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Quel boulot ? past tense questions; interrogative and demonstrative adjectives

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I can ask about workplaces using 'what' and 'which' questions in the perfect tense and respond using 'this' and 'that' with nouns.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [qu].

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Quel boulot ? past tense questions; interrogative and demonstrative adjectives

Learning outcomes

I can ask about workplaces using 'what' and 'which' questions in the perfect tense and respond using 'this' and 'that' with nouns.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [qu].

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Key learning points

  1. To ask perfect tense questions using question words, add question word before the inverted auxiliary verb.
  2. Use interrogative adjectives quel, quelle, quels, quelles to ask 'which?'.
  3. Use demonstrative adjectives ce, cet, cette, ces to mean 'this/that/those' They often answer the question 'which?'.
  4. [qu] sounds like 'question' or 'quatre'. [c/ç] sound like 'ici'.

Keywords

  • Interrogative adjective - asks a question about a noun, translated as 'which' or sometimes as 'what'

  • Demonstrative adjective - specifies a particular noun, indicating 'this', 'that', 'these' or 'those'

Common misconception

[qu] is pronounced the same way in French as in English.

In French, [qu] is always a hard sound and must be carefully practised in order to ensure clear communication with French speakers.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Choose the inversion questions.
Correct answer: Pourquoi aimes-tu la chimie?
Est-ce que Paul écoute de la musique dans sa chambre ?
Est-ce que nous avons fini ?
Tu fais quoi le week-end ?
Correct answer: Ont-ils décidé ?
Q2.
Match the English and French questions.
Correct Answer:what?,quoi ?
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quoi ?

Correct Answer:why?,pourquoi ?
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pourquoi ?

Correct Answer:how?,comment ?
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comment ?

Correct Answer:where?,où ?
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où ?

Correct Answer:who?,qui ?
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qui ?

Correct Answer:when ?,quand ?
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quand ?

Q3.
Choose the questions which are in the perfect tense.
Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire ?
Correct answer: Qu'est-ce que tu fait ?
Tu fais quoi normalement ?
Que fais-tu le week-end?
Correct answer: As-tu fait tes devoirs au collège ?
Q4.
Which words in French contain [ç] or soft [c]?
to eat
Correct answer: French
Correct answer: difficult
how much?
Correct answer: easy
Q5.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:réalité,reality
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reality

Correct Answer:maladie,illness
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illness

Correct Answer:faible,weak
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weak

Correct Answer:paresseux,lazy
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lazy

Correct Answer:dans,in
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in

Correct Answer:sauf,except
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except

Q6.
Complete the translation of the sentence : What date is your birthday? est la date de ton anniversaire ?
Correct Answer: quelle

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: To ask an inverted question in the perfect tense, put the question word the auxiliary verb.
Correct Answer: before, in front of
Q2.
Match the correct form of 'which?' to the nouns.
Correct Answer:quel,problème ?
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problème ?

Correct Answer:quelle,décision ?
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décision ?

Correct Answer:quels,enfants ?
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enfants ?

Correct Answer:quelles,télévisions ?
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télévisions ?

Q3.
Choose the correct form of 'ce' for each noun.
Correct Answer:ce,bureau
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bureau

Correct Answer:cet,hôpital
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hôpital

Correct Answer:cette,usine
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usine

Correct Answer:ces,magasins
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magasins

Q4.
Choose which words in French feature [qu].
Correct answer: magnificent
Correct answer: comical
industrial
Correct answer: to indicate, indicating
salary
Q5.
Use 'cet' in front of which nouns?
bureau
usine
Correct answer: ordinateur
salaires
Correct answer: hôtel
Q6.
Match the French and English vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:diriger,to direct, guide
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to direct, guide

Correct Answer:maintenir,to maintain, maintaining
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to maintain, maintaining

Correct Answer:fabriquer,to manufacture, produce, make
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to manufacture, produce, make

Correct Answer:la concurrence,competition
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competition

Correct Answer:la cravate,tie
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tie

Correct Answer:la chemise,shirt
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shirt

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