Year 10

Talk about food at home vs at special occasions (Part 2/3)

Year 10

Talk about food at home vs at special occasions (Part 2/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will use the pronoun en to talk about what we eat and drink at different 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 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

13 Questions

Q1.
Which is the correct infinitive verb for 'to snack'?

boire
Correct answer: grignoter
le goûter
manger

Q2.
What is the correct French translation for 'I eat chocolate'?

Je mange de la chocolat
Correct answer: Je mange du chocolat
Je mange la chocolat
Je mange le chocolat

Q3.
When we replace 'je mange du chocolat' with the pronoun 'en', it looks like this:

j'en
Correct answer: j'en mange
je en mange
je en mange chocolat

Q4.
How would you say, in French, I drink some (of it)?

j'en boire
Correct answer: j'en bois
j'en de bois
je en bois

Q5.
The pronoun 'en' replaces:

the article and the verb
Correct answer: the partitive and the noun
the subject and the noun
the verb and the noun

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.
surtout

Correct answer: especially, above all
on top of that
when all's said and done

Q8.
propre

belonging to
Correct answer: clean, appropriate
dirty, improper

Q9.
plutôt

earlier
planet
Correct answer: rather

Q10.
souvent

occasionally
Correct answer: often
sometimes

Q11.
assez

Correct answer: enough, quite
lots of
with

Q12.
d'abord

all aboard
Correct answer: first of all
on top of

Q13.
loin

close
Correct answer: far
near