Year 8

Formal and informal situations: talking to people you do and don't know (Part 2/2)

Year 8

Formal and informal situations: talking to people you do and don't know (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will continue to practise formal and informal address. We will also look at the 'ils' and 'elles' form of key irregular -ir verbs.

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12 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on 'to go out / to take out' en français?

aller
partir
Correct answer: sortir
venir

Q2.
What is the 'je' form of the verb 'sortir'?

Correct answer: sors
sort
sorte

Q3.
Comment dit-on 'we go out' en français?

Correct answer: nous sortons
nous venons
vous sortez
vous venez

Q4.
Which form of the verb would you use when you are talking to more than one person or one person in a formal situation?

ils
nous
tu
Correct answer: vous

Q5.
Which form of the verb would you use when you are talking to one person in an informal situation?

ils
nous
Correct answer: tu
vous

Q6.
Comment dit-on 'venir' en anglais?

Correct answer: to come / coming
to go out / going out
to leave / leaving
to take out / taking out

Q7.
What does 'Aimez-vous...? mean?

Correct answer: Do you like...? (plural / formal)
Do you like...? (singular & informal)
Does he like...?

Q8.
Which phrase means 'please' (plural / formal)

s'il te plaît
Correct answer: s'il vous plaît

Q9.
What does 'Es-tu...?' mean

Are we...?
Correct answer: Are you ...? (singular & informal)
Are you...? (plural / formal)

Q10.
What does 'vous venez' mean?

We come / are coming
Correct answer: You come / are coming (plural/formal)
You come / are coming (singular & informal)

Q11.
Comment dit-on 'you play' (singular & informal)

je joue
Correct answer: tu joues
vous jouez

Q12.
Comment dit-on 'you have' (formal / plural)

j'ai
tu as
Correct answer: vous avez

12 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on 'to come / coming' en français?

aller
partir
sortir
Correct answer: venir

Q2.
Comment dit-on 'to sleep / sleeping' en français?

aller
Correct answer: dormir
sortir

Q3.
Comment dit-on 'they (m) go out' en français?

elles sortent
Correct answer: ils sortent
nous sortons
vous sortez

Q4.
Which form of the verb would you use when you are talking to more than one person or one person in a formal situation?

ils
nous
tu
Correct answer: vous

Q5.
Which form of the verb would you use when you are talking to one person in an informal situation?

ils
nous
Correct answer: tu
vous

Q6.
Comment dit-on 'elle devient' en anglais?

Correct answer: she becomes / is becoming
she comes / is coming
she goes out / is going out
she leaves / is leaving

Q7.
How do you say 'he sleeps' ?

elle dort
Correct answer: il dort
ils dorment
on dort

Q8.
Which phrase means 'please' (plural / formal)

s'il te plaît
Correct answer: s'il vous plaît

Q9.
What does 'On y va?' mean

Correct answer: Let's go
One goes
They go
We go

Q10.
What does 'Avez-vous ...?' mean?

Do we have ...?
Do you have ...? (singular & informal)
Correct answer: Do you have...? (plural/formal)

Q11.
Comment dit-on 'you come back' (singular & informal)

nous revenons
on revient
Correct answer: tu reviens
vous revenez

Q12.
Comment dit-on 'you are' (formal / plural)

nous sommes
on est
tu es
Correct answer: vous êtes