Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be using 'il y a' and 'il y avait' as well as a range of negatives to describe our towns.
  2. Purpose of language use: Describe a town
  3. Grammar: Negatives

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13 Questions

Q1.
Negatives go
After the verb
Correct answer: Around the verb
Before the verb
Q2.
Translate: nothing
ne ... aucun
ne ... pas
Correct answer: ne ... rien
Q3.
Translate: ne ... qu'un(e) seul(e)
not at all
not one
Correct answer: only one
Q4.
Translate: There is not one cinema in my town.
Correct answer: Il n'y a aucun cinéma dans ma ville.
Il n'y a qu'un seul cinéma en ma ville.
Il n'y rien cinéma dans ma ville.
Q5.
Translate: There is not a church in my town.
Correct answer: Il n'y a pas d'église dans ma ville.
L'église est près de ma ville.
L'église n'est pas dans ma ville.
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
aussi
Correct answer: also
fairly
with
Q8.
celui
only
Correct answer: the one
they
Q9.
bien
also
new
Correct answer: well
Q10.
if
or
Correct answer: where
Q11.
à la fois
Correct answer: at the same time
from time to time
sometimes
Q12.
fois
do
law
Correct answer: time
Q13.
vous
they
we
Correct answer: you

13 Questions

Q1.
Translate: there is/are
c'est
Correct answer: il y a
j'ai
Q2.
Which sentence contains the negative 'never'?
Il n'y a aucune circulation en ville.
Correct answer: Il n'y a jamais de circulation en ville.
Il n'y a pas de circulation en ville.
Q3.
Which sentence talks about a town in the past?
Dans ma ville, c'est animé et beau.
Dans ma ville, il y a de la circulation et du chômage.
Correct answer: Dans ma ville, il y avait des espaces verts et des aires de jeux.
Q4.
Translate: there was/were
c'était
Correct answer: il y avait
ils sont
Q5.
What is the position of negatives in a sentence?
The go after the verb.
Correct answer: They go around the verb.
They go before the verb.
The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.
Q7.
encore
Correct answer: again, yet
new
time, times
Q8.
nouveau, nouvelle
Correct answer: new
next
nice
Q9.
aller
to be
Correct answer: to go
to have
Q10.
je vais
I am
Correct answer: I go
I have
Q11.
Il va
He does
Correct answer: He goes
He likes
Q12.
cela
cellar
mobile phone
Correct answer: that, it
Q13.
entre
Correct answer: between
entrance
with

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French