Junior Certificate 2003 Higher Level Paper

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EXAMINATION NUMBER

Coimisin na Scrduithe Stit

State Examinations Commission________________________

JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2003________________________

FRENCH - HIGHER LEVEL________________________

TUESDAY, 10 JUNE - MORNING, 9.30 to 12.00

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CENTRE STAMP

SECTION MARKS

I

II

III

TOTAL

GRADE

GENERAL DIRECTIONS1. There are three sections in this paper, viz. Listening Comprehension, Reading Comprehension and

Written Expression.

2. Pay particular attention to the instructions relating to each question as they are given on theExamination Paper.

3. Before the commencement of the listening comprehension test proper, you will have 5 minutes to readthe instructions dealing with it and the questions. You may not ask any questions or make anycomment while the test is in progress.

4. When you have finished Section I (listening comprehension of recorded passages), you should proceedimmediately to Sections II and III of the paper.5. MAKE SURE YOU WRITE YOUREXAMINATION NUMBERIN THE SPACE PROVIDED

ABOVE.


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SECTION I

Listening Comprehension ( 140 marks )

N.B. This section must be answered in English.

A

Your examination will start with three conversations. In the case of each conversation say whether it is about

(a) cancelling an appointment

(b) booking a meal in a restaurant

(c) asking for directions

(d) inviting someone to go out

or

(e) calling somebody to get up in the morning

You will hear each conversation twice. You may answer the question after either hearing. Give theanswer by writing a, b, c, d, or e, in the appropriate box below.

(i) First conversation

(ii) Second conversation

(iii) Third conversation

N.B. For Examiner's use only.

Section A

Section B

Section C

Section D

Section E

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B

You will now hear two people introducing themselves, first Franois and then Agns. Each of the recordingsis played three times. Listen carefully and fill in the required information on the grids at 1 and 2 below.

1. First Speaker: Franois

Name Franois

Age

Birthday

How he gets to school

One thing he says about his school

Where he works at the weekend

The kind of work he does (one detail)

(i)Two reasons why he likes his work

(ii)

2. Second Speaker: Agns

Name

AgnsHer towns best known product

(i)Two kinds of animals her father has

(ii)

(i)Two things she says about her grandmother

(ii)

One ingredient of her favourite dish

One of her pastimes

Her future career


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C

You will now hear five separate conversations. Each one of them will be played twice. Listencarefully and answer the questions below.

First Conversation

1. (a) What did the man leave behind on the train?

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(b) Write in the rest of his phone number.______________________________________________________________________________

Second Conversation

2. (a) The lady is looking for directions to where?

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(b) What directions does the man give her?

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Third Conversation

3. (a) The man books a room for which day of the week?

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(b) Spell the mans surname. Write one letter in each box.

Fourth Conversation

4. (a) What is the girl searching for?

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(b) Where were they found?______________________________________________________________________________

Fifth Conversation

5. (a) The exam is in which subject?

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(b) What does Franois say is wrong with him?______________________________________________________________________________

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D

Anne is talking to Benot. You will hear their conversation three times, first in full, then in foursegments with pauses after each segment and finally right through again. Answer the questions below.

First Segment

1. (a) What was Jean-Philippe driving when he had the accident?

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(b) On which day of the week did it happen? ____________________________________

Second Segment

2. (a) What injury did Jean-Philippe sustain?

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(b) What did the lorry driver do wrong that caused the accident?______________________________________________________________________________

(c) What was the occupation of the lady who came to help Jean-Philippe?______________________________________________________________________________

Third Segment

3. (a) What do they both decide to do on Tuesday? ______________________________

(b) Why is Tuesday afternoon not suitable for Benot? ______________________________

(c) At what time do they arrange to meet? ______________________________

Fourth Segment

4. (a) What present are they going to give Jean-Philippe?

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(b) What present would Benot definitely not give?______________________________________________________________________________


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E

Your listening test will end with five short news items from French radio. Each item will be playedtwice. Listen carefully and answer the questions below.

First Item

1. (a) What caused the damage in the Var region?

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(b) About how many people were reported injured?

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Second Item

2. (a) What did Daniel and Jacqueline do this morning?

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(b) In which country did Jacqueline study marketing?______________________________________________________________________________

Third Item

3. (a) Why is there concern about these beaches? ____________________________________

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(b) Name one species that may be in danger? ____________________________________Fourth Item

4. (a) When did this basketball match take place? ____________________________________

(b) Which country won by 82 to 80? ____________________________________

Fifth Item

5. From the list of words given below, select the word which best describes the weather in each ofthe areas mentioned.

Sunny Windy Wet Stormy Cloudy - Cold

(i) the Paris region ______________________________________________________

(ii) Normandy ______________________________________________________


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SECTION II

Reading Comprehension ( 100 marks )

N.B. This section must be answered in English except for Q. 4 on Page 11.

Read the signs / advertisements / texts which follow and answer all the questions .

1. (a) You are in a French town and you want to find the railway station. Which of these signswould tell you where it is? Select a, b, c, or d.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(b) You are on holidays in France and you would like to hire a bicycle. Which of these signswould you look for? Write your answer in the box.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

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Syndicat dInitiative

Salle dattente

Location de vlos

Sens unique

Chien mchant

Arogare

Gare SNCF

Piscine Municipale


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2.

(a) On which day of the week was the road leading to the Mont-Blanc tunnel blocked?

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(b) What did the protesters use to block the road?

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(c)

What were they protesting against?

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Tunnel du Mont-Blanc

Larbre tomb sur la route avait t sci

Larbre dune trentaine de mtres de long, tomb vendredi dernier sur la RN 205 prs

de Servoz, bloquant la circulation en direction du tunnel du Mont-Blanc, avait t sci.Certains des opposants au passage des poids lourds dans la valle de Chamonix

avaient annonc des actions de ce genre. Ils voulaient protester contre la rouverture du

tunnel du Mont-Blanc tous les vhicules.


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3.

(a)

For how long had the couple been running a bakery in the Rue de la Rpublique?

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(b) What do they see as an added advantage of living in their new district?______________________________________________________________________________

(c) State one reason why they are proud of their job as bakers.

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De nouveaux boulangers au Centre Commercial de Clrmont

Gilles et Mireille Cavan viennent de reprendre

la boulangerie du centre commercial de Clrmont.

Changement de quartier pour le couple, qui arrive

de la rue de la Rpublique, o ils ont exerc

depuis seize ans.

Nous avons saisi une opportunit qui se prsentait.On dcouvre un quartier. Premires impressions : il

a lair sympathique et agrable. Le mtro sera sansdoute un grand plus. Du ct de Mireille Cavan, originaire des Ctes

dArmor, comme son mari, on est boulanger depuis

trois gnrations. La boulangerie est bien une

affaire de famille, o lon cultive la qualit. Nousen sommes trs fiers. tient prciser Gilles.


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4. The following extracts are taken from the horoscope that appeared in a French newspaper. Readthem and then answer the questions which follow.

Blier (23 mars 20 avril) Coeur. Vous aurez de trs bonnes relations avec votrefamille et surtout, avec vos frres et soeurs.

Vie sociale. Vous voulez trop faire et finalement, vous perdez du temps sans raison.

Sant. Mangez des repas quilibrs.

Taureau (21 avril 21 mai) Coeur. Vous pourriez faire une rencontre prometteuse.

Vie sociale. Vous serez tent de dpenser trop

dargent. Ne faites pas de btises ! Il faut toujours

faire des conomies.

Sant. Changez-vous les ides en faisant du sport.

Lion (23 juillet 23 aot) Coeur. Sr de votre amour, vous navez aucun doutesur vos sentiments.

Vie sociale. Vous allez vous lancer dans une nouvelle

activit.

Sant. Sortez vous arer en faisant de longuespromenades.

Vierge (24 aot 23 septembre) Coeur. Un ami a besoin de vous. Soyez plusdisponible.

Vie sociale. Vous sortez trop en ce moment. Plongez-vous dans les tudes.

Sant. Reprenez la gym mais en douceur.

Poissons (19 fvrier 20 mars) Coeur. Une trs agrable surprise vous est rserve.

Vie sociale. Des possibilits de faire des voyages se prsentent vous. Ne les laissez pas passer.

Sant. Vous manquez de sommeil. Couchez-vous debonne heure.


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(Note: In your answers below you should write the names of the star signs in French as they appearin the top left-hand corner of the boxes.)

Write the name of the star sign of the person who, according to the horoscope, should

(a) go out for walks ________________________________________________

(b) be more careful with money ________________________________________________

(c) go to bed early and get more sleep ________________________________________________

(d) spend more time studying ________________________________________________


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5. Boeuf bourguignon is a well-known French dish. Read the recipe and then answer the questions.

(a) Flour, cauliflower, garlic and water. Which one of these four is not listed among theingredients of Boeuf bourguignon?

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(b) According to point 5 of the cooking instructions, what should you do if the beef is notfully covered by the sauce?

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(c) When should the onions be added to the meat? (point 8 of the cooking instructions)

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Boeuf bourguignon

Prparation : 10 minutes Cuisson : 120 minutes Portions : 6

Ingrdients

1 cube de bouillon de boeuf concentr

375ml. deau bouillante450gr. de boeuf coup en cubes5 ml. dhuile

16 gr. de farine

125 ml. de vin rouge

1 gousse dail

du persil

du sel

du poivre

3 oignons coups en quartiers1 tasse de champignons

15 gr. de beurre

Mthode

1. Dissoudre le cube de bouillon de boeuf dans leau bouillante.2. Faire brunir le boeuf dans lhuile.3. Placer le boeuf dans une marmite qui va au four.4. Ajouter la farine, le cube de bouillon dissous, ainsi que le vin, le persil, le sel et le

poivre. Porter bullition.5. Verser sur le boeuf ( ajouter plus de vin si la sauce ne couvre pas le boeuf ).6. Couvrir et cuire au four 350 F pendant 2 heures.7. Sauter les oignons et les champignons dans le beurre.8. Ajouter les oignons et les champignons la viande pendant la dernire demi-heure de

cuisson.


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6.

(a) How did Ginette know that she had won the prize as soon as she scratched the card?(part 1)

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(b) What was her husbands first reaction to the news? (part 1)________________________________________________________________________

(c) Why had they decided earlier not to go on holiday this year? (part 2)________________________________________________________________________

(d) This holiday will bring two new experiences for Ginette. State one of them. (part 3)

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(e) What is the one problem Ginette is going to have in regard to her holiday? (part 3)

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Un voyage pour deux au Sngal gagn en Gironde

1. Ginette Delvard est lheureuse gagnantedun voyage pour deux au Sngal. Mardi

soir, jai gratt la carte de jeu et quand jai

vu trois ttes identiques, je savais que javais

gagn. Je suis alle le dire mon mari, quine me croyait pas trop .

2. Habituellement, le couple part en vacances cette priode de lt. Cette anne, nous

avons fait de gros achats. Nous avons dacheter un nouveau lave-vaisselle et un

ordinateur. Alors, jai dit mon mari onne part pas. Finalement, a tombe bien :

cela sera nos vacances de lanne !

3. Ce voyage sannonce plein de dcouvertes. Cest la premire fois que Ginette va

ltranger et aussi, la premire fois quelle prend lavion. Seul problme pour Ginette,

cest de savoir qui va soccuper de Jade, le petit caniche qui ne quitte jamais le couple

mais qui, malheureusement, ne pourra pas les accompagner cette fois.


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7.

(a) How did Lena get injured? (part 1)

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(b) Where was her family going at the time? (part 1)

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(c) When Nicolas saw something ahead of him on the road, what did he think it was at first? (part 2)

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(d) How did Nicolas and the other driver protect Lena? (part 3)

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(e) Lena sustained burns on two areas of her body. What were they? (part 4)

(i) _____________________________ (ii) ______________________________

Lena, 3 ans, la miracule de lautoroute A 7

1. Une petite Allemande de 3 ans est tombe accidentellement hier aprs-midi, dune voiture

qui roulait 110 km / h sur lautoroute A 7. Lena est srieusement blesse mais elle a

vit le pire, grce la prsence desprit de deux routiers qui ont plac leurs camions en

travers de la chausse pour protger son corps. Partie de lArdche, o elle avait pass

ses vacances, la famille de la petite fille rentrait en Allemagne bord dune RenaultScnic, les parents lavant et les trois enfants derrire avec un chien. La plus jeune,

Lena, 3 ans, tait assise sur un sige bb.

2. Vers 15h 40, alors que la voiture roulait sur lautoroute au nord de Montlimar, au milieu

dune circulation dense, la petite fille a russi se dtacher de son sige et ouvrir la

portire coulissante. Jai vu tomber quelque chose, raconte Nicolas Berthelot, 33 ans,qui roulait environ 300 mtres derrire la Renault bord de son camion.

Dabord, je croyais que ctait une petite poupe qui tombait de la voiture et jai

commenc donner un premier coup de frein. Quand jai vu que ctait un tre humain, jai tout pil et je me suis arrt deux mtres de son corps.

3. Avec un autre routier, M. Berthelot a aussitt utilis son camion pour bloquer les trois

voies de circulation et protger Lena. La voiture des parents, qui avait commenc

freiner ds la chute de la petite fille, stait arrte une centaine de mtres plus loin, et

la mre tait arrive en courant. La petite pleurait, elle souffrait normment, cette

gamine. Par miracle, elle na rien de cass, rien de trs grave. Jai eu trs peur, jaitoujours peur poursuit Nicolas Berthelot.

4. Lena a t admise lhpital de Montlimar ( Drme ). Elle souffre de graves brlures

sur le visage et les bras. Elle devrait rester une vingtaine de jours lhpital.


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8. The following newspaper article is about the annual summer festival in a small town in south-western France.

(a) What will be the final event of the festival on Monday night? (part 1)________________________________________________________________________

(b) Name three events taking place during Saturday or on Sunday morning. (part 2)(i)

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(ii) __________________________________________________________________(iii) __________________________________________________________________

(c) Who will be organising the festival meal on the Sunday evening? (part 3)________________________________________________________________________

(d)

State one thing that the festival committee is hoping for. (part 4)

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Un programme charg

1. Les ftes de la Saint-Leu

commenceront vendredi prochain par

la course de trottinettes place de lglise, pour se terminer lundi 23h par le

feu dartifice, tir depuis derrire la mairie.

Le programme est dense. Samedi et

dimanche, cest du non-stop de 11h le

matin jusqu la nuit suivante.

2. Question bal, il ny aura que dudisco : vendredi soir et dimanche soir

partir de 22h, la salle de ftes.

Les plus jeunes ne seront pas oublis

avec un concours de pche samedi matin,

suivi dun dfil costum devant les familles. Samedi aprs-midi, entre le concours de

ptanque au lyce agricole et la chasse au trsor dans les jardins du chteau, ce sera au

plaisir de chacun. Dimanche matin, tout de suite aprs la messe de 10h, il y aura la course

de vaches, la course landaise, qui reste le point fort de la Saint-Leu.

3. Les repas-fte seront organiss par le comit des ftes, place du Marchal Leclerc. Seul,

le dimanche soir, ce sera notre quipe de rugby, qui proposera son repas-plateau bien garni

la Taverne. Les animations musicales seront assures vendredi soir par le groupe des

Euscaliches, dimanche soir et lundi par los Clarineros.

4. Le comit des ftes compte sur toutes et tous pour que la fte de cette anne soit une

russite. On espre aussi que tout se droulera dans la bonne humeur.


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9. Read the following interview with the Arsenal football manager, Arsne Wenger, who is a nativeof Alsace in eastern France and then answer the questions on the next page.

1. - Vos parents avaient un restaurant A la Croix doro se runissait rgulirement lquipe du quartier,

le FC Duttlenheim. Cest ce qui vous a donn la

vocation footballistique ?- Cest exactement a. Je nai pas dexplicationsrationnelles autres que le fait que je nentendais

que le football dans le restaurant, o je donnais

souvent un coup de main mes parents.

2. - Quel a t votre parcours scolaire ?- Au lyce, je ntais pas mauvais. Plus tard, jai fait une licence. Mais ctait toujours des

tudes en attendant, avec un seul objectif final : le football ! Vous savez cette passion de

foot tait relle depuis longtemps. Jai t lev dans un village trs catholique et chaque

dimanche, quand jtais gosse, jallais la messe et je priais pour que lquipe du village

gagne ! Et quand lquipe perdait, je passais le dimanche soir pleurer dans ma chambre !Ctait une norme dception, ctait tout pour moi.

3. Vous faites partie des 400 personnalits alsaciennes qui ont sign un appel en faveur deslangues rgionales et minoritaires. Quest-ce qui avait motiv votre signature ?- Javais sign car quelque part je pense que cest reconnatre mes origines. Je pense que la

langue a une influence sur ltat desprit, sur la culture dun peuple. Ctait trs important

pour moi davoir appris le dialecte alsacien quand jtais jeune. Lapprentissage de lallemand

et de langlais a t plus facile pour moi parce que javais dj appris le dialecte.

4. - Vous tes trs fier de vos origines alsaciennes. a se voit.-

Absolument ! Jai appris des valeurs en Alsace qui mont permis dtre apprci. Parexemple, lesprit de la parole donne, le respect du travail, la confiance accorde aux

autres. En plus, jai toujours t attentif lexprience des autres. A vingt ans, jcoutais

mon grand-pre et je le trouvais intelligent. De temps en temps, il sortait un truc que je

trouvais stupide parce que jtais jeune ; mais aprs, plus la vie avance, plus je me rends

compte que les gens ne mont pas attendu pour tre intelligents !! Je me suis dit ne

pense pas que ceux qui ont vcu avant toi taient idiots. Ecoute les autres . Cest peut-

tre pour cette raison que jai toujours eu beaucoup dhommes plus gs dans mon cercle

damis.

5. Parlez-nous de votre travail comme entraneur dArsenal.Eh bien, je gre tout, de la tonte de la pelouse au lavage demaillots ! Mais je suis trs entour parce que nous sommes unequipe de 13 ( 5 sur terrain, 8 dans le staff mdical ). Parcontre, pour grer les joueurs, il faut une seule personnedcisionnaire dans lquipe. Je passe beaucoup de temps rgler des problmes psychologiques, parler. Lessentiel, pourun entraneur, cest de savoir encourager ses joueurs. Je croisque cest trs important de rencontrer des gens qui ont cru entoi et qui ont donn. Il faut que tu rencontres, un momentde ta vie, quelquun qui te tape sur lpaule et te dise : Moi, je crois en toi .


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1. What caused Arsne Wenger to develop an interest in football? ( part 1)

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2. Write down one thing he says about his education. ( part 2 )

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3. Pick out one detail from what he used to do on Sundays when he was a child, that shows howpassionate he was about his local team. ( part 2 )

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4. Arsne learned the local dialect of Alsace when he was young. How did this help him later on?( part 3 )

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5. Arsne says that he learned certain values in Alsace. Name one of these values. ( part 4 )

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6. What is his attitude now to people who are older than himself? ( part 4 )

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7. Name one of the jobs that he is responsible for as manager of Arsenal. ( part 5 )

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8. What does Arsne Wenger say is the most essential thing for a football manager to be able to do?( part 5 )

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SECTION III

Written Expression ( 80 marks )

N.B. This section must be answered in French. Answer both (a) and (b).

(a) Its the month of May and you are just back from a school tour to Paris. Your pen-palRobert lives in the south of France. Write a letter to Robert in which you

- tell him when you arrived home and how you travelled

- say which part of the tour you liked most and why

- tell him you bought a jacket when you were in Paris and describe it

- tell him what you will be doing for your summer holidays

- ask Robert if he is going to his grand-parents house again for his summer holidays

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(b) You come in to your French class one morning and you havent done your homework. Youdecide to impress the teacher by writing a short note in French! In your note tell him / her that

- you have not done your homework and you are sorry

- that you played a basketball match yesterday and it was late when you got home

- you will do the homework this evening

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