Edexcel French
Preparation Notes For AS
(& A2) GCE from 2008
Topics include Le Tabac ,L ´alcool ,Les Avantages du Sport, Le
Professionnalisme,vocab,useful phrases for writing essays & the
oral exam,Subjunctives,Letter Writing,Les Statistiques,Past paper
questions,links ,sample qs & answers,
Phrases & Vocab to help mainly (Edexcel French Students) It has
mainly AS preparation but can also be used for A2 & any other
exam board.Good Luck!
Summer 2010
,*I apologise if the English translations are not grammatically correct,I did my best,use the dictionary if you need
it.Translating s not my thing, the French is correct though,you ll have to excuse the lack of punctuation(apostrophes
etc )as the keyboard is screwed up & I don t know how to change it : ( *
Les Avantages du Sport~The Advantages of Physical Exercise
Il a 1 effet bénéfique sur le cœur, les poumons et la circulation sanguine.
It is beneficial to the heart, lungs & circulation
Pratiquer une activité physique régulière diminue les risques d infarctus, de diabète &
d ´hypertension arterièlle.
When u do sport regularly your risks of diabetes, heart attack & high blood pressure are lowered/diminished.
Il limite le nombre de crises chez les asthmatiques.
It limits the no. of attacks in asthmatic ppl.
Il fait baisser le taux de sucre et le taux de cholestérol dans le sang.
The % of sugar & cholesterol in blood go down
Quand on fait du sport des hormones de stress comme l ´adrénaline sont produites et le corps devient moins
sensible aux hormones du stress.
When we do sport stress hormones are released such as adrenaline & our body becomes less sensitive to stress
hormones
Le cerveau secrète des endorphines qui font qu´ on se sent bien, cela aide les gens déprimés.
The brain secretes endorphins which make us feel good & this helps depressed ppl.
On dort mieux,l ´entrainement provoque 1 allongement du temps de sommeil lent profond le plus réparateur.
We sleep better & training causes the time of deep,slow sleep to last longer,the cycle that is the most repairing
On perd des kilos superflus et on garde la ligne.
We lose kilos that we don t need & stay in shape
, 1
VOCAB
IMC/Indice de Masse Corporelle –BMI
Le sponsorat/le Parrainage-sponsorship
Assouplissement- stretching
L échauffement- warm up
Le dépistage –testing/screening
La concurrence-competition
Les résultats-results
Participer- to take part
Tricher-to cheat
Ses coéquipiers -his team-mates
Un titre mondial-a world title
Gagner par 3 buts à 2- to win by 3 goals to 2
La décontraction-relaxation
Le sport en pantoufles /l aspect passif du sport – watching sport on TV, the un -active side of sport as a pastime.
More vocab can be found on http://www.s-cool.co.uk/
Preparation Notes For AS
(& A2) GCE from 2008
Topics include Le Tabac ,L ´alcool ,Les Avantages du Sport, Le
Professionnalisme,vocab,useful phrases for writing essays & the
oral exam,Subjunctives,Letter Writing,Les Statistiques,Past paper
questions,links ,sample qs & answers,
Phrases & Vocab to help mainly (Edexcel French Students) It has
mainly AS preparation but can also be used for A2 & any other
exam board.Good Luck!
Summer 2010
,*I apologise if the English translations are not grammatically correct,I did my best,use the dictionary if you need
it.Translating s not my thing, the French is correct though,you ll have to excuse the lack of punctuation(apostrophes
etc )as the keyboard is screwed up & I don t know how to change it : ( *
Les Avantages du Sport~The Advantages of Physical Exercise
Il a 1 effet bénéfique sur le cœur, les poumons et la circulation sanguine.
It is beneficial to the heart, lungs & circulation
Pratiquer une activité physique régulière diminue les risques d infarctus, de diabète &
d ´hypertension arterièlle.
When u do sport regularly your risks of diabetes, heart attack & high blood pressure are lowered/diminished.
Il limite le nombre de crises chez les asthmatiques.
It limits the no. of attacks in asthmatic ppl.
Il fait baisser le taux de sucre et le taux de cholestérol dans le sang.
The % of sugar & cholesterol in blood go down
Quand on fait du sport des hormones de stress comme l ´adrénaline sont produites et le corps devient moins
sensible aux hormones du stress.
When we do sport stress hormones are released such as adrenaline & our body becomes less sensitive to stress
hormones
Le cerveau secrète des endorphines qui font qu´ on se sent bien, cela aide les gens déprimés.
The brain secretes endorphins which make us feel good & this helps depressed ppl.
On dort mieux,l ´entrainement provoque 1 allongement du temps de sommeil lent profond le plus réparateur.
We sleep better & training causes the time of deep,slow sleep to last longer,the cycle that is the most repairing
On perd des kilos superflus et on garde la ligne.
We lose kilos that we don t need & stay in shape
, 1
VOCAB
IMC/Indice de Masse Corporelle –BMI
Le sponsorat/le Parrainage-sponsorship
Assouplissement- stretching
L échauffement- warm up
Le dépistage –testing/screening
La concurrence-competition
Les résultats-results
Participer- to take part
Tricher-to cheat
Ses coéquipiers -his team-mates
Un titre mondial-a world title
Gagner par 3 buts à 2- to win by 3 goals to 2
La décontraction-relaxation
Le sport en pantoufles /l aspect passif du sport – watching sport on TV, the un -active side of sport as a pastime.
More vocab can be found on http://www.s-cool.co.uk/
