Year 11

Talking about volunteering (Part 1/3)

Year 11

Talking about volunteering (Part 1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will introduce the language needed to talk about volunteering including the reasons for taking part in it. We also explore emphatic pronouns.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about volunteering
  3. Grammar: Using emphatic pronoun. Expressing intended future action. Using direct object pronouns

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which tense is used with the time indicator 'autrefois'?

Correct answer: The imperfect
The near future
The perfect
The present
The simple future

Q2.
Which tense is used with the time indicator 'actuellement'?

The imperfect
The near future
The perfect
Correct answer: The present
The simple future

Q3.
Which tense is used with the time indicator 'désormais'?

The conditional
Correct answer: The future
The imperfect
The perfect
The present

Q4.
Which tense is used with the time indicator 'à l'avenir'?

The conditional
Correct answer: The future
The imperfect
The perfect
The present

Q5.
Which tense would follow this clause - 'si j'avais assez d'argent, je..................'?

Correct answer: The conditional
The future
The imperfect
The perfect
The present

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.
être

Correct answer: to be
to have
to like

Q8.
c'était

it is
Correct answer: it was
it will be

Q9.
et

Correct answer: and
is
what

Q10.
en

for
Correct answer: in
on

Q11.
avoir

to be
Correct answer: to have
to love

Q12.
j'ai

I am
Correct answer: I have
I like

Q13.
il/elle a

Correct answer: He/she has
He/she is
We are

13 Questions

Q1.
Translate 'to volunteer'

être bénévole
Correct answer: faire du bénévolat
faire du bénévole

Q2.
Which emphatic pronoun do we use to translate 'me'

elle
eux
lui
Correct answer: moi
toi

Q3.
Which emphatic pronoun do we use to translate 'them'

elle
Correct answer: eux
lui
moi
toi

Q4.
Which emphatic pronoun do we use to translate 'him'

elle
eux
Correct answer: lui
moi
toi

Q5.
Which emphatic pronoun do we use to translate 'her'

Correct answer: elle
eux
lui
moi
toi

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.
lendemain

day before yesterday
Correct answer: next day
yesterday

Q8.
autant

Correct answer: as much / as many
not enough
too much / too many

Q9.
tiers

floors
Correct answer: third
thirteen

Q10.
quart

cart
four
Correct answer: quarter

Q11.
autrefois

in the future
Correct answer: in the past
some other time

Q12.
faire

Correct answer: to do, make
to go
to have, hold

Q13.
je fais

Correct answer: I do, make
I go
I have, hold