PARTIE ORALE Contexte: Robert, a Canadian from Victoria, British Columbia (la Colombie Britannique), got a job working on a project in France for a year. He is taking his family with him, so they can all learn the French language and culture.

4. Two professors speak outside a lecture hall. Julie hears « Bonjour Monsieur. »

1. La fête nationale française, 14/07 [ans1] 2. Le jour de l’an, 01/01 [ans2] 3. Le lundi de Pâques, 20/04 [ans3] 4. La fête de l’Armistice, 11/11 [ans4]

EXERCICE DE VOCABULAIRE B C’est quelle date ? Julie’s classmates ask her about important dates in France. Rewrite each date using words instead of writing the numeral, following the model. Please spell out the numeral. (8 points) Modèle : La fête du travail    01/05  ->        C’est le premier mai                   .

ÉCRITURE Un étudiant d’échange. (10 points).  By the end of the semester, you and Julie have become very good friends, and you decide to spend a semester in France with her family. So that they can get to know you better, write an email, describing yourself and a friend or family member. Your paragraph should have at least 4 complete sentences in French. Include the following information: ● Your age (write it out in words), ● A brief description of your personality (use at least two adjectives), ● One activity that you typically do, and when (morning, afternoon, evening/day of the week) you complete this activity. ● A description of one other family member or friend including their name, age, personality.   Your paragraph will be graded according to the following rubric:

7. Allons plus loin! Look at your response for the last question. How do you know that Carte ___ is a birth announcement for a girl (instead of a boy)? First, answer which Carte is a birth announcement for a girl, and then, using what you’ve learned in French, provide TWO pieces of evidence from the text to justify your answer. RESPOND IN ENGLISH. (NOTE: You cannot use the person’s name as justification!) (2 points)

PARTIE ÉCRITE Contexte: Julie is a new exchange student from France, studying at IU this semester.

EXERCICE DE VOCABULAIRE C Salutations à l’université. On the first day of school, Julie overhears many different conversations in the French department. Read the context of each conversation snippet she hears. Select the logical response/reply that will most likely follow in each case. (8 points)   Modèle: Two friends are speaking in the lobby of their dorm building. Julie hears « Comment ça va ? » A. « Voici mon ami, David. » B. « A bientôt. » C. « Pas mal, et toi ? »

Which announcement… 1. takes place in the summer. [ans1] 2. is meant to be sent from a couple. [ans2] 3. is a birth announcement for a girl [ans3] 4. is a pajama party [ans4] 5. is in the fall [ans5]

EXERCICE DE GRAMMAIRE 1 Voici ma famille.  After the family reunion, Julie shares her own family tree with Sofia. For each blank, fill in the appropriate possessive adjective (for example, sa, as in the model). Look carefully at familial relationships. The bolded names will tell you whose family member is being asked about (the ‘possessor’ i.e. ‘me’ in the case of ‘my brother’). The underlined name is the person ‘being possessed’. (5 points) Modèle : Anne-Sophie, c’est la sœur de Pierre.  Anne-Sophie est      sa        sœur.