Year 8

Communicating in other languages (Part 7/8)

Year 8

Communicating in other languages (Part 7/8)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to use verbs like 'lire' in the present tense with a focus on the plural forms.

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10 Questions

Q1.
attendre

to listen, listening
Correct answer: to wait, waiting
to watch, watching

Q2.
to come down, coming down

aller
Correct answer: descendre
venir

Q3.
Which of these means 'at the bottom'?

Correct answer: en bas
le bas
le pont

Q4.
l'histoire

history/Spanish
Correct answer: Story/history
theory/history

Q5.
ruler/rule

Correct answer: la règle
le livre
le repas

Q6.
La piste

Pavement
Road
Correct answer: Ski slope

Q7.
Which of these nouns would you NOT read?

Correct answer: La piste
Le roman
Le texte

Q8.
novel

Le livre
Correct answer: Le roman
Nouvelle

Q9.
Le texte

book
Correct answer: text
text message

Q10.
Which of these nouns would you tell?

Correct answer: L'histoire
La piste
Le bas

12 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on 'interdire' en anglais?

Correct answer: To forbid
To interrupt
To read

Q2.
Comment dit-on 'lire' en anglais?

Correct answer: to read
to say
to write

Q3.
Comment dit-on 'to drive' en français?

Correct answer: conduire
construire
dire

Q4.
Comment dit-on 'tree' en français?

Correct answer: arbre
tri
trier

Q5.
Comment dit-on 'place' en français?

arbre
Correct answer: lieu
plat

Q6.
Comment dit-on 'snow' en français?

naître
Correct answer: neige
nuire

Q7.
What is the correct conjugation of 'we read'?

je lis
Correct answer: nous lisons
vous lisez

Q8.
What is the correct conjugation of 'They read'?

elle étudie
elle lit
Correct answer: ils lisent

Q9.
Which is the odd one out?

Correct answer: aller
dire
lire

Q10.
When do you use 'elles'?

'They' for a group of boys
Correct answer: 'They' for a group of girls
'They' for a mixed group of girls and boys

Q11.
What ending would you add for the 'nous' form?

e
ent
Correct answer: ons

Q12.
Comment dit-on 'You say' en français?

Elles disent
il dit
Nous disons
Correct answer: Tu dis