Year 11

Talking about an ideal holiday (Part 1/2)

Year 11

Talking about an ideal holiday (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will discuss what our dream holidays would be like, introducing the conditional tense.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talk about an ideal holiday
  3. Grammar: Introducing the conditional

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13 Questions

Q1.
Translate : 'a ticket'

un aller-retour
un aller-simple
Correct answer: un billet

Q2.
You hear this announcement : 'Le train part à quatorze heures du quai numéro neuf'. At what time is your train leaving?

Correct answer: 2 o'clock in the afternoon
4 o'clock in the afternoon
5 o'clock in the afternoon

Q3.
You hear somebody at the ticket office say : 'Je voudrais un aller-retour pour Bordeaux'. What type of ticket would they like?

A family ticket
Correct answer: A return ticket
A single ticket

Q4.
What is 'trois heures' in the 24 hour clock?

douze heures
Correct answer: quinze heures
seize heures
treize heures

Q5.
What is 'dix-sept heures' in the 12 hour clock?

Correct answer: cinq heures
quatre heures
sept heures
trois heures

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.
What is the conditional tense verb ending for the 'je' form?

aient
Correct answer: ais
ait
ions

Q2.
What is the irregular stem for the verb 'aller'?

aur
fer
Correct answer: ir
ser

Q3.
Translate : 'On voyagerait au bord de la mer'

I would travel to the seaside
We would travel to the sea
Correct answer: We would travel to the seaside
We would voyage to the seaside

Q4.
What does 'il y aurait' mean?

It would be
Correct answer: There would be
They would be
They would have

Q5.
Translate: 'I would stay in a bed and breakfast'

Je logerais dans une auberge de jeunesse
Correct answer: Je logerais dans une chambre d'hôte
Je logerait dans une auberge de jeunesse
Je logerait dans une chambre d'hôte

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