Common mistakes and misconceptions
- The meaning of interrogative forms such as Quel…? and Où…? is not understood well.
At this level of achievement, candidates frequently show a need to listen more
precisely to the interrogative adverb so that they make any information they
give relevant to the question. Irrelevant material does not gain credit.
- The
difference in pronunciation of j’ai
and j’aime is also confused at times
and, consequently, messages can become ambiguous.
- Sometimes, instead of
attempting to conjugate verbs, the candidate uses the subject pronoun in front
of an infinitive (e.g. je dormir).
- The
candidate also finds it difficult to say that she walks her dog. She is, as
many candidates are in this situation, unsure in her use of the verb promener and instead tries to use pied.
For further details about how candidates performed in this particular
examination series please refer to the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers.