EXAMEN FINAL

Section 22A: lundi 11 décembre 2006, 9h00

  • PARTIE ORALE
    • Dictée. Based on vocabulary from Unité 4.
    • Questions. Based on vocabulary and structures from Unité 4.
    • Vrai/Faux. Based on readings and authors in Unité 4.
  • PARTIE ECRITE (Formats possibles)
    • Pronoms relatifs. See this exercise
    • Adjectifs et pronoms démonstratifs. See this exercise
    • Discours indirect. See this exercise, and this one.
    • Traduction. Translate sentences from English to French. Targets vocabulary and structures from Unité 4.
    • Matching. Tests material concerning authors and texts from Unité 4. See this exercise.
    • Grammaire générale. Fill in blanks using English cues. Tests grammar and vocabulary from the entire book. See this exercise.
    • Questions sur les textes. Based on the following readings: Jeanne d'Arc, Jehanne d'Arc and Cinq semaines en ballon.
    • Essai. Use the indirect discourse to relate the conversation Jeanne d'Arc held with Charles VII at the Château de Chinon. You play the role of a courtier who was hiding behind a tapestry, spying on Jeanne and the king for the Duc de Bourgogne. Create the text of a note in which you relate to the Duc a part of the conversation you heard. Use expressions such as "Jeanne lui a demandé s'il...", "le roi a répondu que...", "Jeanne lui a dit de..." etc. in order to inform your employer how Jeanne had come to serve the king, how Charles was reacting to this unexpected benefactrice, and what their plans for the future would be, etc. (100-120 words)

EPREUVE 4: HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR
16 novembre 2006

  • PARTIE ORALE
    • CHOIX MULTIPLE. Choose the best of the answers you hear.
    • VRAI/FAUX. Based on text, author, anything discussed in class.
  • PARTIE ECRITE
    • CHRONOLOGIE. Indicate the chronological order of a list of events from the story in the work.
    • QUESTIONS. Answer content questions. A choice of questions will be provided. Topics to review:
      • le mélange des genres
      • l'histoire de Nevers
      • le souvenir et l'oubli
      • les barrières géographiques, culturelles, morales, temporelles
      • l'intrigue principale du film: ce qui se passe à Hiroshima
    • ESSAI. Write a short essay on the following question. (120-150 words)

      «Hiroshima mon amour» se présente comme un film influencé par les mouvements artistiques et littéraires de son temps. Quelles caractéristiques ce film partage-t-il avec le cinéma «nouvelle vague» et le nouveau roman des années 50 et 60? Montrez le rapport entre le film et ces mouvements en citant des exemples précis de HMA. Revoyez la Présentation Power Point sur Duras pour préparer cet essai.

EPREUVE 3: 6 novembre 2006

  • PARTIE ORALE
    • Dictée. A paragraph based on the Champ de Vocabulaire
    • Questions. Based on vocabulary and grammatical structures.
    • Vrai/Faux. Based on texts, authors, anything discussed in class.
  • PARTIE ECRITE
    • Les pronoms. Direct, indirect, and tonic pronouns, y and en. See this exercise.
    • Le subjonctif. Possible formats include those as in A, pp. 139-140, and B, p. 140. Here are some exercises:
    • Les articles. Fill in blanks with correct article, as in Application grammaticale, p. 131. Try this exercise; answers here.
    • Questions on the readings. Answer content questions on each of the following texts using complete sentences: Eloge de l'amitié, L'amour au Val-Fourré, Ma grand-mère toute puissante, Mère Awa. A choice of questions will be provided.
    • Composition. Imagine that you are a young beur growing up in Val-Fourré in a traditional Maghrebin family of the kind Faudel describes in his article. Write a note to the Courrier du coeur asking for help with a conflict between you and your parents on an issue of dating or relationships. The conflict as you describe it should reflect the kinds of issues Faudel discussed. It is not necessary to provide an answer to the question. Use expressions from the Champ de vocabulaire for Unité 3 as well as 2 examples of the subjunctive. Prepare this part ahead of time, but you will write it without notes during the test. 70-80 words.

     

EPREUVE 2: 19 octobre 2006

  • PARTIE ORALE
    • Dictée. A paragraph based on the Champ de Vocabulaire
    • Questions. Based on vocabulary and grammatical structures.
    • Vrai/Faux. Based on texts, authors, anything discussed in class.
  • PARTIE ECRITE
    • Comparisons. Write comparative sentences based on information given.
    • Verbs. Fill in blanks; sentences use si clauses and conjunctions presented in B.2.b, p. 104.
    • Translation. Translate English sentences into French.
    • Interrogative pronouns. Ask questions on the underlined portion of a sentence, as in A, p. 98.
    • Questions on the readings. Answer content questions on each of the following texts using complete sentences: Le paysan et le diable, La Belle et la Bête, La première nuit. Also be prepared to answer questions on the films La Belle et la Bête (Cocteau version) and Kirikou et la sorcière. A choice of questions will be provided.
    • Essai: A préparer avant l'examen. Comparez le rôle du griot dans Raconte-moi et Kirikou et la sorcière. Comment est-ce qu'on insiste sur son importance dans chacun de ces textes? (100-120 mots)

EPREUVE 1: 2 octobre 2006

  • PARTIE ORALE
    • Dictée. A paragraph based on the Champ de Vocabulaire
    • Questions. Based on vocabulary and grammatical structures.
    • Vrai/Faux. Based on texts, authors, anything discussed in class.
  • PARTIE ECRITE
    • Négation. Give negative answers to questions.
    • Passive voice. Put passive voice sentences into active voice with "on" as in exercise A, p. 44.
    • Traduction. Translate English sentences into French. Review avant de, après + infinitif passé, devoir, en + participe présent. See exercise B, pp. 30-31.
    • Questions sur les textes. Answer content questions on each of the following texts using complete sentences: Les Chroniques de l'ingénieur Norton, La Cathédrale, Une lettre de Van Gogh, pour faire le portrait d'un oiseau, Calligrammes, Le Portrait. A choice of questions will be provided.
    • Composition. Write a short note from Hélène, the protagonist of Le Portrait, to her mother, in which she relates the strange events which have happened to her and her explanation of them. Respect the details of the story as provided by the author, but feel free to use your imagination to fill in the gaps. Use the past tenses (passé composé, imparfait, plus-que-parfait). 50-60 words.
    Be sure to review smaller grammar points such as depuis, ça fait ... que, venir de, rendre, etc.