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Year 11
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Ils m'inspirent : extended writing

I can describe the daily life of a famous Francophone group or individual, incorporating a range of reflexive verbs and pronouns.

New
New
Year 11
AQA

Ils m'inspirent : extended writing

I can describe the daily life of a famous Francophone group or individual, incorporating a range of reflexive verbs and pronouns.

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Key learning points

  1. Reflexive pronouns enable us to express an action done to oneself or two or more subjects acting upon one another.
  2. Infinitives of reflexive verbs are always preceded by se or s’. Choose the correct pronoun when conjugating the verb.
  3. The negative component 'ne' goes before the reflexive pronoun. 'Pas' goes after the verb.
  4. Extend answers by giving and justifying opinions and using a variety of adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and intensifiers.

Keywords

  • Reflexive pronoun - used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'

Common misconception

Reflexive pronouns are only used to talk about actions done to oneself.

Reflexive pronouns are also used with verbs to indicate a reciprocal (shared) action between two or more subjects. Verbs can only be reciprocal with plural subjects, i.e. 'nous', 'vous' and 'ils/elles'.


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Students might like to do some research about French-speaking musicians and groups before completing the extended writing task in LC2 in order to enrich their knowledge of francophone culture. Teachers may wish to shorten the required length of the task to suit their students.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following is a reflexive pronoun meaning "myself"?
te
se
Correct answer: me
nous
Q2.
Match the subject pronoun with the correct reflexive pronoun:
Correct Answer:Tu,te

te

Correct Answer:Nous,nous

nous

Correct Answer:Il/elle,se

se

Q3.
Which sentence correctly uses a reflexive verb in the present tense?
Je lave les mains.
Correct answer: Je me lave les mains.
Je lave moi les mains.
Me lave les mains.
Q4.
Put the following words in the correct order to say "They get up early".
1 - Ils
2 - se
3 - lèvent
4 - tôt.
Q5.
Which of the following sentences demonstrates a reciprocal action?
Il se regarde dans le miroir.
Correct answer: Nous nous parlons souvent.
Elle se promène au parc.
Q6.
Put the following words in the correct order to say "We don't get bored".
1 - nous
2 - ne
3 - nous
4 - ennuyons
5 - pas

4 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following sentences correctly uses a reflexive pronoun for an action done to oneself?
Nous nous regardons le match.
Correct answer: Je me prépare pour l'école.
Ils se parlent au téléphone.
Vous vous aidez avec les devoirs.
Q2.
Put the following words in the correct order to say "They often help each other": s' / souvent / ils / aident.
1 - ils
2 - s'
3 - aident
4 - souvent
Q3.
Which shows 'se' used incorrectly as only meaning 'to oneself'?
Nous nous parlons.
Correct answer: Il se lave le chien.
Elles se rencontrent.
Vous vous regardez.
Q4.
Which correctly shows a reciprocal action?
Il se promène.
Correct answer: Nous nous aidons.
Tu te lèves.
Elle se regarde.

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