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Year 11
AQA

Le conseil de la vie scolaire : extended speaking

I can contribute to a democratic process in a school context using a range of topic-specific vocabulary to support my ideas.

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New
Year 11
AQA

Le conseil de la vie scolaire : extended speaking

I can contribute to a democratic process in a school context using a range of topic-specific vocabulary to support my ideas.

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Key learning points

  1. We can work out the meaning of new words if we recognise part of the word from a related word.
  2. Being able to apply word patterns, such as creating nouns from verb stems, significantly expands our vocabulary
  3. Extend answers by justifying opinions and using a variety of adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and intensifiers.

Keywords

  • Verb stem - part of the verb that appears in all forms

  • Agent noun - a noun describing the person or object doing the action of a verb

Common misconception

All agent nouns in French end in -eur, e.g. 'joueur'.

Many French agent nouns have the '-ateur' ending, for example 'consommateur', which means 'consumer'. This is because these agent nouns are linked to the original Latin forms that French has maintained today.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'Elle parle des traditions __________'. Choose the correct adjective.
ancien
ancienne
anciens
Correct answer: anciennes
Q2.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:accent (m),accent

accent

Correct Answer:droit (m),right

right

Correct Answer:homme (m),man

man

Correct Answer:repas (m),meal

meal

Correct Answer:règlement (m),rules

rules

Correct Answer:séance (f),film screening, session

film screening, session

Q3.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:discuter,to discuss, discussing

to discuss, discussing

Correct Answer:convaincre,to convince, convincing

to convince, convincing

Correct Answer:apprendre,to learn, learning

to learn, learning

Correct Answer:sembler,to seem, seeming

to seem, seeming

Correct Answer:présenter,to present, presenting

to present, presenting

Correct Answer:voter,to vote, voting

to vote, voting

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'you say that it is a terrific book'.
1 - tu
2 - dites
3 - que
4 - c'est
5 - un
6 - livre
7 - formidable
Q5.
Write in English: 'nous avons fait nos devoirs'.
Correct Answer: We have done our homework., We did our homework.
Q6.
Write in French: 'I don't have a mobile phone'.
Correct Answer: Je n'ai pas de portable.

4 Questions

Q1.
In French, __________ agent nouns end in -eur, e.g 'joueur'.
all masculine
all feminine
Correct answer: some masculine
some feminine
all masculine and feminine
Q2.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:il est clair que,it is clear that

it is clear that

Correct Answer:je n'ai aucun doute que,I have no doubt that

I have no doubt that

Correct Answer:je vous conseille que,I advise you to

I advise you to

Correct Answer:je suis persuadé(e) que,I am persuaded that

I am persuaded that

Correct Answer:je suis certain(e) que,I am certain that

I am certain that

Correct Answer:je suis convaincu(e) que,I am convinced that

I am convinced that

Q3.
The verb 'nager' means 'to swim'. Turn it into the agent noun 'swimmer'.
Correct Answer: nageur, le nageur, un nageur
Q4.
The verb 'fasciner' means 'to fascinate'. Turn it into the adjective 'fascinating'.
Correct Answer: fascinant

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