard-working

   il est toujours travailleur

2. his homework

   il m’aide avec mes devoirs

3. he has problems

   il m’encourage quand j’ai des problèmes

4. behaviour

   son comportement m’inspire

Read aloud the following text in French.

Il faut avoir confiance en les autres.
J’aime ma prof parce qu’elle est toujours sympa.
Elle m’encourage à réussir et elle me comprend.
Beaucoup de mes amis suivent des influenceurs en ligne.
Mais leur influence sur les jeunes est parfois négative.

Answers:

• You should have identified the silent final consonant in words such as toujours, comprend, beaucoup

• You should have pronounced the sound [gn] correctly

• You should have remembered that -ent at the end of verbs is silent

Translate these sentences into English.

1. Il faut avoir une identité très forte.

2. Elle n’est jamais embêtante. 

3. Nous avons parlé de mes problèmes au collège.

4. Je me disputait souvent avec mon ami.

5. Il est là quand j’ai besoin d'aide.

Answers:

Here are the correct answers:

1. You need to /must / it’s necessary to have a very strong identity.

2. She is never annoying.

3. We spoke/have spoken/talked/have talked about my problems at school.

4. I often argued / often used to argue with my friend.

5. He is there when I need help.

Remember that il faut is a set phrase meaning ‘you need to / must / it’s necessary to’. Il doesn't always mean 'he'.

Translate the following sentences into French.

1. My sister likes helping others.

2. My father always understands my problems.

3. My parents play an important role in my life.

4. I would like to be a patient person.

5. The newspapers wrote about his career.

Answers:

Here are the correct answers:

1. Ma sœur aime aider les autres.

2. Mon père comprend toujours mes problèmes.

3. Mes parents jouent un rôle important dans ma vie.

4. Je voudrais être une personne patiente.

5. Les journaux ont écrit sur sa carrière.

Make sure that your verb endings are correct when taking about other people, e.g. 'my mum', 'my parents'.