EXAMEN FINAL

PARTIE ORALE:

  • DICTEE - based on Ch. 10 . Review A l'écoute exercises for this chapter
  • QUESTIONS - based on vocabulary and grammar Chs. 6-10. Be sensitive to the verb tense used in the question
  • CULTURE ID I. Listen to the sentence and indicate which city, country or region from chapters 6-10 is being referred to. Choose between Dakar, Senegal, Martinique, Fort-de-France, Switzerland, Geneva, Strasbourg, Alsace, Brussels, or Belgium. Identify the country, region or city using correct French spelling.
  • CULTURE ID II: Look at photographs and identify countries, cities, or specific monuments, etc., according to the oral directions given. Based on Chs. 6-10.

PARTIE ECRITE:

  • VERBS I: fill in blanks with appropriate tense of verb in parentheses. Present, passé composé, imperfect, imperative, future, or present participle, with emphasis on featured irregular verbs. See this exercise.
  • VERBS II: Hypothetical sentences. Fill in blanks with appropriate tense of verb. See this exercise (same one provided for Ch. 8-9 test).
  • VERBS III: Subjunctive/Indicative/Infinitive. Complete sentences as in exercise 3, p. 325.
  • LA NÉGATION. Answer questions in negative.
  • PRÉPOSITIONS I: before infinitives. Fill in blank.
  • PRÉPOSITIONS II: before geographical names. Fill in blank.
  • PASSIVE VOICE: Transform sentences from active to passive voice, as in exercise 6, p. 328. See this exercise.
  • TRANSLATION: including devoir, manquer. Cloze exercise (fill in blanks) - grammar and vocabulary from entire book. See this exercise.
  • MAP: be able to show on a map the location of all countries studied (Chs. 1-10)
  • WRITING/CULTURE: Write a paragraph of 70-80 words based on the following topic: Your friend is planning to take a vacation and is interested in traveling to either Geneva or Brussels. Because you took French 21, you are admirably well-suited to make a recommendation. Write a note to your friend and try to convince him/her to travel to one or the other of the two cities by listing or describing some of the interesting things to see and do in that city and/or region. Be as specific as possible in naming at least five points of interest. Use at least one example of each of the following (which you underline) in order to persuade your friend:
    • a sentence with the subjunctive
    • the verb devoir
    • a sentence with si
    • the present conditional
    (these may be combined in various ways if necessary)

You will write the paragraph without notes during the exam.

EXAMEN IV: Chs. 8 + 9

PARTIE ORALE

  • DICTÉE: Write a paragraph as read by the professor.
  • QUESTIONS. Using grammar and vocabulary from Chs. 8-9.
  • TRUE/FALSE. Statements will be read aloud, twice. Based on cultural material from Chs. 8-9.

PARTIE ECRITE.

  • VERBES. Future, conditional past and present, imperfect, plus-que-parfait, present, imperative. Use of all of the above with conjunctions si and quand. Pay particular attention to new irregular verbs introduced in these two chapters: mettre, tenir, devoir.
  • DEVOIR. Be able to choose the correct form of devoir based on its English equivalent.
  • NEGATION. Answer questions using the negative expression which is the direct opposite of an italicized expression in the question. Do not use "ne pas" or the same negative expression twice.
    Example: Avez-vous déjà préparé le gâteau? Non, je n'ai pas encore préparé le gâteau.
  • PREPOSITIONS I. Choose the correct preposition to complete the meaning of each verb.
  • PREPOSITIONS II. Choose the correct preposition to precede each geographical name. Read the sentence carefully to see whether the subject is in or is going to a place, or is coming from or leaving a place.
  • COMPOSITION. Write a short (50-60 words) paragraph. You will be asked to discuss a hypothetical situation concerning an upcoming trip to Strasbourg. Make sure that you can reference various cultural aspects of the town and region, and that you are able to hypothesize correctly in all three modes.

EXAMEN III: Chs. 6 + 7

PARTIE ORALE

  • DICTÉE: Write a paragraph as read by the professor.
  • QUESTIONS. Using grammar and vocabulary from Chs. 6-7.
  • TRUE/FALSE. Statements will be read aloud, twice. Based on cultural material from Chs. 6-7.

PARTIE ECRITE.

  • VERBES. Fill in blanks, providing the correct form of the verb in the present, passé composé, or the imperfect. Review especially croire, craindre and sur/vivre.
  • SUBJONCTIF/INDICATIF/INFINITIF. Fill in blanks and/or complete sentence fragments. Be able to recognize when to use the past subjunctive.
  • PRONOMS RELATIFS. Fill in blanks and/or rewrite sentences with a relative pronoun. Choose between (ce) qui, (ce) que, (ce) dont, lequel.
  • PRONOMS DEMONSTRATIFS. Fill in blanks with a demonstrative pronoun (celui, ceux, etc.)
  • CULTURAL/HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES. Be ready to explain in English aspects of the history and/or culture of Martinique and Senegal as they relate to France.
  • LECTURES. Multiple choice questions in French on the two readings, La légende Baoulé and Le livre.
  • PARAGRAPHE. Write a short paragraph for a tourist brochure. Using at least two examples of the subjunctive, urge your reader to visit Martinique. Mention several features of your country that visitors would find interesting (50-60 words, written without notes during the exam).