Year 11
Year 11

Protecting the planet (Part 1/3)

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will introduce the language needed to say what we should do to protect the environment including a focus on the modal verbs devoir and pouvoir in the conditional tense.
  2. Purpose of language use: Protecting the environment
  3. Grammar: Conditional tense modal verbs with on, Using the infinitive, Using multiple tenses

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13 Questions

Q1.
What's the correct spelling for the French word environment? Pick from the options below.
l'environement
l'environment
Correct answer: l'environnement
Q2.
A semantic field is a:
Correct answer: Group of words related to the same theme or concept
Group of words which all have the same meaning
Group of words which are all cognates
Q3.
Which one of the following words does NOT fall into the semantic field of climate change?
l'effet de serre
Correct answer: la guerre
le changement climatique
les émissions
Q4.
Which one of the following words does NOT fall into the semantic field of weather?
chaud
l'ouragan
Correct answer: le manque d'eau potable
le temps
Q5.
Which one of the following words does NOT fall into the semantic field of global problems
la santé
Correct answer: les copains
les incendies
les inondations
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.
pourtant
also, in addition
carrying
Correct answer: yet, nonetheless
Q8.
moitié
entirety
Correct answer: half
quarter
Q9.
avenir
avenue
Correct answer: future
past
Q10.
presque
Correct answer: almost
near to
occasionally
Q11.
tôt
bag
Correct answer: early
late
Q12.
partout
Correct answer: everywhere
nowhere
somewhere
Q13.
pire
better, best
fire
Correct answer: worse, worst

13 Questions

Q1.
The pronoun 'on' refers to:
Correct answer: You - a group of general people
You - a specific group of people
You - a specific individual person
Q2.
Translate: You (general) should:
Je devrais
Je pourrrais
Correct answer: On devrait
On pourrait
Q3.
Translate: You (general) could
Je devrais
Je pourrrais
On devrait
Correct answer: On pourrait
Q4.
Modal verbs are followed by an infinitive when used in a sentence. How can we tell if a verb is in the infinitive?
It ends in ER / IR / AR
Correct answer: It ends in ER / IR / RE
It's the form you find in the dictionary
Q5.
Translate: To better protect the environment, you (general) should use less energy.
Pour mieux protéger l'environnement, on devrait consomme moins d'énergie
Correct answer: Pour mieux protéger l'environnement, on devrait consommer moins d'énergie
Pour mieux protéger l'environnement, on devrait consommer plus d'énergie
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.
derrière
Correct answer: behind
in front
past
Q8.
demain
today
Correct answer: tomorrow
yesterday
Q9.
hier
today
tomorrow
Correct answer: yesterday
Q10.
au bord de
Correct answer: at the side of
on top of
underneath
Q11.
désormais
Correct answer: from now on
hopefully
no longer
Q12.
dehors
behind
inside
Correct answer: outside
Q13.
d'habitude
informally
unlikely
Correct answer: usually