Worked answer with examiner's comments

Answer

Ton amie fait une présentation sur l'environnement.

Your friend gives a presentation about the environment.

Task A

Quels sont les sujets dont elle parle? Which of these topics are mentioned?

Coche les 5 bonnes cases. Tick five boxes.

	Sujets	Listen out for:	Examiner's Comments
la diminution de la quantité d'eau potable sur terre the reduction in the quantity of drinking water on earth			Reading through these questions before you hear the tape will help to give you an idea of the sorts of things you need to be listening out for. Use the five minutes reading time at the start of the exam to read through all the questions, and make short notes if necessary.
faire la vaisselle doing the washing up
les pluies acides acid rain
une marée noire an oil slick
la quantité d'eau potable sur terre the amount of drinking water on earth			Although you may write at any time while the tape is playing, it is a good idea to listen to the whole section the first time it is played, especially for passages like this where you need to have a good understanding of the content of the whole extract.
les conséquences du gaspillage de nos réserves d'eau potable the consequences of wasting our reserves of drinking water
la pollution de la mer sea pollution
la valeur de l'eau the value of water

Task B

	Vrai	Faux	Listen out for:	Examiner's comments
Aujourd'hui, c'est la Journée Mondiale du Vélo Today is World Bicycle Day				Be careful - 'vélo' and 'l'eau' sound very similar, but the fact that the subject of the whole recording is water should help you decide.
Il n'y a que trois litres d'eau potable sur terre There are only three litres of drinking water on earth.				Although you may write at any time while the tape is playing, it is a good idea to listen to the whole section the first time it is played.
On consomme cent cinquante litres d'eau pour prendre un bain It takes a hundred and fifty litres of water to have a bath.
Nos réservoirs s'emplissent peu à peu Our reservoirs are filling up little by little.				Be careful - 's'emplissent' and 's'épuisent' sound very similar, but the fact that the recording is talking about the exhaustion of water reserves should prevent you making a mistake.
On appelle l'eau 'l'or bleu'. Water is called 'blue gold.'

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