Specifications for 2012
Levels 01 - 5 (Grades 7 - 12)
2012 Testing Dates: March 1 - 28*
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The specifications for each level are cumulative and include all material listed for lower levels. (Printer-friendly Adobe Acrobat version)
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Samples from a previous Concours are available as a Word document.
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See the Order Form for details on ordering practice test booklets and listening comprehension CDs.
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Contact your local Chapter Administrator to enroll students in the 2011 Contest.
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For details on correct level placement and on division categories, see enrollment guidelines
*Note: Contest dates are set by the local Chapter and must fall within this range of dates, unless approval for an alternate testing schedule is approved by the Director
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Level |
Vocabulary |
Grammar |
Cultural Sensitivity |
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01 |
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Greetings and
introductions, including asking name and age
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Common French
names
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Family
members, immediate family
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Physical
description and personality characteristics
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Weather: il fait beau, mauvais, il fait du vent, il fait
chaud, froid
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Numbers up to
100
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Days, months,
calendar
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Expressions
of time, such as mois, semaine, année, journée, demain
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Expressions de quantité, beaucoup + de,+
d’
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How to tell
time
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Adverbs of time such as souvent, toujours, quelquefois,
maintenant
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Classroom
furniture
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Common prepositions of location: dans, sur, sous devant,
derrière, avec, chez, pour, après, avant
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Colors and
common clothing
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Common foods
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Leisure activities j’aime faire du ski, j’adore le tennis
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Countries
bordering France, adjectives of nationality, languages
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Question words: Qu’est-ce que, qu’est-ce qui, comment,
combien, pourquoi, où |
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Elision
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Articles,
definite, indefinite, (partitive in reading and listening only),
contractions
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Regular
plural of nouns
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Form of
common adjectives, blond,
blonde
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How to make
questions and negations.
Use of est-ce que
for questions
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Possessive
adjectives mon, ton, ma,
ta only
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Demonstrative
adjectives ce, cette, ces
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Possession
with de
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Subject
pronouns je, tu, il,
etc. Limited use of
moi, toi
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Regular verbs
in -er at present, few regular common -ir verbs such as
finir,
choisir
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-er verbs at
imperative– mange!
mangez!
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Il y a vs
il est,
voilà, voici
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Four
irregular verbs: être,
avoir,
faire, aller
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Vous vs tu
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Proper
greetings, Monsieur
vs. first name
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Eating
customs in France vs. U.S.
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1 |
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Class
schedule, subjects and school supplies
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Rooms of the
house, basic furniture
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Basic body
parts
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Cities,
places, activities and transportation
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Shopping,
restaurants and common food, simple restaurant menu
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Prepositions
of location
à côté de, près de, loin de, en face de, entre, etc.
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Expressions
such as: Combien coûte,
j’ai besoin de, c’est cher , c’est bon marché,je veux, tu veux,
je voudrais, tu voudrais.
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Leisure time
activities jouer à, faire
de
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Name of
cognate-based professions
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Expressions
of time: le mois prochain,
l’année prochaine
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Expressions
with avoir -- avoir tort,
avoir raison, avoir soif, avoir faim, avoir besoin de, etc.
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Simple expressions with faire : faire la vaisselle, faire
des maths, faire du ski |
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Near future
aller +
infinitive
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J’ai chaud vs.
il fait chaud
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Interrogative
quel, quelle, quels,
quelle
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de, négatif de un, du, des...
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Il ya versus
C’est.....
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Opposition
of «j’aime le...je mange
du... »
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Eating
customs in France vs. U.S.
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School
schedule in France vs. U.S.
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2 |
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Daily routine
·
Rooms of the
house and chores
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Food, typical
French meal
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Expanded body
parts
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School
related activities, such as la fanfare, la chorale
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Health,
fitness and expressions such as
j’ai mal à, tu as l’air
malade, ça va bien?
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Shopping for
special events, such as birthdays and proms
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Travel plans
and activities
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Giving and
asking directions
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Expressions
with avoir such as
avoir envie de, avoir le
temps de, avoir peur de, avoir de la chance,
etc.
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Expressions with
être
such as: être
en train de, être
en forme, être de Toulouse, c’est à moi
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Add all
common regular -ir and
-re verbs
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Add to the
four irregular verbs avoir,
être,
aller, faire.
Eight additional irregulars:
mettre,
prendre, dormir, sortir,
partir, vouloir, pouvoir, savoir
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Regular -er,
-ir and -re verbs at
passé composé, along
with passé composé of
the above mentioned irregular verbs
avoir, être, aller, faire,
mettre, prendre, dormir, sortir, partir.
Common « être » verbs vs. « avoir »
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Pronominal
verbs only at present
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Imperfect
might be used in listening comprehension and reading selections,
but not tested as a grammar item
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Agreement and
position of all adjectives
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Comparatives
and superlatives of regular adjectives and adverbs
plus.que, moins. .que
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Interrogative
pronouns: qui, qui est-ce
qui, que, qu’est-ce que, quoi
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Object
pronouns with verbs at present tense, use of one pronoun only –
le, lui, y, en.,
etc...
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Use of
prepositions with geographical names
à, en, au, aux
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Simple
negations rien, jamais,
personne, plus
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All regular
imperatives, including
mangeons, finissons
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All
possessive adjectives, notre...., leur..... |
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House
construction, size, rooms
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Differences
in daily life, energy conservation, extracurricular activities
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Health care
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School life
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The many
facets of Francophone lifestyles
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3 |
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Wider scope
vocabulary related to:
school, daily schedule, parts and rooms of house,
extended family, clothing and appearance, more complex menus,
leisure, sports and entertainment, future plans for education
and job, health, city life and environment, holidays and
traditions. |
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Use of
inversion to make questions
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Recent past:
venir de + infinitif
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All regular
verbs at passé composé,
including pronominals
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Contrast of
imparfait and
passé composé
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Simple
agreement of past participle with
être and common
pronominals
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Pronominal
verbs at impératif
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Future and
conditional
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Simple use of
subjunctive: Il faut +
subjunctif of “er” verbs and
faire
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Common verbs
requiring a preposition followed by infinitive
commencer à, etc.
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Correct use
of sortir, partir,
laisser, quitter
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Depuis + present
tense
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Use of
ne…..que
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Adjectives
followed by de
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Relative
pronouns qui, que.
Dont, lequel used only in reading and listening
comprehension, not tested as grammar item.
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Common
negative structures, including
ni…ni
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Expanded
comparative structures
aussi…que, autant…que, etc |
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Driving and
car use among teenagers
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Secondary
studies and college in France and US
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Teen life
and dating in France and US
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Communities
and the environment
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4 |
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Social
issues, such as human rights, equality between sexes, crime and
violence, diversity, emigration, prejudice and discrimination,
science and medicine, nature and ecology in France and the
Francophonie
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Culture,
celebrations and traditions, arts, historical events, literature
in France and the Francophonie |
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Verbs with
spelling changes such as
espérer, acheter
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All
interrogative pronouns
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All
possessive pronouns
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Si clauses with
present and imparfait
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En with present
participle
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Past
infinitive with après
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Relative
pronouns including dont,
lequel....
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Demonstrative
pronouns
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Developed
negative words, aucun,
ni....ni...
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Correct use
of manquer de, manquer à
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Use of
present and imparfait
with depuis, il y a, ça
fait…que
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Most simple
uses of subjunctive,
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Use of
descendre, monter, sortir,
rentrer, passer + direct object at passé composé
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C’est vs.
il est,more complex
uses
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Recognition
of futur antérieur and
passé simple in
readings only. |
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All the
preceding topics expanded |
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5 |
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Globalization and technology, such as current events, politics,
communications, media in France and the Francophonie |
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Plus-que-parfait and conditionnel passé
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Correct use of imparfait
and passé composé
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Agreement of past participles with all
passés composés
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All si clauses,
including plus-que-parfait
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Double object pronouns
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More elaborate use of subjunctive
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Expended use of relative and demonstrative pronouns |
·
All the
preceding topics expanded |
