Year 11

Guided writing: Higher . Work and future plans

Year 11

Guided writing: Higher . Work and future plans

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will explore a higher style GCSE writing question focusing on tense formation before co-constructing a written answer. There is an opportunity to practise some independent writing at the end of this lesson. We will be writing an article about work for a French magazine.
  2. Purpose of language use: Guided writing: Work and future plans (Foundation and Higher)
  3. Grammar: Writing using multiple tenses - perfect, imperfect (il y avait, je devais), present, ALLER + infinitive, simple future, conditional

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13 Questions

Q1.
I work =

j'ai travaillé
Correct answer: je travaille
je vais travailler

Q2.
I did =

Correct answer: j'ai fait
je fais
je ferai

Q3.
I am going to earn =

j'ai gagné
je gagne
Correct answer: je vais gagner

Q4.
I will pass my exams =

Correct answer: Je réussirai mes examens
Je réussirais mes examens
Je vais réussir mes examens

Q5.
I would work =

je travaillerai
Correct answer: je travaillerais
je vais travailler

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

Correct answer: a lot
pretty
some

Q8.
chaque

Correct answer: each
money
one

Q9.
jeune

old
yellow
Correct answer: young

Q10.
travail

difficulty
travel
Correct answer: work

Q11.
femme

boy, son
girl, daughter
Correct answer: woman, wife

Q12.
eux

Correct answer: them
us
you (plural)

Q13.
soit...soit...

Correct answer: either... or...
if not... then...
neither... nor...

13 Questions

Q1.
I will do =

j'ai fait
Correct answer: je ferai
je ferais

Q2.
I would take =

je prendrai
Correct answer: je prendrais
je prends

Q3.
I worked =

Correct answer: j'ai travaillé
je travaille
je travaillerai

Q4.
Translate: If I pass my exams, I will continue my studies

Si je réussirai mes examens, je continue mes études
Si je réussirai mes examens, je continuerai mes études
Correct answer: Si je réussis mes examens, je continuerai mes études

Q5.
Translate: When I am 25, I will work in an office

Quand j'ai 25 ans, je travaille dans un bureau
Quand j'ai 25 ans, je travaillerai dans un bureau
Correct answer: Quand j'aurai 25 ans, je travaillerai dans un bureau

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
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