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Comprehensive Study Guide for Proficiency Interviews: Socializing and Information Exchange

This study guide offers an extensive overview of essential conversational skills for proficiency interviews in French. It covers areas such as socializing, making small talk, asking and answering questions about personal information (names, ages, health), discussing likes and dislikes, and providing/obtaining information in various contexts (shopping, community interactions). Practical exercises are included to enhance fluency in expressing preferences, feelings, and making suggestions. This guide is perfect for learners aiming to build confidence in conversational French for interviews.

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Comprehensive Study Guide for Proficiency Interviews: Socializing and Information Exchange

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  1. Study Guide for Proficiency Interviews

  2. Interview #1-Socializing “Making small talk…”

  3. Review and practice: Greetings Bonjour Comment vas-tu/allez-vous? How r u? • Tell/asking names Comment t’appelles-tu? Je m’appelle... • Asking about someone’s health, well-being Qu’est-ce qu’il y a/ tu as? Whats wrong? Age – Quel age as-tu? J’ai ___ ans. • Please/thank you/you’re welcome S’il vous plait/merci beaucoup/de rien • Congratulations/ apologize Félicitations/ Je regrette/ Je suis désolé

  4. Be sure you can tell about AND ask about LIKES and DISLIKES: Qu’est-ce que tu aimes/préfères faire? J’aime... Je préfère... Je n’aime pas... • Activities Quels activités... • Sports Quels sports... • Food Quelle nourriture... • School subjects Quels sujets/matières...

  5. Practice talking about/asking about family members: Combien de personnes est-ce qu’il y a dans ta famille? Il y a ___ personnes. • Names Comment s’appelle t-il, t-elle, ta soeur, ton père...?Il/Elle s’appelle... • Ages Quel age a-t-il/elle/ ta mère...? Il/elle a # ans. • Descriptions Comment es-tu – What r u like? Comment est (t-il,t-elle, ton frère?) Il/elle est

  6. Practice talking about and asking about making plans: tu vas = je vais Qu’est-ce que tu vas faire? Tu aimes=j’aime • Dates Quelle est la date de la boum? C’est le # month. • Days Quel est le jour de la boum? C’est lundi. • Places Où est la boum? C’est à la plage. • Activities

  7. Interview #2 : Providing and Obtaining Information

  8. Question formation: • QW + EST-CE QUE + SUBJECT (TU) + VERB + ROS?

  9. Review and practice interrogatives: • When - Quand • Where - où • At what time – à quelle heure • Who - qui • With whom – avec qui • At whose house – Chez qui • Why – pourquoi (parce que) • What – Qu’est-ce que • How - comment • How much – combien + verb • How many – combien de + noun • Is there/ Are there… Est-ce qu’il y a…?

  10. Review and Practice shopping for gifts, clothing, food Je fais du shopping/des achats pour un cadeau (gift), les vêtements (clothes). Je fais des courses (groceries). • to look for chercher • to buy acheter • to choose choisir • to return(a thing) rendre • to spend $ dépenser

  11. Review and practice places in the community: UNIT 5 PACKET • Shops, services, activities, directions(right, left, straight, turn, continue, across from, next to, near, far) • À droite, à gauche, tout droit, tournez, continuez, en face de, près de, loin de • Excuse me – pardon • Puis-je vous aider? – May I help you? • Est-ce que tu peux m’aider? – Can you help me?

  12. Interview #3: Expressing personal feelings

  13. Review and practice how to describe: • positives, negatives: Interesting intéressant, boring ennuyeux, difficult difficile, easy facile, annoying pénible • Personality: intelligent intelligent, shy timide, nice sympa, fun amusant/rigolo silly bête • Feelings: Sad triste, happy content, angry faché, annoyed énervé, nervous nerveux • Health: Tired J’ai sommeil/je suis fatigué, sick malade, well ça va bien, healthy J’ai de la bonne santé/Je suis en bonne santé.

  14. Review and practice expressing your likes, dislikes, opinion, preferences • I like J’aime Foods (10) • I don’t like Je n’aime pas Sports (8) • I prefer Je préfère activities (10) • I love J’adore school subjects (10) • I hate Je déteste

  15. Interview #4: Persuasion “getting others to change a course of action”

  16. Practice expression and asking preferences, desires: • I want Je veux • I would like Je voudrais • I prefer Je préfère • Do you want? Est-ce que tu veux... • Can you? Est-ce que tu peux… • What do you want to (do)….? Qu’est-ce que tu veux…(faire)?

  17. Practice making suggestions: • “Let’s….” Nous form of the verb! Let’s go = Allons • I think Je pense/ Je pense que • I suggest/would like... Je voudrais • If… si (if I pay for your ticket, will you go with me??) This is a great phrase for persuasion!!! Si je paie (je t’invite), est-ce que tu veux aller avec moi?? • Before = avant • After = après

  18. Practice expressing need: • I need J’ai besoin de • I must/have to Je dois • It is necessary Il est necessaire • To feel like: J’ai envie de...

  19. Practice asking for permission: • Can I..? Puis-je • May I ? Puis-je • Is it possible…? Est-ce que c’est possible...?

  20. Review and practice positive and negative opinions A mon avis... • Good bon, excellent excéllent, awesome chouette, awful horrible, wonderful super • Too trop expensive cher, long longue, short petit/court • It doesn’t work Il/Elle ne marche pas • That’s a good idea, bad idea C’est une bonne idée/mauvaise idée. • Too bad! C’est dommage! Darn! Zut! • I’m busy Je suis occupé

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