a verb that doesn’t refer to a particular person or thing, and whose subject is most often ‘il’ (it)

A1 - 1 [Deux] petits hôpitaux.

A1 - 2 [Un] métal cher.

A1 - 3 [Un] cheval blanc.

A1 - 4 [Deux] grands rivaux.

A1 - 5 [Un] concours mondial.

A1 - 6 [Deux] spectacles géniaux.

A1 - 7 [Deux] problèmes environnementaux.

A1 - 8 [Un] petit déjeuner continental.

C2 - 1 Il a eu le vaccin ? Oui, il a eu le deuxième dose. Il est possible de ...

C2 - 2 Il est normal d’avoir des symptômes. Il est faible ? Oui, et il a ...

C2 - 3 D’accord. Il peut prendre des médicaments pour ça. Il est nécessaire ...

Pandemic in France: impersonal expressions including weather

French

Everyday activities: verbs with 'à' before the infinitive

Decisions for the future: verbs with 'à' and 'de' before the infinitive

Pandemic in France: impersonal expression 'il est + adjective + de'

Pupils revisit two-verb structures in the present tense as they talk of decisions for their future. They apply verbs with à and de before an infinitive, the question word quel and demonstrative adjective ce,cet,cette,ces. Impersonal verbs with adjectives + de, and weather expressions are practised.

Future and past events: 2-verb structures with prepositions

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Match each French word to its English meaning.

Which of these is the correct plural form of the adjective mondial?

Which of these is a correct impersonal expression?

Reorder the words to build a correct sentence. Start with 'il'

'il' can mean 'it' and often refers to nothing specific

Which of these is true about how 'il' is used in impersonal phrases?

Match the French word to the English meaning.

Il faut retourner après l’après-midi.

Which sentence best describes an emergency situation?

Which sentence correctly uses 'à' or 'de' before an infinitive?

Which part of the body is the 'pied' in French?

Which sentence is correctly written and impersonal?

Starter Quiz

Match the French word to the English meaning.