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  1. In this lesson, we will practise describing what something is like using adjectives and understanding how they are used. We will also practise the present tense of common irregular -ir and -re verbs ('je', 'tu', 'il'/'elle').

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10 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on en français "every week"?

chaque jour
Correct answer: chaque semaine
la semaine dernière

Q2.
Comment dit-on en français "together"?

dehors
Correct answer: ensemble
rarement

Q3.
Comment dit-on en français "soon"?

aujourd'hui
Correct answer: bientôt
hier

Q4.
Which of these adverbs/adverbial phrases answers the question; quand?

Correct answer: demain
peut-être
près

Q5.
Which of these adverbs/adverbial phrases answers the question; où?

chaque jour
ensemble
Correct answer: ici

Q6.
Which of these adverbs/adverbial phrases answers the question; comment?

demain
Correct answer: en bus
normalement

Q7.
C'est quoi en anglais "il revient ici aujourd'hui"?

Correct answer: he's coming back here today
he's coming here today
she's coming here today

Q8.
C'est quoi en anglais "je dors rarement dehors"?

I go outside rarely
I rarely sleep indoors
Correct answer: I rarely sleep outside

Q9.
C'est quoi en anglais "elle devient plus intelligent chaque jour"?

she is becoming intelligent every week
Correct answer: she is becoming more intelligent every day
she is intelligent in the daytime

Q10.
What is an adverb

a describing word
a doing/action word
Correct answer: a word which describes a verb

10 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on en français "a beautiful woman"?

un beau homme
Correct answer: une belle femme
une femme belle

Q2.
Comment dit-on en français "a young dog"?

un chien jaune
un chien jeune
Correct answer: un jeune chien

Q3.
Comment dit-on en français "a good job"?

Correct answer: un bon travail
un bonne travail
un travail bon

Q4.
Comment dit-on en français "a big house"?

une grand maison
Correct answer: une grande maison
une maison grande

Q5.
Comment dit-on en français "a white horse"?

un blanc cheval
un blanche cheval
Correct answer: un cheval blanc

Q6.
Which of these adjectives go before the noun (like we do in English)?

Correct answer: beau
bleu
naturel

Q7.
C'est quoi en anglais "il dit la vérité normalement"?

he is saying it very normally
Correct answer: he normally tells the truth
she tells the truth normally

Q8.
C'est quoi en anglais "je prends des photos dehors"?

he takes photos outside
I am taking photos today
Correct answer: I take photos outside

Q9.
C'est quoi en anglais "elle apprend le français chaque semaine"?

he is learning French every week
Correct answer: she is learning French each week
she understands French every day

Q10.
What is an adjective?

a doing/action word
Correct answer: a word which describes a noun
a word which describes a verb