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L'histoire du Québec : pronouns, extended reading (AQA)

I can understand a range of different pronouns describing different people's and places' roles in the history of Quebec.

Lesson 8 of 9
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L'histoire du Québec : pronouns, extended reading (AQA)

I can understand a range of different pronouns describing different people's and places' roles in the history of Quebec.

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Key learning points

  1. Direct object pronouns are: 'me', 'te', 'le'/'la'/'l'', 'nous', 'vous' and 'les'. They precede the verb.
  2. Indirect object pronouns are: 'me', 'te', 'lui', 'nous', 'vous' and 'leur'. They precede the verb.
  3. 'Moi', 'toi', 'lui', 'elle', 'nous', 'vous', 'eux', 'elles' are used as emphatic pronouns.

Keywords

  • Pronoun - word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'

  • Distractor - incorrect but plausible answer option in reading / listening tasks, designed to test your attention to detail

  • Synonym - word that has the same or very similar meaning as another word

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Prior knowledge starter quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the infinitives.

Correct Answer:boire,to drink, drinking

to drink, drinking

Correct Answer:célébrer,to celebrate, celebrating

to celebrate, celebrating

Correct Answer:créer,to create, creating

to create, creating

Correct Answer:blesser,to injure, hurt

to injure, hurt

Correct Answer:bruler,to burn, be on fire

to burn, be on fire

Correct Answer:déclarer,to announce, report

to announce, report

Q2.
Give the English for 'colère'.

Correct Answer: anger, angry

Q3.
Give the French for 'I am hungry'.

Correct Answer: J'ai faim

Q4.
Which multiples of 10 are missing (between 1-100)? Dix, vingt, trente, cinquante, soixante, soixante-dix, quatre-vingt-dix.

Correct answer: quarante
cent dix
Correct answer: cent
Correct answer: quatre-vingts
mille

Q5.
Match the opposites.

Correct Answer:sale,propre

propre

Correct Answer:content,triste

triste

Correct Answer:Sur,sous

sous

Correct Answer:à gauche,à droite

à droite

Correct Answer:près,loin

loin

Correct Answer:nord,sud

sud

Q6.
Put the words in order to comment on pollution in Quebec.

1 - il n’y a
2 - pas
3 - beaucoup
4 - de
5 - pollution
6 - au
7 - Québec

Assessment exit quiz

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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the emphatic pronouns.

Correct Answer:(à) moi,(to) me

(to) me

Correct Answer:(à) eux,(to) them

(to) them

Correct Answer:(à) elle,(to) her

(to) her

Correct Answer:(à) toi,(to) you (singular)

(to) you (singular)

Correct Answer:(à) lui,(to) him

(to) him

Correct Answer:(à) nous,(to) us

(to) us

Q2.
Translate 'avant de réserver un billet'

Correct Answer: before reserving a ticket

Q3.
Put the words in order to say what your aunt did.

1 - ma
2 - tante
3 - a
4 - bu
5 - du
6 - vin
7 - rouge

Q4.
Chose the correct translation. I was riding a bike in the forest when I broke my leg.

Je faisais du vélo dans la forêt et je me suis cassé la jambe.
Je faisais du vélo sur la plage quand je me suis cassé la jambe.
Je faisais du ski dans la forêt quand je me suis cassé la jambe.
Correct answer: Je faisais du vélo dans la forêt quand je me suis cassé la jambe.
Je faisais du vélo dans la forêt quand je me suis cassé le bras.

Q5.
Je préférais l’Italie, mais maintenant je préfère l'Allemagne. Mes amis préfèrent la France. What is the speaker's favourite country?

Italy
Correct answer: Germany
France
Scotland

Q6.
What is the capital of Canada?

Toronto
Quebec
Correct answer: Ottawa
Montreal
Vancouver