How people celebrate: 'on' for people in general | French

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Match the French and English.
- je
  
  ⇔
  
  I ✓
- tu
  
  ⇔
  
  you (singular) ✓
- il
  
  ⇔
  
  he ✓
- elle
  
  ⇔
  
  she ✓
Which of the following verbs are in the 'il, elle' form?
- vais
- fait ✓
- écoutons
- sort ✓
- dit ✓
Match the French and English.
- café (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  café ✓
- cinéma (m)
  
  ⇔
  
  cinema ✓
- plage (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  beach ✓
- rue (f)
  
  ⇔
  
  street ✓
- derrière
  
  ⇔
  
  behind ✓
- entre
  
  ⇔
  
  in between ✓
Put the first six months of the year in the correct order.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  janvier
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  février
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  mars
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  avril
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  mai
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  juin
In order to express the date in French we add ______ before the number, then add the month.
- 'le' ✓
Match the dates.
- 27/03
  
  ⇔
  
  le vingt-sept mars ✓
- 03/04
  
  ⇔
  
  le trois avril ✓
- 01/02
  
  ⇔
  
  le premier février ✓
- 19/05
  
  ⇔
  
  le dix-neuf mai ✓
- 31/01
  
  ⇔
  
  le trente-et-un janvier ✓
- 15/06
  
  ⇔
  
  le quinze juin ✓

Which sound-symbol correspondence completes each word?
- m___ (hand)
  
  ⇔
  
  [ain] ✓
- ens__ble (together)
  
  ⇔
  
  [em] ✓
- mat__ (morning)
  
  ⇔
  
  [in] ✓
- __fant (child)
  
  ⇔
  
  [en] ✓
- __glais (English)
  
  ⇔
  
  [an] ✓
- f___ (hunger)
  
  ⇔
  
  [aim] ✓
Which is not a translation of the French word 'on'?
- you
- everyone
- people
- one
- I ✓
The pronoun 'on' uses the same verb endings as ...
- the infinitive
- je
- tu
- il, elle ✓
- nous
Which of the following verbs are in their 'on' form?
- cherches
- célèbrent
- préfère ✓
- partage ✓
- aides
Match together the correct sentence halves to translate the following: You can share flowers. People listen to music outside. One has to respect others. People party all day.
- On écoute
  
  ⇔
  
  de la musique dehors. ✓
- On doit
  
  ⇔
  
  respecter les autres. ✓
- On peut
  
  ⇔
  
  partager des fleurs. ✓
- On fait
  
  ⇔
  
  la fête toute la journée. ✓
Write in French: 'People dance in the street'. Use 'on'.
- 'On danse dans la rue.' ✓

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The SSCs [ain] and [in] sound the same. This is also the same sound as [aim/im].
When this nasal sound appears in front of the letters -p or -b, it is spelled [im] instead of [in], e.g. 'timbre'.
In French, the subject pronoun 'on' is used to talk about what people in general do.
'On' can be translated as 'everyone' (or 'people'), 'you' or 'one'. It is commonly used in French.
The pronoun 'on' uses the same verb endings as 'il, elle'.

'On' is equivalent to 'one' in English and is therefore is very formal and rarely used.

'On' is very commonly used in French and can mean 'everyone', 'people', 'you' and 'one'.

[ain/in] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [ai] in 'train'
On - common French subject pronoun meaning 'everyone' (or 'people'), 'you' or 'one'