Year 11

Talking about a disastrous holiday (Part 3/3)

Year 11

Talking about a disastrous holiday (Part 3/3)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will continue to discuss holiday problems, using the perfect and pluperfect tenses.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about a disastrous holiday
  3. Grammar: Avant de. Using the perfect and pluperfect.

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13 Questions

Q1.
Complete this statement : the expression 'avant de' needs to be followed by an ... verb.
Correct answer: infinitive
irregular
unusual
Q2.
Translate : 'Avant d'arriver au restaurant...'
Correct answer: Before arriving at the restaurant
Before I arrived at the restaurant
Before we arrived at the restaurant
Q3.
When does 'avant de' change to 'avant d''?
When it precedes a consonant
Correct answer: When it precedes a vowel
When it precedes an infinitive
Q4.
Translate : 'Avant d'oublier mon passeport...'
Before breaking my passport
Correct answer: Before forgetting my passport
Before losing my passport
Q5.
Translate : 'Before visiting the beach...'
Avant de visite la plage
Avant de visiter la mer
Correct answer: Avant de visiter la plage
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.
leur
Correct answer: their
they
time
Q8.
y
and
Correct answer: there
yes
Q9.
elle
fashion
he
Correct answer: she
Q10.
devoir
to be able to
Correct answer: to have to
to want to
Q11.
on doit
one/you/we can
Correct answer: one/you/we must
one/you/we should
with
Q12.
avant
after
Correct answer: before
during
Q13.
même
meme
Correct answer: same, even
some, odd

13 Questions

Q1.
Which of these auxiliaries should we use with the 'je' form in the pluperfect tense?
avaient
Correct answer: avais
avait
Q2.
Which of these auxiliaries should you use with the 'on' form in the pluperfect tense?
avaient
avais
Correct answer: avait
aviez
Q3.
'Avant de' should be followed by which form of the verb?
The auxiliary
Correct answer: The infinitive
The past participle
Q4.
Translate : 'Avant d'arriver à l'hôtel, j'avais perdu mon passeport'
Before arriving at the hotel, I had forgotten my passport
Correct answer: Before arriving at the hotel, I had lost my passport
Before arriving at the hotel, I lost my passport
Q5.
Translate : 'Before leaving, I had lost my camera'
Avant d'arriver, j'avais perdu mon appareil photo.
Avant de partir, j'ai oublié mon appareil photo.
Avant de partir, j'ai perdu mon appareil photo.
Correct answer: Avant de partir, j'avais perdu mon appareil photo.
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