Year 7

Talking about a thing or a person (Part 1/2)

Year 7

Talking about a thing or a person (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to talk about a thing or a person using the definite articles 'le' and 'la'.

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10 Questions

Q1.
What does 'un chien' mean?

a book
Correct answer: a dog
a ruler

Q2.
What does 'un livre' mean?

Correct answer: a book
a computer
a mobile friend

Q3.
What does 'une voiture' mean?

a bike
Correct answer: a car
a ruler

Q4.
How do you say 'a computer' in French?

Correct answer: un ordinateur
un portable
une voiture

Q5.
How do you say 'a bike' in French?

Correct answer: un vélo
une chambre
une voiture

Q6.
How do you say 'a mobile phone' in French?

un chien
un ordinateur
Correct answer: un portable

Q7.
How do you say 'a bedroom' in French?

un livre
Correct answer: une chambre
une règle

Q8.
Which one of the following can ONLY mean 'it is' when you are referring to a masculine noun?

c'est
elle est
Correct answer: il est

Q9.
Which one of the following can ONLY mean 'it is' when you are referring to a feminine noun?

c'est
Correct answer: elle est
il est

Q10.
Which one of the following can mean 'it is' referring to either a masculine or a feminine noun?

Correct answer: c'est
elle est
il est

10 Questions

Q1.
la personne

man
Correct answer: person
woman

Q2.
l'anglais

Correct answer: English
French
Spanish

Q3.
le médecin

female doctor
Correct answer: male doctor
medicine

Q4.
en

Correct answer: in
on
over

Q5.
la phrase

paragraph
Correct answer: sentence
words

Q6.
les

the (f)
the (m)
Correct answer: the (plural)

Q7.
le mot

Correct answer: word
work
world

Q8.
le garçon

Correct answer: boy
girl
woman

Q9.
l'actrice

Correct answer: female actor
female doctor
male actor

Q10.
la fille

boy
Correct answer: girl
woman