Year 11

Guided Writing Foundation: Environment

Year 11

Guided Writing Foundation: Environment

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a foundation style GCSE writing question focusing on tense formation before co-constructing a written answer. There is an opportunity to practise some independent writing at the end of this lesson. We will be writing a blog about the environment.
  2. Purpose of language use: Guided writing: Protecting the environment (Foundation)
  3. Grammar: Writing using multiple tenses - perfect, present, ALLER + infinitive, simple future, conditional

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which form of the verb follows a conjugated verb in a sentence.

Correct answer: The infinitive
The past participle
The subjunctiive

Q2.
Translate: coûter très cher

(To) cost a little
Correct answer: (To) cost a lot
(To) cost nothing

Q3.
Translate: laisser une empreinte carbone importante

Correct answer: (to) leave a significant carbon footprint
(to) leave an important carbon footprint
(to) lose an important piece of carbon

Q4.
Translate: rendre la vie plus difficile pour les habitants de la ville

(To) make life difficult for the residents of the town
(To) make life less difficult for the residents of the town
Correct answer: (To) make life more difficult for the residents of the town

Q5.
Translate: nuire à l'environnement

(To) annoy the environment
Correct answer: (To) harm the environment
(To) make the environment nasty

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.
aussi

Correct answer: also
fairly
with

Q8.
celui

only
Correct answer: the one
they

Q9.
bien

also
new
Correct answer: well

Q10.

if
or
Correct answer: where

Q11.
à la fois

Correct answer: at the same time
from time to time
sometimes

Q12.
fois

do
law
Correct answer: time

Q13.
vous

they
we
Correct answer: you

13 Questions

Q1.
Translate: J'évite les sacs en plastique.

I am going to avoid plastic bags
Correct answer: I avoid plastic bags
I avoided plastic bags
I used to avoid plastic bags
I will avoid plastic bags

Q2.
Translate: Je vais baisser le chauffage.

Correct answer: I am going to turn down the heating
I turn down the heating
I used to turn down the heating
I will turn down the heating

Q3.
Translate: Je prendrai une douche.

I am having a shower
I had a shower
I used to have a shower
Correct answer: I will have a shower
I would have a shower

Q4.
Translate: J'ai trié les déchets.

I am going to separate the rubbish
I separate the rubbish
Correct answer: I separated the rubbish
I used to separate the rubbish
I would separate the rubbish

Q5.
Translate: J'utiliserais les transports en commun.

I am going to use public transport
I use public transport
I used public transport
I used to use public transport
Correct answer: I would use public transport

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.
premier

Correct answer: first
only
top

Q8.
vouloir

to have to
to need
Correct answer: to want

Q9.
Je veux

I can
I must
Correct answer: I want

Q10.
Je voudrais

I could
I should
Correct answer: I would like

Q11.
déjà

Correct answer: already
still
yet

Q12.
grand

Correct answer: big
fancy
grand

Q13.
mon, ma, mes

his/her
Correct answer: my
your