Year 8

Comparing how people do things (Part 2/2)

Year 8

Comparing how people do things (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise comparing how people do things, focusing on the comparative form of adverbs. We are also looking at the ils and elles forms of some irregular -re verbs.

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10 Questions

Q1.
What is an adjective?
A doing word
Correct answer: A word that describes a noun
A word that describes a verb
Q2.
Which of these words is an adjective?
Correct answer: bon
lentement
vite
Q3.
What does an adverb do?
It describes a noun
It describes a noun and a verb
Correct answer: It describes a verb
Q4.
Which one of these words is an adverb?
bon
excellent
Correct answer: mieux
Q5.
Choose the correct translation: I play tennis well
Je joue au tennis bien
Correct answer: Je joue bien au tennis
Je joue tennis bon
Q6.
What does 'prendre' mean in English?
to learn
Correct answer: to take
to understand
Q7.
Choose the correct translation: We take the bus
Nous prenons le bateau
Correct answer: Nous prenons le bus
Vous prenez le train
Q8.
Choose the correct translation: Vous comprenez le français.
We understand French
Correct answer: You (plural/formal) understand French
You (s) understand French
Q9.
Choose the correct translation: We learn German at school.
Nous apprendons l'allemand à l'école
Correct answer: Nous apprenons l'allemand à l'école
Vous apprenez l'allemand à l'école
Q10.
Choose the correct translation: This film is good, but this film is better.
Correct answer: Ce film est bon, mais ce film est meilleur
Ce film est bon, mais ce film est mieux
Ce livre est bon, mais ce livre est meilleur

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