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Contrôle de lecture: extended reading and translation into English (Edexcel)

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Lesson 10 of 6
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Contrôle de lecture: extended reading and translation into English (Edexcel)

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Key learning points

  1. It is important to have a broad vocabulary to be successful at answering reading comprehension questions.
  2. It is important to look out for synonyms and distractors when answering reading comprehension questions.
  3. It is important to pay close attention to verb endings to accurately translate their tense and subject into English.
  4. It is important to be aware of false friends when translating into English.

Keywords

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

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

Common misconception

The word 'actuellement' means 'actually'.

The word 'actuellement' means 'currently'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'L'enfant a __________ avec ses parents'. Choose the correct verb.

rire
Correct answer: ri
ris
rit

Q2.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:centaine (f),hundred

hundred

Correct Answer:feu (m),fire

fire

Correct Answer:ile (m),island

island

Correct Answer:peur (m),fear

fear

Correct Answer:quart (m),quarter

quarter

Correct Answer:vent (m),wind

wind

Q3.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:couper,to cut, cutting

to cut, cutting

Correct Answer:emporter,to take with, take away

to take with, take away

Correct Answer:rechercher,to look for, search for

to look for, search for

Correct Answer:lutter,to fight, fighting

to fight, fighting

Correct Answer:regretter,to regret, regretting

to regret, regretting

Correct Answer:sourire,to smile, smiling

to smile, smiling

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'on Saturdays he goes to work'.

1 - le
2 - samedi
3 - il
4 - va
5 - au
6 - travail

Q5.
Write in English: 'ils ne travaillent pas en aout'.

Correct Answer: they don't work in August, they aren't working in August, they're not working in August

Q6.
Write in French: 'there is a lack of paper'.

Correct Answer: il y a un manque de papier

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Which adjective is a synonym for 'marron'?

Correct answer: châtain
dur
lourd
ouvert
roux

Q2.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:jeter,to throw (away)

to throw (away)

Correct Answer:remplir,to fill (up, in)

to fill (up, in)

Correct Answer:enquête (f),survey

survey

Correct Answer:chemin (m),way, path

way, path

Correct Answer:quoique,although

although

Correct Answer:parfaitement,perfectly

perfectly

Q3.
'Nous sommes actuellement en France'. Which translation is incorrect?

We are in France at the moment.
Currently, we are in France.
Correct answer: Actually, we are in France.
We are in France at present.
We are in France now.

Q4.
Write in English: 'je serais heureux'.

Correct Answer: I would be happy, I'd be happy