Lesson 2 of 14
  • Year 9

Describe a person or a thing (Part 2/2)

Lesson 2 of 14
  • Year 9

Describe a person or a thing (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will continue to learn how to conjugate the verb 'être' and learn how to make adjectives agree.

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11 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'I am' in French?

J'ai
Je peux
Correct answer: Je suis

Q2.
What is the verb 'to be' in French?

aller
avoir
Correct answer: être

Q3.
What does 'SFC' stand for?

Silent fatal consonant
Correct answer: Silent final consonant
Silent final content

Q4.
What are the exceptions to the SFC rule?

C F L R
Correct answer: C R F L
C R H L

Q5.
How do you say 'sad' in French?

amusant
méchant
Correct answer: triste

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
je suis

Correct answer: I am
I have
I like

Q8.
je

he
Correct answer: I
the

Q9.
et

Correct answer: and
but
or

Q10.
parler

he speaks
she speaks
Correct answer: to speak

Q11.
Ils sont

There are
Correct answer: They are
They have

11 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'elle est' in English?

She has
Correct answer: She is
She is going

Q2.
How do you say 'he is' in French?

Il a
Correct answer: Il est
Il va

Q3.
How do you say 'sick' in French?

anglais
Correct answer: malade
méchant

Q4.
When we ask a question in French, what happens to our voice?

It goes down
Correct answer: It goes up
It stays the same

Q5.
What do we add to an adjective to make it feminine?

Correct answer: e
ee
Nothing

The next 5 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS3. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
je

he
Correct answer: I
the

Q8.
Ils sont

There are
Correct answer: They are
They have

Q9.
et

Correct answer: and
but
or

Q10.
parler

he speaks
she speaks
Correct answer: to speak

Q11.
je suis

Correct answer: I am
I have
I like