Year 11

Talking about what you do to earn money (Part 2/2)

Year 11

Talking about what you do to earn money (Part 2/2)

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will talk about what you do to earn money. We explore the use of devoir in the imperfect and conditional.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about what you do to earn money
  3. Grammar: Revisiting the imperfect, present and conditional tenses

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13 Questions

Q1.
Je gagne =

Correct answer: I earn
I receive
to earn/earning
to receive/receiving

Q2.
Je reçois =

I earn
Correct answer: I receive
to earn/earning
to receive/receiving

Q3.
The verb ending for -er verbs in the je form of the present tense is

Correct answer: e
er
es

Q4.
Translate: I wash my dad's car

Correct answer: Je lave la voiture de mon père
Je lave mon père's voiture
Je laver la voiture de mon père

Q5.
Translate: I walk my mother's dog

Correct answer: Je promène le chien de ma mère
Je promène ma mère's chien
Je promener le chien de ma mère

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.
jour

Correct answer: day
journal
journey

Q8.
après

Correct answer: after
against
before

Q9.
personne

Correct answer: person, anyone
pupil
staff

Q10.
dernier

denial
first
Correct answer: last

Q11.
pendant

after
before
Correct answer: during

Q12.
peu

big
Correct answer: little
very

Q13.
bon

bad
big
Correct answer: good

13 Questions

Q1.
I had to =

Correct answer: je devais
je devrais
je dois

Q2.
I should/ought to =

je devais
Correct answer: je devrais
je dois

Q3.
The verb meaning 'to have to' in French, is...

Correct answer: devoir
pouvoir
vouloir

Q4.
Translate: I had to walk the dog

Correct answer: je devais promener le chien
je devrais promener le chien
je promène le chien

Q5.
Translate: I ought to/should wash the car

je devais laver la voiture
Correct answer: je devrais laver la voiture
Je lave la voiture

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.
depuis

alone
deputy
Correct answer: since

Q8.
ainsi

against
angry
Correct answer: thus

Q9.
heure

her
Correct answer: hour
unwell

Q10.
seul

Correct answer: alone, only
first
last

Q11.
année

after
annoying
Correct answer: year

Q12.
toujours

Correct answer: always
every day
very

Q13.

bad
big
Correct answer: there