Year 8

Communicating in other languages (Part 1/8)

Year 8

Communicating in other languages (Part 1/8)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn about how to communicate in other languages, as well as learning about regular -re verbs

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10 Questions

Q1.
What is an adverb?

A doing word
A word that describes a noun
Correct answer: A word that describes a verb

Q2.
What does 'facilement' mean in English?

Correct answer: easily
quickly
slowly

Q3.
What does 'avec difficulté' mean in English?

badly
often
Correct answer: with difficulty

Q4.
Which one of these words means 'worse' in English?

meilleur
mieux
Correct answer: pire

Q5.
Choose the correct translation: he takes the train

Correct answer: il prend le train
il prends le train
il prennent le train

Q6.
What does 'apprendre' mean in English?

Correct answer: to learn
to take
to understand

Q7.
Choose the correct translation: They take the bus

Ils prendent le bus
Ils prennent le bateau
Correct answer: ils prennent le bus

Q8.
Choose the correct translation: Elles comprennent le français.

Correct answer: They (plural/feminine) understand French
We understand French
You (s) understand French

Q9.
Choose the correct translation: Amir parle l'anglais aussi bien que Léa

Correct answer: Amir speaks English as well as Léa
Léa speaks English better than Amir
Léa speaks French as well as Amir

Q10.
Choose the correct translation: Noura parle plus lentement que Amir

Noura speaks as quickly as Amir
Noura speaks more quickly than Amir
Correct answer: Noura speaks more slowly than Amir

10 Questions

Q1.
How do we say I respond?

je répond
Correct answer: je réponds

Q2.
How do we say you respond

tu répond
Correct answer: tu réponds

Q3.
How do we say she understands

Correct answer: elle comprend
il comprends
les mondes

Q4.
How do we say I depend

je dépendes
Correct answer: je dépends

Q5.
How do we say he answers

Correct answer: il répond
il réponde

Q6.
What's the missing word? Je réponds ...... téléphone

Correct answer: au
aux

Q7.
What's the missing word? Je réponds.........messages

au
Correct answer: aux

Q8.
What's the missing word? elle lit..................journaux

le
Correct answer: les

Q9.
What's the missing word? elle dépend.............hospitaux locaux

de la
Correct answer: des

Q10.
What's the missing word? il dépend...............portable

de la
Correct answer: du