a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation

Task A2 J'aime aller au centre commercial parce que je ...

On fait les magasins et les courses : extending vocabulary

French

Une journée dans la vie d'un groupe francophone : reflexive pronouns

Ils s'entendent bien : reflexive pronouns

Ils m'inspirent : extended writing

Qui a fait le ménage ? Perfect tense, relative clauses, negation

Je sortais la poubelle quand ... :perfect, imperfect, relative clauses, negation

La vie quotidienne : perfect and imperfect tenses, relative clauses and negation

On peut acheter : present tense modal verbs

On a fait les courses : irregular past participles, perfect tense modal verbs

J'ai dû attendre : irregular past participles, modal verbs present and past

Avant de passer un examen : prepositions with the infinitive

Après avoir préparé : après avoir + past participle

On est prêt à tout : avant de, après avoir

This unit focuses on mastering the use of reflexive pronouns and verbs. It also revisits perfect and imperfect tenses, relative clauses and negation, and introduces the past participles of modal verbs. There is a further focus on avant de + infinitive and après avoir + past participle.

Lifestyle and wellbeing/ My neighbourhood: La vie quotidienne

Complete the sentence: In the role-play keep answers ...

Choose the correct ending to the sentence: In a role-play at GCSE you have to:

Read the sentences to identify key words and grammar before translating.

Look out for cognates to help you and don't get stuck on the tricky words.

Re-read what you have written; does it make sense?

The French translation always has the same number of words as the English.

Which of these tips for translating is not correct?

Translate the French word 'magasin' into English

Which is the correct translation of 'a blue pencil'?

Fill in the missing word in this definition of a modal verb: verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the {{}}.

Choose the correct translation of 'il y avait' ...

Choose the correct translation of the sentence: Je viens de finir mes devoirs.

Starter Quiz

Translate the French word 'magasin' into English