Talking about an ideal holiday (Part 1/2)

Talking about an ideal holiday (Part 1/2)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will discuss what our dream holidays would be like, introducing the conditional tense.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about an ideal holiday
  3. Grammar: Introducing the conditional

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13 Questions

Q1.
Translate : 'a ticket'
un aller-retour
un aller-simple
Correct answer: un billet
Q2.
You hear this announcement : 'Le train part à quatorze heures du quai numéro neuf'. At what time is your train leaving?
Correct answer: 2 o'clock in the afternoon
4 o'clock in the afternoon
5 o'clock in the afternoon
Q3.
You hear somebody at the ticket office say : 'Je voudrais un aller-retour pour Bordeaux'. What type of ticket would they like?
A family ticket
Correct answer: A return ticket
A single ticket
Q4.
What is 'trois heures' in the 24 hour clock?
douze heures
Correct answer: quinze heures
seize heures
treize heures
Q5.
What is 'dix-sept heures' in the 12 hour clock?
Correct answer: cinq heures
quatre heures
sept heures
trois heures
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.
pourtant
also, in addition
carrying
Correct answer: yet, nonetheless
Q8.
moitié
entirety
Correct answer: half
quarter
Q9.
avenir
avenue
Correct answer: future
past
Q10.
presque
Correct answer: almost
near to
occasionally
Q11.
tôt
bag
Correct answer: early
late
Q12.
partout
Correct answer: everywhere
nowhere
somewhere
Q13.
pire
better, best
fire
Correct answer: worse, worst

13 Questions

Q1.
What is the conditional tense verb ending for the 'je' form?
aient
Correct answer: ais
ait
ions
Q2.
What is the irregular stem for the verb 'aller'?
aur
fer
Correct answer: ir
ser
Q3.
Translate : 'On voyagerait au bord de la mer'
I would travel to the seaside
We would travel to the sea
Correct answer: We would travel to the seaside
We would voyage to the seaside
Q4.
What does 'il y aurait' mean?
It would be
Correct answer: There would be
They would be
They would have
Q5.
Translate: 'I would stay in a bed and breakfast'
Je logerais dans une auberge de jeunesse
Correct answer: Je logerais dans une chambre d'hôte
Je logerait dans une auberge de jeunesse
Je logerait dans une chambre d'hôte
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.
derrière
Correct answer: behind
in front
past
Q8.
demain
today
Correct answer: tomorrow
yesterday
Q9.
hier
today
tomorrow
Correct answer: yesterday
Q10.
au bord de
Correct answer: at the side of
on top of
underneath
Q11.
désormais
Correct answer: from now on
hopefully
no longer
Q12.
dehors
behind
inside
Correct answer: outside
Q13.
d'habitude
informally
unlikely
Correct answer: usually

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