Year 11
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- In this lesson, we will revisit the present and imperfect tenses of devoir, falloir and il est interdit de in order to compare rules in primary and secondary schools.
- Purpose of language use: Discussing school rules
- Grammar: Il faut + infinitive, Il est interdit de + infinitive, On doit + infinitive
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13 Questions
Q1.Translate: it is necessary
Translate: it is necessary
Il est interdit de
Les étudiants doivent
On doit
Q2.Translate: it is forbidden
Translate: it is forbidden
Il faut
Les étudiants doivent
On doit
Q3.Translate: You (general group of people) must
Translate: You (general group of people) must
Je dois
Les étudiants doivent
Tout le monde doit
Q4.Which form of the verb follows 'il faut' and 'il est interdit de'?
Which form of the verb follows 'il faut' and 'il est interdit de'?
A conjugated verb
The infinitive ending in ER, IR or AR
Q5.What happens to DE in the phrase 'il est interdit de' when the next verb in the sentence starts with a vowel?
What happens to DE in the phrase 'il est interdit de' when the next verb in the sentence starts with a vowel?
It becomes DES
It is no longer needed
It stays the same
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.
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.beaucoup
beaucoup
pretty
some
Q8.chaque
chaque
money
one
Q9.jeune
jeune
old
yellow
Q10.travail
travail
difficulty
travel
Q11.femme
femme
boy, son
girl, daughter
Q12.eux
eux
us
you (plural)
Q13.soit...soit...
soit...soit...
if not... then...
neither... nor...
13 Questions
Q1.Translate: It was necessary
Translate: It was necessary
Il était interdit de
Les étudiants devaient
On devait
Q2.Translate: It was forbidden
Translate: It was forbidden
Il est interdit de
Il fallait
Il faut
Q3.Translate: You (general group of people) had to
Translate: You (general group of people) had to
Les étudiants devaient
On doit
Tout le monde devait
Q4.Which form of the verb follows 'il fallait' and 'il était interdit de'?
Which form of the verb follows 'il fallait' and 'il était interdit de'?
A conjugated verb
The infinitive ending in ER, IR or AR
Q5.What happens to DE in the phrase 'il était interdit de' when the next verb in the sentence starts with a vowel?
What happens to DE in the phrase 'il était interdit de' when the next verb in the sentence starts with a vowel?
It becomes DES
It is no longer needed
It stays the same
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.
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
ici
easy
there
Q8.ne ... rien
ne ... rien
never
no one
Q9.nom
nom
delicious
number
Q10.dès
dès
then, after
to, suddenly
Q11.maintenant
maintenant
sometimes
tomorrow
Q12.meilleur
meilleur
bigger
worse
Q13.trop
trop
best
top