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French registers worksheet answer key for French 4 (free PDF download)

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The problems are on the French Registers worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.

Quick answer: French has three main registers: soutenu (formal, for letters and ceremonies), courant (standard, for school, shops and daily life) and familier (casual, for friends and family). This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French 4 worksheet on French registers, from name the register to two messages: the final answer in bold, the rule behind it, and a model answer for each writing task.

Here is the answer key of the French 4 worksheet on French registers. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.

Compare your answers with the models. For rewriting and writing problems, the register must be consistent from the first word to the last: do not mix tu and vous or slang and formal vocabulary in the same message.

Level: French 4 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Mid) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Mid, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 4.1 Language Comparisons, WL 2.1 Cultural Practices

French registers: the answers explained

Problem 1 Name the register

a) familier b) courant c) soutenu. Salut is casual; Bonjour madame with vous is standard; je vous prie de bien vouloir is formal.

Problem 2 Which word is casual?

Answer: bouquin. Ouvrage is formal, livre is standard.

Problem 3 Slang to standard

1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C.

Problem 4 Decode the verlan

a) femme b) fou c) lourd d) louche. Relou means annoying; chelou means strange or suspicious.

Problem 5 Decode the texts

a) salut b) beaucoup c) pourquoi d) désolé(e).

Problem 6 Email to the principal

Answer: b. It uses a title, vous and inversion.

Problem 7 Tu or vous

a) vous (an adult) b) tu (a friend).

Problem 8 Put back the ne

Je ne sais pas. Il ne vient jamais. On n’a rien vu. Before a vowel, ne becomes n’.

Problem 9 Casual to standard

Qu’est-ce que tu as mangé ce midi ? Accept: Qu’as-tu mangé ce midi ?

Problem 10 Expand the text

Salut, ne t’inquiète pas, à plus tard !

Problem 11 Polite request

Pourriez-vous me dire l’heure, s’il vous plaît ? Accept: Auriez-vous l’heure, s’il vous plaît ?

Problem 12 Casual sentence

La bagnole de mon pote est énorme. Accept other casual words (bouquin, fric…).

Problem 13 Annoying thing

That thing is so annoying! Relou = verlan for lourd; truc = thing.

Problem 14 Fix the cover letter

Model: Votre annonce m’a beaucoup intéressé(e) et je souhaiterais travailler dans votre entreprise.

Problem 15 Best register

a) courant b) familier c) soutenu.

Problem 16 Reading: waiting at the movies

a) He has been waiting 20 minutes. b) Her bus is late. c) Slt, dsl, tkt, a+ (any two); casual spelling: dropped words such as y a for il y a, poireaute (casual verb).

Problem 17 Three audiences

Models: a) Tu me prêtes ton bouquin ? b) Pourriez-vous me prêter ce livre, s’il vous plaît ? c) Je vous serais reconnaissant de bien vouloir me prêter cet ouvrage.

Problem 18 Hotel message

Mistakes: salut, tu/informal, j’ai pas, bagnole. Model: Bonjour, j’ai réservé une chambre mais je n’ai pas le temps de venir ce soir. Pourriez-vous garder ma voiture ?

Problem 19 Soutenu to familier

Model: Désolé, j’ai pas pu finir mon boulot.

Problem 20 Two messages

Model: a) Slt, mon bus est en retard, j’arrive dans 10 min ! b) Madame, je vous écris car j’ai raté le bus ce matin. Je serai en retard à l’activité. Je vous prie de m’excuser. Check: tu/casual in (a), vous/no abbreviations in (b).

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