Pearson Edexcel Level 1/Level 2 GCSE (9–1) French PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in French Higher Tier
QP May 2024
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PAPER 3: Reading and understanding in French
Higher Tier
Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• Answer all questions from Sections A, B and C.
Questions in Sections A and C are set in English.
•• Questions
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provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary.
Information
•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question
– you should spend approximately 15 minutes on the translation question.
Advice
• Read each question carefully before you start to answer it.
• Try to answer every question.
• Check your answers if you have time at the end.
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, SECTION A
Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
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Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Festivals in French Guiana
1 Read Jeanne’s blog.
J’habite la Guyane française, une région française qui se trouve en Amérique du
Sud. Comme tous les Français, nous fêtons la fête du quatorze juillet et Noël. Les
jours fériés sont les mêmes qu’en France, mais en Guyane française, nous en avons
quelques-uns de plus.
Cependant, pour nous, la fête la plus importante est le festival du 10 juin. Ce jour-là,
il y a des conférences et du théâtre pour présenter l’histoire du pays aux habitants.
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Answer the following questions in English. You do not need to write in full sentences.
, Le mauvais exemple by Éric Boisset
2 Read the extract from the text.
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The author reflects on the past.
Quand j’étais enfant, je lisais des romans policiers et des magazines de mode. Mon rêve
était d’être professeur de dessin. Je n’avais pas d’ordinateur ou de portable : il n’y en
avait pas en ce temps-là.
Il y avait toujours quelque chose à faire. Je réparais ma bicyclette et je sortais avec mes
copains. On faisait normalement du skate au parc.
Le samedi après-midi, je regardais une des trois seules chaînes de télévision. Quand ils
étaient enfants, mes parents n’avaient pas de télévision. Je suis content d’être né dans
le monde moderne.
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