Year 9

Talk about personal vs general events (Part 1/2)

Year 9

Talk about personal vs general events (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use the possessive pronouns 'son', 'sa', 'ses' and 'notre'. We will use this grammar to talk about persona or general events.

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11 Questions

Q1.
What happens when 'qu'est-ce que' is followed by 'on'?
Qu'est-ce qu'l'on
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce qu'on
Qu'est-ce que on
Qu'est-ce'qu'on
Q2.
'On' uses the same verb endings as....
Correct answer: il/elle
nous
tu
vous
Q3.
Translate: What are you (general) doing?
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce qu'on fait?
Qu'est-ce que on fais?
Qu'est-ce que on fait?
Que est ce que on fait?
Q4.
Translate: What is she eating?
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce qu'elle mange?
Que est-ce qu'elle mange?
Quest -ce que elle mange?
Q5.
Translate: Qu'est-ce qu'on doit faire?
What are you doing?
What are you going to do?
What does he do?
Correct answer: What must you do?
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.
premier
first (f)
Correct answer: first (m)
last (m)
Q8.
première
Correct answer: first (f)
first (m)
last (m)
Q9.
on
in, by, to
on
Correct answer: one, we, you
Q10.
vouloir
can, to be able to
she wants to
Correct answer: to want (to), wanting (to)
Q11.
je sais
I am
I can
Correct answer: I know how to

11 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'his' ?
Mon
Son
Son or Sa
Correct answer: Son, sa or ses
Q2.
Translate: Her birthday
Mon anniversaire
Sa anniversaire
Correct answer: Son anniversaire
Ton anniversaire
Q3.
Complete: J'adore ___ idées (I love his ideas)
mes
sa
Correct answer: ses
son
Q4.
Which is the correct translation for: His friend is tall
Sa ami est grand
Sa amie est grande
Ses amis sont grands
Correct answer: Son ami est grand
Q5.
Translate: 'Your parents and her parents'
Son parents et sa parents
Ta parents et son parents
Correct answer: Tes parents et ses parents
Ton parents et son parents
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.
national
ideal
local
Correct answer: national
Q8.
chacun
always
both
Correct answer: each
Q9.
partout
Correct answer: everywhere
nowhere
underneath
Q10.
sortir
to enter, entering
Correct answer: to go out, going out
to sort, sorting
Q11.
le mois
Correct answer: month
mouth
time