Year 11
Year 11

Talking about school trips (1/3)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will revisit the formation of the perfect tense with 'avoir' using the pronouns je and on to talk about school trips.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about a school trip or school exchange

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13 Questions

Q1.
Which tense do we need to use when talking about extra-curricular activities from primary school?

The conditional tense ending in AIS
Correct answer: The imperfect tense ending in AIS
The perfect tense ending in É or I or U
The present tense ending in E

Q2.
Translate: Je faisais partie d'un club d'aviron

I am part of a rowing club
I am part of an aeroplane club
Correct answer: I used to be part of a rowing club
I used to be part of an aeroplane club

Q3.
Translate: Je n'avais pas beaucoup de devoirs

Correct answer: I didn't have a lot of homework
I don't have a lot of homework
I have a lot of homework
I used to have a lot of homework

Q4.
Translate: Je ne joue plus dans l'orchestre

I don't play in the orchestra
Correct answer: I don't play in the orchestra anymore
I play in the orchestra
I used to play in the orchestra

Q5.
Translate: Quand j'étais plus jeune, je ne faisais rien

When I was smaller, I didn't like the colour yellow
When I was smaller, I was part of a rowing club
Correct answer: When I was younger I didn't do anything
When I was younger, I did a lot

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.
surtout

Correct answer: especially, above all
on top of that
when all's said and done

Q8.
propre

belonging to
Correct answer: clean, own
dirty, improper

Q9.
plutôt

earlier
planet
Correct answer: rather

Q10.
souvent

occasionally
Correct answer: often
sometimes

Q11.
assez

Correct answer: enough, quite
lots of
with

Q12.
d'abord

all aboard
Correct answer: first of all
on top of

Q13.
loin

close
Correct answer: far
near

13 Questions

Q1.
Translate: I took part in a school trip

Correct answer: J'ai participé à une sortie scolaire
Je participé à une sortie scolaire
On a participé à une sortie scolaire
On participé à une sortie scolaire

Q2.
Translate: We travelled by coach.

J'ai voyagé en car
Je voyagé en car
Correct answer: On a voyagé en car
On voyagé en car

Q3.
Translate: We visited an art museum

On a visite un musée d'art
Correct answer: On a visité un musée d'art
On a visiter un musée d'art
On visité un musée d'art

Q4.
Translate: I learnt a lot

Correct answer: J'ai appris beaucoup
Je apprendre beaucoup
Je appris beaucoup
Je n'ai pas appris beaucoup

Q5.
To form the perfect tense in French you need 3 distinct parts:

The subject, the auxiliary verb and the infinitive
Correct answer: The subject, the auxiliary verb and the past participle
The subject, the helping verb and the infinitive

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.
tard

early
Correct answer: late
on time

Q8.
cependant

furthermore
Correct answer: however
in addition

Q9.
prochain

close
earlier
Correct answer: next

Q10.
soir

Correct answer: evening
lounge
sister

Q11.
parfois

never
rarely
Correct answer: sometimes

Q12.
plupart

before that
Correct answer: majority
next door

Q13.
matin

evening
Correct answer: morning
motherly