Year 10

Talk about food at home vs at special occasions (Part 1/3)

Year 10

Talk about food at home vs at special occasions (Part 1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use regular -er verbs with je vs irregular -re verbs with je in order to talk about what we eat usually, and at special occasions.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about food at home vs at special occasions
  3. Grammar: Irregular verbs in the present tense (first person singular) BOIRE, PRENDR. Pronoun en

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct French translation for 'New Year's Eve'?

Hanoukka
Correct answer: la Saint-Sylvestre
le Nouvel An
le poisson d'avril

Q2.
Which is the correct French translation for 'Do you celebrate Hanukkah?'

Correct answer: Est-ce que vous célébrez Hanoukka?
Est-ce que vous célébrez le Hanoukka?
Qu'est-ce que vous célébrer le Hanoukka?
Qu'est-ce que vous célébrez Hanoukka?

Q3.
Which is the most appropriate option from below, to complete this question: '.............vous faites pour le Nouvel An?'

C'est que
Est-ce que
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce que
Quoi

Q4.
'Est-ce que' and 'qu'est-ce que' should be positioned at....

it doesn't matter
the end of the sentence
the middle of the sentence
Correct answer: the start of the sentence

Q5.
Which is the correct French translation for: 'What do you do at Eid'?

Est-ce que vous célébrez l'Aïd el-Fitr?
Est-ce que vous faites pour l'Aïd el-Fitr?
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce que vous faites à l'Aïd el-Fitr?
Qu'est-ce que vous faites l'Aïd el-Fitr?

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
ici

easy
Correct answer: here
there

Q8.
rien

never
no one
Correct answer: nothing

Q9.
nom

delicious
Correct answer: name
number

Q10.
dès

Correct answer: from, as soon
then, after
to, suddenly

Q11.
maintenant

Correct answer: now
sometimes
tomorrow

Q12.
meilleur

Correct answer: better, best
bigger, biggest
worse, worst

Q13.
trop

best
Correct answer: too
top

13 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct French translate for 'to snack' in French?

Correct answer: grignoter
le goûter
le repas
manger

Q2.
Which is the correct French translation for 'lunch'?

déjeuner
Correct answer: le déjeuner
le petit-déjeuner
le repas

Q3.
The English translation for 'je mange' is...

I drink
Correct answer: I eat
I snack (on)
I take

Q4.
Which is the correct French translation for 'I drink'?

Je boire
Correct answer: Je bois
Je boit
Je prends

Q5.
Which is the correct English translation for: 'Usually, I eat too much'

D'habitude, je mange beaucoup
Correct answer: D'habitude, je mange trop
D'habitude, je mange trop de
De temps en temps, je mange trop de

The next 7 questions cover some very common words you will need in French in KS4. These words are very important because they give away or subtly change the meaning of a sentence. Select the correct meaning for each word. When you get your score, check your answers and write down any of these words that you didn't know.

Q7.
devant

badly behaved
behind
Correct answer: in front of

Q8.
chez moi

Correct answer: at my house
join me
my chair

Q9.
plusieurs

more
not many
Correct answer: several

Q10.
votre

our
their
Correct answer: your

Q11.
mieux

Correct answer: better
cat
worse

Q12.
près

far
Correct answer: near
price

Q13.
aujourd'hui

right now
Correct answer: today
yesterday