Describing things and people (Part 1/2)

Describing things and people (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will describe things and people by learning how to use common irregular adjectives and the pre-nominal adjective position of certain common adjectives.

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12 Questions

Q1.
What does 'un cinéma' mean?
Correct answer: a cinema
a hotel
the cinema
Q2.
What does 'un café' mean?
Correct answer: a cafe
a restaurant
the cafe
Q3.
What does 'un hôtel' mean?
Correct answer: a hotel
a town hall
the hotel
Q4.
What does 'un aéroport' mean?
Correct answer: an airport
the airport
the school
Q5.
How do you say 'a beach' in French?
une île
Correct answer: une plage
une rue
Q6.
How do you say 'a street' in French?
une plage
Correct answer: une rue
une université
Q7.
How do you say 'an island' in French?
Correct answer: une île
une plage
une rue
Q8.
How do you say 'a university' in French?
une école
une rue
Correct answer: une université
Q9.
What word must follow 'il n'y a pas...'?
Correct answer: de (or d')
un
une
Q10.
How do you say 'in front of' in French?'
derrière
Correct answer: devant
entre
Q11.
How do you say 'behind' in French?
Correct answer: derrière
devant
entre
Q12.
How do you say 'between' in French?
derrière
devant
Correct answer: entre

9 Questions

Q1.
New
grand/grande
Correct answer: nouveau/nouvelle
vieux/vielle
Q2.
Vieux/vielle
new
Correct answer: old
young
Q3.
What is the masculine form of the adjective 'beautiful'?
Correct answer: beau
belle
jolie
Q4.
What is the correct feminine form of the adjective 'high'?
grand
haut
Correct answer: haute
Q5.
le bâtiment
basement
Correct answer: building
house
Q6.
Church
Correct answer: l'église
la maison
La rue
Q7.
Le pont
Correct answer: bridge
post office
shop
Q8.
Garden
la maison
la rue
Correct answer: le jardin
Q9.
Which of these adjectives goes in front of the noun it describes?
intéressant
Correct answer: nouvelle
sympa

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UnitFrench / Year 7 Unit 5

French