Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revisit the formation of the perfect tense with 'avoir' using the pronouns je and on to talk about school trips.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about a school trip or school exchange

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which tense do we need to use when talking about extra-curricular activities from primary school?
The conditional tense ending in AIS
Correct answer: The imperfect tense ending in AIS
The perfect tense ending in É or I or U
The present tense ending in E
Q2.
Translate: Je faisais partie d'un club d'aviron
I am part of a rowing club
I am part of an aeroplane club
Correct answer: I used to be part of a rowing club
I used to be part of an aeroplane club
Q3.
Translate: Je n'avais pas beaucoup de devoirs
Correct answer: I didn't have a lot of homework
I don't have a lot of homework
I have a lot of homework
I used to have a lot of homework
Q4.
Translate: Je ne joue plus dans l'orchestre
I don't play in the orchestra
Correct answer: I don't play in the orchestra anymore
I play in the orchestra
I used to play in the orchestra
Q5.
Translate: Quand j'étais plus jeune, je ne faisais rien
When I was smaller, I didn't like the colour yellow
When I was smaller, I was part of a rowing club
Correct answer: When I was younger I didn't do anything
When I was younger, I did a lot
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.
surtout
Correct answer: especially, above all
on top of that
when all's said and done
Q8.
propre
belonging to
Correct answer: clean, own
dirty, improper
Q9.
plutôt
earlier
planet
Correct answer: rather
Q10.
souvent
occasionally
Correct answer: often
sometimes
Q11.
assez
Correct answer: enough, quite
lots of
with
Q12.
d'abord
all aboard
Correct answer: first of all
on top of
Q13.
loin
close
Correct answer: far
near

13 Questions

Q1.
Translate: I took part in a school trip
Correct answer: J'ai participé à une sortie scolaire
Je participé à une sortie scolaire
On a participé à une sortie scolaire
On participé à une sortie scolaire
Q2.
Translate: We travelled by coach.
J'ai voyagé en car
Je voyagé en car
Correct answer: On a voyagé en car
On voyagé en car
Q3.
Translate: We visited an art museum
On a visite un musée d'art
Correct answer: On a visité un musée d'art
On a visiter un musée d'art
On visité un musée d'art
Q4.
Translate: I learnt a lot
Correct answer: J'ai appris beaucoup
Je apprendre beaucoup
Je appris beaucoup
Je n'ai pas appris beaucoup
Q5.
To form the perfect tense in French you need 3 distinct parts:
The subject, the auxiliary verb and the infinitive
Correct answer: The subject, the auxiliary verb and the past participle
The subject, the helping verb and the infinitive
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.
tard
early
Correct answer: late
on time
Q8.
cependant
furthermore
Correct answer: however
in addition
Q9.
prochain
close
earlier
Correct answer: next
Q10.
soir
Correct answer: evening
lounge
sister
Q11.
parfois
never
rarely
Correct answer: sometimes
Q12.
plupart
before that
Correct answer: majority
next door
Q13.
matin
evening
Correct answer: morning
motherly

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