Listening

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Listening

Listen twice to the Audio before attempting the Exam Questions below.
Read the Criteria applied to the Listening Exams very carefully.

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YEAR 12 French

SUMMATIVE

EXAMINATION

Mid-Semester 4 CODE 7

LISTENING SKILL

StudentNAME: ______________________________________________________________________

Student NUMBER: _____________________________

ADDRESS/SCHOOLADDRESS: _______________________________________________________________

BSDE TEACHER:

( Encircle your teacher’s name ) F.Antal, M. Chapman, Manuela Von Hadebrand

INSTRUCTIONS

MAXIMUM WORKING TIME: 50 MINUTES

Perusal time has been built into the CD. Make sure you are ready to start the examination, then begin the CD and let it play. The CD should be played once only.

Any time that you have left at the end of the text may be used as working time.

Listen to the text(s) on the CD and answer the questions which follow IN ENGLISH.

Write your answers for the listening task(s) LEGIBLY IN INK/BIRO in the spaces provided in this test booklet. Always show clearly your understanding of what you hear. Include relevant details.

If you run out of space on any question continue your answers on THE BACK OF THE SHEET.

SUPERVISOR’S DECLARATION

I declare that I was present for the duration of the test and the above named student has completed the summative assessment item in accordance with the conditions stipulated in the test paper and/or the accompanying notes.

Name of supervisor: _________________________________________________________________________________

Supervisor’s signature: _________ ___________________________________ Date: ________________________

LISTEN TO THE FIRST TEXT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

TASK 1

Q1. What appears to worry Nelly so much that she felt the need to publish this statement on the Internet? (C+D)

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Q2. Give a brief description of Nelly’s past. (C)

Q3. Why is she overly sensitive with some people in the streets? Refer to information in the text.(C+D)

Q4. Is she equally sensitive and shy when it comes to her romantic life? Explain. (C)

Q5. Why does she envy her class friends for their lunch break stories? Recount details as best as you can. ( C)

Q6. Why does she excuse herself to her girl classmates? (C+D)

Q7. How does she think of her parents’ attitude in all this saga of hers? Tell the full story. (C+D)

Q8. Besides her negative experiences in France, is Nelly saying that she is also entertaining some positive ones in her present social life? Quote and explain some of them from the text heard here. (C+D)

Q9. How does she describe the boys in her circles? ( C)

Q10. Why did she always miss out on the typically European sleep-over experiences? ( C)

Q11. Why do you think she recommends her statement to the attention of parents as well? C +A)

Q12. Is she totally convinced that her romantic life has taken a good turn now? Explain in detail. ( C)

Q13. What do you think the real bottom line of Nelly’s story is; racial grievances or romantic fantasies? Explain by reference to the text. (C+D+A)

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LISTEN TO THE SECOND TEXT AND ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

TASK 2

Q1. Who are the “ Sans Domicile Fixe” people? ( C)

Q2. Is it just and fair that some people blame them for their conditions? Explain from what you hear in this text and not what you generally know. ( C+D)

Q3. The three people allowing us to hear their personal accounts of exclusion misery have their very own ways of trying to cope. Compare them and decide which one manages best her appalling situation. (C+A+D)

Q4. On hearing these three accounts, what would be your advice at least to one of them, how to escape her impoverished conditions? Must reference from the text. (C+A+D)

Q.5 Are such living conditions typically a French phenomenon or might be also present in other countries? Explain with reference to the text. (C+A-socio-cultural)

Q6. What would the journalist want to achieve by the publication of these live audio accounts? Explain. (A+ D)

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LISTENING criteria

CRITERION

Comprehension