Describing a town (Part 3/3)
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- In this lesson, we will be using 'il y a' and 'il y avait' as well as a range of negatives to describe our towns.
- Purpose of language use: Describe a town
- Grammar: Negatives
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13 Questions
Q1.
Negatives go
After the verb
Before the verb
Q2.
Translate: nothing
ne ... aucun
ne ... pas
Q3.
Translate: ne ... qu'un(e) seul(e)
not at all
not one
Q4.
Translate: There is not one cinema in my town.
Il n'y a qu'un seul cinéma en ma ville.
Il n'y rien cinéma dans ma ville.
Q5.
Translate: There is not a church in my town.
L'église est près de ma ville.
L'église n'est pas dans ma ville.
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.
aussi
fairly
with
Q8.
celui
only
they
Q9.
bien
also
new
Q10.
où
if
or
Q11.
à la fois
from time to time
sometimes
Q12.
fois
do
law
Q13.
vous
they
we
13 Questions
Q1.
Translate: there is/are
c'est
j'ai
Q2.
Which sentence contains the negative 'never'?
Il n'y a aucune circulation en ville.
Il n'y a pas de circulation en ville.
Q3.
Which sentence talks about a town in the past?
Dans ma ville, c'est animé et beau.
Dans ma ville, il y a de la circulation et du chômage.
Q4.
Translate: there was/were
c'était
ils sont
Q5.
What is the position of negatives in a sentence?
The go after the verb.
They go before the verb.
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.
encore
new
time, times
Q8.
nouveau, nouvelle
next
nice
Q9.
aller
to be
to have
Q10.
je vais
I am
I have
Q11.
Il va
He does
He likes
Q12.
cela
cellar
mobile phone
Q13.
entre
entrance
with