Year 9

Talking about doing and making things (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Talking about doing and making things (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will learn how to conjugate the verb faire and combine this with nouns.

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11 Questions

Q1.
Identify the definite articles

du / de la / des
Correct answer: le / la / les
un / une

Q2.
How can we translate 'il/elle'

Correct answer: It (masculine and feminine)
The (masculine and feminine)
They (masculine and feminine)

Q3.
Identify the masculine subject pronoun.

elle
Correct answer: il
on

Q4.
Finish this sentence: La fille a un chien...

Elle est drôle
Correct answer: Il est drôle
On est drôle

Q5.
Complete this sentence: Le médecin a une voiture...

elle es rapide
Correct answer: elle est rapide
il est rapide

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.
la

Correct answer: the (f)
the (m)
the (pl)

Q8.
un ami

Correct answer: a friend
a man
an aim

Q9.
vrai

good
Correct answer: true
very

Q10.
en

for
Correct answer: in
without

Q11.
qui

when
Correct answer: who
why

11 Questions

Q1.
What is the verb 'faire' in English?

to be doing/making
to decide
Correct answer: to do/make

Q2.
What is 'he does' in French?

Correct answer: Il fait
Il fasse
Il font

Q3.
What is the correct sentence for 'I do the shopping'?

Je fais le courses
Correct answer: Je fais les courses
Je fait les courses

Q4.
What is the correct sentence for 'She makes the bed'

Elle fais le lit
Elle fait la lit
Correct answer: Elle fait le lit

Q5.
Which definite article do we use before 'vaisselle'?

Correct answer: la
le
les

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 fais

I am
Correct answer: I do, I make
I have

Q8.
ça

here
Correct answer: that
this

Q9.
quoi?

Correct answer: what?
who?
why?

Q10.
les devoirs

divers
Correct answer: homework
housework

Q11.
elle fait

he does, he makes
Correct answer: she does, she makes
she feasts