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