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Travailler en France: questions in present tense, relative clauses

I can ask and answer questions in the present tense relating to working in France and I can use relative clauses with 'qui'.

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Travailler en France: questions in present tense, relative clauses

I can ask and answer questions in the present tense relating to working in France and I can use relative clauses with 'qui'.

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Key learning points

  1. Questions are formed by subject-verb inversion, adding est-ce que or intonation. Question words can be added to start.
  2. A relative clause provides more information about a noun or pronoun from the previous clause.
  3. Qui means 'who?' in a question, but it also means 'who', 'which', or 'that' in the middle of a sentence.

Keywords

  • Relative clause - adds information about the noun in the main clause

  • Qui - meaning 'who', 'which' or 'that' when used in the middle of a sentence

Common misconception

Que can be used in a subject relative clause e.g. le prof que s'appelle M. Jones est sympa.

When the relative clause introduces a verb to describe a subject, 'qui' must be used and not 'que'. E.g. le prof qui s'appelle M. Jones est sympa.


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Practice task B3 has two versions. Option 2 offers additional support to students to complete the translation. Option 1 appears in the video.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the job to the workplace.
Correct Answer:avocat,bureau
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bureau

Correct Answer:serveur,café
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café

Correct Answer:professeure,collège
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collège

Correct Answer:médecin,hôpital
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hôpital

Correct Answer:caissier,magasin
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magasin

Q2.
Match the French and English question words.
Correct Answer:qui ?,who?
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who?

Correct Answer:combien ?,how much, how many?
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how much, how many?

Correct Answer:où ?,where?
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where?

Correct Answer:quand ?,when?
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when?

Correct Answer:pourquoi ?,why?
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why?

Correct Answer:comment ?,how?
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how?

Q3.
Complete the question: de personnes habitent ici?
comment
quand
Correct answer: combien
qui
Q4.
Which French words contain the Sound Symbol Correspondence (SSC) [ch]?
Correct answer: cat
Correct answer: to look for
to help
Correct answer: dog
fish
Q5.
Which word helps us to remember the correct pronunciation of [u]?
Correct Answer: tu
Q6.
Re-order the words to translate the sentence: working in a team isn't always easy.
1 - travailler
2 - en équipe
3 - n'
4 - est
5 - pas
6 - toujours
7 - facile

6 Questions

Q1.
Questions are formed by , intonation or using 'est-ce que'.
Correct Answer: inversion, subject-inversion, subject inversion
Q2.
What type of clause provides information about the noun or pronoun in the main clause?
Correct Answer: subject-relative, relative, subject relative
Q3.
How can 'qui' be translated when it is a relative pronoun (in the middle of a sentence).
who?
Correct answer: who
Correct answer: that
why
Correct answer: which
Q4.
Tick the examples of sentences containing subject-relative clauses.
Correct answer: L'homme qui parle fort est très sympa.
L'homme que je trouve intéressant s'appelle M. Guerin.
Correct answer: La médecin qui aide les enfants est ici.
La médecin que tu préfères est ici.
Q5.
Match the French and English vocabulary.
Correct Answer:inondation,flood
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flood

Correct Answer:lutte,struggle, fight, conflict
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struggle, fight, conflict

Correct Answer:vivant,alive, living
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alive, living

Correct Answer:durable,durable, sustainable
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durable, sustainable

Correct Answer:s'augmenter,to grow, expand
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to grow, expand

Correct Answer:cause,cause
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cause

Q6.
Translate the question by putting the words in order: Would you like to work in France in the future?
1 - voudrais-
2 - tu
3 - travailler
4 - en
5 - France
6 - à
7 - l'avenir

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