Year 11

Saying what you do and did on holiday (Part 2/4)

Year 11

Saying what you do and did on holiday (Part 2/4)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will discuss what we did on holiday, using the perfect tense with 'avoir' and regular and irregular past participles.
  2. Purpose of language use: Saying what you do and did on holiday
  3. Grammar: Present and perfect tense verbs in the 'I' form.

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which of the structures below means 'at the seaside'?
à la campagne
à la mer
à la plage
Correct answer: au bord de la mer
Q2.
Which of the verbs listed below is NOT reflexive?
Correct answer: Je loge
Je me baigne
Je me promène
Je me repose
Q3.
Which of the reflexive verbs below means 'I walk'?
Je me baigne
Correct answer: Je me promène
Je me repose
Q4.
Which of the words below means 'where'?
ou
Correct answer:
quand
qui
Q5.
Which of the phrases below means 'every summer'?
D'habitude
Normalement
Tous les ans
Correct answer: Tous les étés
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.
ici
easy
Correct answer: here
there
Q8.
rien
never
no one
Correct answer: nothing
Q9.
nom
delicious
Correct answer: name
number
Q10.
dès
Correct answer: from, as soon
then, after
to, suddenly
Q11.
maintenant
Correct answer: now
sometimes
tomorrow
Q12.
meilleur
Correct answer: better, best
bigger, biggest
worse, worst
Q13.
trop
best
Correct answer: too
top

13 Questions

Q1.
Which of the options below means 'last year'?
Il y a un an
Correct answer: L'année dernière
L'année prochaine
Lété dernier
Q2.
Translate : 'J'ai fait de la voile'
Correct answer: I did sailing
I do sailing
I have a sail boat
We did sailing
Q3.
Translate : 'We visited the monuments'
Correct answer: On a visité les monuments
On a visiter les monuments
On visite les monuments
On visité les monuments
Q4.
Translate : 'I drank an Orangina'
J'ai boire un Orangina
Correct answer: J'ai bu un Orangina
Je bu un Orangina
On a bu un Orangina
Q5.
What is the problem with this translation of 'I played beach volleyball' : 'Je joué au beach-volley'
Infinitive used instead of a past participle
Correct answer: No auxiliary verb 'have'
Wrong pronoun used
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