Year 9

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

Year 9

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

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Key learning points

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

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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

11 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'our' ?

nos
notre
Correct answer: notre or nos
son or Sa

Q2.
Translate: Our birthday

Mon anniversaire
Nos anniversaire
Correct answer: Notre anniversaire
Sa anniversaire

Q3.
Complete: J'adore ___ maison (I love our house)

ma
nos
Correct answer: notre
sa

Q4.
Which is the correct translation for: Our friends are tall

Correct answer: Nos amis sont grands
Notre amis sont grands
Ses amis sont grands
Son ami est grand

Q5.
Translate: 'His parents and our parents'

Nos parents et son parents
Notre parents et nos parents
Correct answer: Ses parents et nos parents
Ta parents et notre 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.
chacun

always
both
Correct answer: each

Q8.
national

ideal
local
Correct answer: national

Q9.
sortir

to enter, entering
Correct answer: to go out, going out
to sort, sorting

Q10.
partout

Correct answer: everywhere
nowhere
underneath

Q11.
le mois

Correct answer: month
mouth
time