Year 11

Talking about work experience (Part 1/2)

Year 11

Talking about work experience (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will talk about work experience and review the use of the present and perfect tenses.
  2. Purpose of language use: Talking about work experience
  3. Grammar: Revisiting the perfect and the present tenses

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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

13 Questions

Q1.
Past participles of regular -er verbs, end in

Correct answer: é
i
u

Q2.
Past participles of regular -ir verbs, end in

é
Correct answer: i
u

Q3.
Past participles of regular -re verbs, end in

é
i
Correct answer: u

Q4.
Translate: I type documents

J'ai tapé des documents
Correct answer: Je tape des documents
Je taper des documents

Q5.
Translate: I answered the phone

Correct answer: J'ai répondu au téléphone
Je répondre au téléphone
Je réponds au téléphone

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.
tu

to
Correct answer: you
your

Q8.
lieu

better
lie
Correct answer: place

Q9.
quand

how
Correct answer: when
where

Q10.
contre

Correct answer: against
between
for

Q11.
sous

next to
over
Correct answer: under

Q12.
à côté de

far from
Correct answer: next to
opposite

Q13.
côté

far
opposite
Correct answer: side