Year 9

Formal and informal situations: Talk to people you do and don't know (Part 2/2)

Year 9

Formal and informal situations: Talk to people you do and don't know (Part 2/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use the pronoun 'on' to mean 'we' in formal situations and will revisit common irregular -ir verbs in the present tense.

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11 Questions

Q1.
1. You (formal/plural) =

Tu
Vos
Votre
Correct answer: Vous

Q2.
2. You (informal, singular) =

Toi
Correct answer: Tu
Vos
Vous

Q3.
3. You (plural) are going out in town =

Tu sors en ville
Tu sortez en ville
Vous sortent en ville
Correct answer: Vous sortez en ville

Q4.
4. They (m.) are coming to Paris =

Ils venons à Paris
Correct answer: Ils viennent à Paris
Ils viens à Paris
Ils vont à Paris

Q5.
5. You (informal) are coming back =

Correct answer: Tu reviens
Tu revient
Vous revenez
Vous reviens

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.
sans

plus
with
Correct answer: without

Q8.
elles viennent

Correct answer: they (f) come, they (f) are coming
they (f) live, they (f) are living
they (f) want

Q9.
seul

Correct answer: alone
later
together

Q10.
car

Correct answer: as, because
but
with

Q11.
sortir

Correct answer: to go out, going out
to sort, sorting
to walk, walking

11 Questions

Q1.
Fill in the blank: __ deviennent

il/elle
Correct answer: ils/elles
nous
vous

Q2.
Fill in the blank: ___ sort

Correct answer: il/elle
ils/elles
je
tu

Q3.
How would you say 'please' to someone you know well?

Correct answer: s'il te plaît
s'il vous plait
si il te plait
sil vous plaît

Q4.
3. We (formal, general) come back =

il reviennent
nous revient
on reviennent
Correct answer: on revient

Q5.
5. You (plural) become =

ils deviennent
tu deviens
Correct answer: vous devenez
vous devient

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.
elles viennent

Correct answer: they (f) come, they (f) are coming
they (f) live, they (f) are living
they (f) want

Q8.
sans

plus
with
Correct answer: without

Q9.
car

Correct answer: as, because
but
with

Q10.
seul

Correct answer: alone
later
together

Q11.
sortir

Correct answer: to go out, going out
to sort, sorting
to walk, walking