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