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Montréal, une ville francophone : the imperative

I can use regular and irregular imperative forms to give directions, instructions and make suggestions when exploring a Francophone city.

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Year 11
Edexcel

Montréal, une ville francophone : the imperative

I can use regular and irregular imperative forms to give directions, instructions and make suggestions when exploring a Francophone city.

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Key learning points

  1. Montreal is the largest city in the province of Quebec in Canada. It is a bilingual city.
  2. When giving directions or instructions to a stranger, use the formal imperative 'vous' form.
  3. [oi] sounds like 'trois' and [oy] sounds like 'envoyer'
  4. ‘Être’ is irregular in the imperative. The 'tu' form is 'sois' and the 'vous' form is 'soyez'.

Keywords

  • Imperative - a mood used to tell somebody to do something or give instructions or commands.

Common misconception

A subject pronoun or noun is always required when using a verb in French.

When using the imperative, neither subject pronoun nor noun is required. Match the spelling of the verb to the person or people who are being instructed.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following European countries are Francophone?
Slovakia
Correct answer: Belgium
Correct answer: Switzerland
Correct answer: Luxembourg
Romania
Q2.
Translate this sentence using the words below to help you. 'Brussels is a francophone town as most of the inhabitants speak French'.
1 - Bruxelles
2 - est une
3 - ville francophone,
4 - car la
5 - plupart des
6 - habitants
7 - parlent français.
Q3.
Match the places in a town.
Correct Answer:église (f),church

church

Correct Answer:quartier (m),district, quarter

district, quarter

Correct Answer:immeuble (m),building, block of flats

building, block of flats

Correct Answer:parc (m),park

park

Correct Answer:place (f),square

square

Correct Answer:rue (f),road

road

Q4.
'Inclure' is a close cognate. Can you work out what it means in English?
Correct Answer: To include, include, including, to include, including
Q5.
The imperative is a verb that’s used to give ...
Correct Answer: an instruction, an order, a command, instructions, orders
Q6.
Which of the sentences would you use to suggest to your friends that you go to town together?
Correct answer: Allons en ville?
Allez en ville?
Aller en ville?

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these statements about Montreal are true?
Montreal is the largest city in Canada.
Correct answer: Montreal is in Quebec.
Correct answer: Montreal is a bilingual city.
Correct answer: Approximately 85% of the population speaks French.
There are almost 20 million inhabitants.
Q2.
If you are telling one of your friends what to do, which of these sentences could you use?
Correct answer: Mange le sandwich!
Mangez le sandwich!
Mangeons le sandwich
Manges le sandwich!
Manger le sandwich!
Q3.
Tell your friends what to do. Match the imperatives!
Correct Answer:ferme,close

close

Correct Answer:finis,finish

finish

Correct Answer:viens,come

come

Correct Answer:regarde,look at

look at

Correct Answer:vois,see

see

Correct Answer:apprends,learn

learn

Q4.
If you are giving instructions to a stranger, which of the following are correct?
Tourne à droite.
Correct answer: Tournez à droite.
Tournons à droite.
Tourner à droite.
Tournes à droite.
Q5.
You are telling the children to be ready to leave. Which word is missing? prêts à partir, les enfants.
Correct Answer: Soyez
Q6.
Put the words in order to translate this sentence. 'Come and help me to do the housework, children.'
1 - Venez
2 - m’aider
3 - à
4 - faire
5 - le
6 - ménage,
7 - les enfants.

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