Formal and informal situations: talking to people you do and don't know (Part 1/2)

Formal and informal situations: talking to people you do and don't know (Part 1/2)

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will practise the 'nous' & 'vous' forms of common irregular -ir verbs and look at the formal and plural use of 'vous'.

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10 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on en français "a beautiful woman"?
un beau homme
Correct answer: une belle femme
une femme belle
Q2.
Comment dit-on en français "a young dog"?
un chien jaune
un chien jeune
Correct answer: un jeune chien
Q3.
Comment dit-on en français "a good job"?
Correct answer: un bon travail
un bonne travail
un travail bon
Q4.
Comment dit-on en français "a big house"?
une grand maison
Correct answer: une grande maison
une maison grande
Q5.
Comment dit-on en français "a white horse"?
un blanc cheval
un blanche cheval
Correct answer: un cheval blanc
Q6.
Which of these adjectives go before the noun (like we do in English)?
Correct answer: beau
bleu
naturel
Q7.
C'est quoi en anglais "il dit la vérité normalement"?
he is saying it very normally
Correct answer: he normally tells the truth
she tells the truth normally
Q8.
C'est quoi en anglais "je prends des photos dehors"?
he takes photos outside
I am taking photos today
Correct answer: I take photos outside
Q9.
C'est quoi en anglais "elle apprend le français chaque semaine"?
he is learning French every week
Correct answer: she is learning French each week
she understands French every day
Q10.
What is an adjective?
a doing/action word
Correct answer: a word which describes a noun
a word which describes a verb

12 Questions

Q1.
Comment dit-on 'to go out / to take out' en français?
aller
partir
Correct answer: sortir
venir
Q2.
What is the 'je' form of the verb 'sortir'?
Correct answer: sors
sort
sorte
Q3.
Comment dit-on 'we go out' en français?
Correct answer: nous sortons
nous venons
vous sortez
vous venez
Q4.
Which form of the verb would you use when you are talking to more than one person or one person in a formal situation?
ils
nous
tu
Correct answer: vous
Q5.
Which form of the verb would you use when you are talking to one person in an informal situation?
ils
nous
Correct answer: tu
vous
Q6.
Comment dit-on 'venir' en anglais?
Correct answer: to come / coming
to go out / going out
to leave / leaving
to take out / taking out
Q7.
What does 'Aimez-vous...? mean?
Correct answer: Do you like...? (plural / formal)
Do you like...? (singular & informal)
Does he like...?
Q8.
Which phrase means 'please' (plural / formal)
s'il te plaît
Correct answer: s'il vous plaît
Q9.
What does 'Es-tu...?' mean
Are we...?
Correct answer: Are you ...? (singular & informal)
Are you...? (plural / formal)
Q10.
What does 'vous venez' mean?
We come / are coming
Correct answer: You come / are coming (plural/formal)
You come / are coming (singular & informal)
Q11.
Comment dit-on 'you play' (singular & informal)
je joue
Correct answer: tu joues
vous jouez
Q12.
Comment dit-on 'you have' (formal / plural)
j'ai
tu as
Correct answer: vous avez

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UnitFrench / Year 8 Unit 2

French