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Title: How's your French?
Post by: Ellemeno on November 23, 2007, 06:05:41 am: Here are 40 multiple-choice questions. How's your French?

http://www.esl-languages.com/en/study-abroad/online-tests/french-test/index.htm

I got 36/40.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: southendmd on November 25, 2007, 12:27:10 pm: I got 39/40, which surprised me. I can't speak worth a damn, but I know my grammar!
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: Ellemeno on November 25, 2007, 01:24:53 pm: Quote from: southendmd on November 25, 2007, 12:27:10 pm
I got 39/40, which surprised me. I can't speak worth a damn, but I know my grammar!

High five, Bud, that's really great! How did you learn French?

I went to a French school in NY for the first 7 years of school. Then I took it in high school, but pretty much didn't learn anything new there, except for some literature. Same for college. Then I taught it at the middle school level. But honestly, while my accent is pretty good, and I am also pretty good with grammar, I'm not easy with it. The vocabulary and syntax I need does not often come easily to me.

Now I'm thinking about getting up the gumption to start a homeschool French Club for beginning French for little kids. If anyone knows of any websites with French games and skits and stories from brand new very young debutants, pass m my way, if you could.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: southendmd on November 26, 2007, 06:01:02 pm: Quote from: Ellemeno on November 25, 2007, 01:24:53 pm
High five, Bud, that's really great! How did you learn French?

I got a later start than you, 7th through 12th grades. My 7-8th grade teacher was an ancient WWII Résistance fighter. We called him "zee little Frenchman"; I was very fond of him. He taught us songs and poems from his childhood in Le Havre, many of which I still know.

I picked up a decent accent, and can read some, but am unable to converse beyond restaurant French. I developed an ear for what "sounds right", which helped me with the quiz.

In a conversation, by the time I formulate a sentence, folks are on to the next topic!

Homeschool French club sounds great.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: moremojo on December 21, 2007, 06:44:12 pm: I got 30 out of 40. Rather embarrassing, since I minored in French...but in my defense, it's been seventeen years since I studied the language.

Oh well...c'est la vie! ;)
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: Artiste on August 08, 2008, 08:48:23 pm: Bonjour, mes amies et mes amis!!
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: David In Indy on August 08, 2008, 09:07:23 pm: I didn't do very good on it. >:( Here's what it said.....

Résultats et Réponses du test

17 de 40 questions répondues correctement ! Votre niveau est approximativement élémentaire supérieur
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: KristinDaBomb on August 10, 2008, 06:02:03 am: I took Spanish in school lol.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: min on March 20, 2009, 02:53:33 pm: Quote from: DavidinIndy on August 08, 2008, 09:07:23 pm
I didn't do very good on it. >:( Here's what it said.....

Résultats et Réponses du test

17 de 40 questions répondues correctement ! Votre niveau est approximativement élémentaire supérieur

Me too. I wasn't very good at guessing lol. Took French for 1 year at high school.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: Sheriff Roland on March 20, 2009, 03:29:39 pm: Je suis francophone et je n'ai réussi que 38 bonnes réponses! >:(

Votre niveau est approximativement avancé - B2

Mes deux fautes étaient des erreurs de grammaire (j'ai ajouté des 's' à 2 réponses)

Mais au moins je n'y ai pas mis 20 minutes tel qu'on suggérait - j'ai terminé en (plus ou moins) 5 minutes
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: serious crayons on March 20, 2009, 04:09:10 pm: Je suis merde. 21 de 40.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: David In Indy on March 20, 2009, 04:12:58 pm: Quote from: serious crayons on March 20, 2009, 04:09:10 pm
Je suis merde. 21 de 40.

Oops! I understood that!! :laugh:

And NO you are NOT, Katherine! :-*
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: David In Indy on March 20, 2009, 04:15:40 pm: Quote from: min on March 20, 2009, 02:53:33 pm
Me too. I wasn't very good at guessing lol. Took French for 1 year at high school.

How did you do on the quiz Min?

Yeah, I took French in high school too, and that was many years ago. You know what they say: use it or lose it. And I definately lost it. :-\
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: serious crayons on March 20, 2009, 04:39:14 pm: Thanks, David. :-*

The extent of my French practice since high school has consisted of several hours in Paris between trains, and a couple of hours at Charles de Gaulle Airport between flights. I triumphed in both cases, as long as you take into account that my speech consisted entirely of simple, present-tense questions ("Où est le train à Prague?" and "Est-ce que ce le train à Prague?"), and the woman at the Info desk in the train station rolled her eyes and answered in English.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: min on March 20, 2009, 05:00:55 pm: Quote from: DavidinIndy on March 20, 2009, 04:15:40 pm
How did you do on the quiz Min?

Yeah, I took French in high school too, and that was many years ago. You know what they say: use it or lose it. And I definately lost it. :-\

Failed with flying colours but got 17 out of 40 purely guessing. ;D

High school French teacher to Min: What language are you speaking? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: serious crayons on March 20, 2009, 05:33:48 pm: Quote from: min on March 20, 2009, 05:00:55 pm
Failed with flying colours but got 17 out of 40 purely guessing. ;D

High school French teacher to Min: What language are you speaking? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Well see? I only got four more right than you, and I got mostly A's in French. Just goes to show it doesn't pay to study.
Title: Re: How's your French?
Post by: Jeff Wrangler on March 20, 2009, 07:16:10 pm: Oi, I don't even dare try!

Five years of public school French, and just about all I can remember is Merde! and Zut, alors!

:laugh: