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Une fête culturelle/religieuse : extended writing, speaking, photo description

I can describe a cultural or religious festival in a French-speaking country using topic-specific vocabulary, and direct and indirect object pronouns.

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Une fête culturelle/religieuse : extended writing, speaking, photo description

I can describe a cultural or religious festival in a French-speaking country using topic-specific vocabulary, and direct and indirect object pronouns.

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Key learning points

  1. An indirect object pronoun replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to.
  2. Direct and indirect object pronouns avoid repetition of nouns and add sophistication.
  3. Object pronouns can be used in your speaking, e.g. when describing a photo, or in your writing.
  4. It is interesting and useful to know about some popular customs and celebrations in different Francophone countries.

Keywords

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them

Common misconception

I want to avoid using object pronouns because my writing will be longer and therefore better if I just repeat all the nouns.

Although object pronouns use fewer words, it is much better style to use them to avoid repeating nouns. Appropriate use of object pronouns is also positively rewarded in exams as an example of complexity.


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There are references made to the Quebec carnaval in this lesson. Teachers might find it useful to show images of 'tire d'érable' and the magnificent ice sculptures created at this event.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: an indirect object pronoun replaces the indirect of a verb introduced by 'à'.
Correct Answer: receiver, object
Q2.
Translate: my parents are sending us a birthday present.
1 - mes
2 - parents
3 - nous
4 - envoient
5 - un
6 - cadeau
7 - d'anniversaire
Q3.
Select the correct translation of 'leur' in this sentence - je leur donne du conseil.
Correct answer: them
they
him
we
us
Q4.
Match the celebration to the date.
Correct Answer:le Nouvel an,premier janvier
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premier janvier

Correct Answer:la Fête nationale,14 juillet
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14 juillet

Correct Answer:Noël,25 décembre
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25 décembre

Correct Answer:la Saint-Sylvestre,31 décembre
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31 décembre

Q5.
Match the French and English vocabulary.
Correct Answer:absence,absence
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absence

Correct Answer:conseil,advice, counsel, council
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advice, counsel, council

Correct Answer:notamment,notably
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notably

Correct Answer:saison,season
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season

Correct Answer:mis,put (on)
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put (on)

Correct Answer:vitesse,speed
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speed

Q6.
Which negative structure means 'not anymore, no longer'?
ne ... jamais
ne ... pas encore
ne ... plus
ne ... que
ne ... rien

5 Questions

Q1.
Select the correct definition of a word such as 'lui'
replaces a person or thing that the action is directly done to
Correct answer: replaces a person or thing that the action is indirectly done to
replaces the subject of a verb
Q2.
What would you associate with 'la Fête du travail' in France?
Correct answer: le muguet
Correct answer: pas de travail
la neige
le sirop d'érable
le feu d'artifice
Q3.
Create the sentence : We are lending you it (the suitcase)
1 - nous
2 - te
3 - la
4 - prêtons
Q4.
Create the sentence: We are lending them it (the suitcase).
1 - nous
2 - la
3 - leur
4 - prêtons
Q5.
Match the vocabulary.
Correct Answer:lent,slow
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slow

Correct Answer:léger,light
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light

Correct Answer:parfait,perfect
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perfect

Correct Answer:récharger,to charge (an appliance), charging (an appliance)
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to charge (an appliance), charging (an appliance)

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