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Starter quiz

Match the key verbs.
- penser
  
  ⇔
  
  to think, thinking ✓
- regarder
  
  ⇔
  
  to watch, watching ✓
- porter
  
  ⇔
  
  to wear, wearing ✓
- avoir
  
  ⇔
  
  to have, having ✓
- être
  
  ⇔
  
  to be, being ✓
- faire
  
  ⇔
  
  to do/make, doing/making ✓
Tick any of the sound-symbol correspondences that appear in the sentence, 'Mon ordinateur est rapide mais cher.'
- silent final consonant ✓
- silent final -e ✓
- [e]
- [i] ✓
- [ou]
What's the French for 'sad'?
- cher
- faux
- sympa
- triste ✓
- vrai
Tick any examples of the indefinite article.
- le
- la
- un ✓
- une ✓
- mes
Translate 'il y a' into English.
- 'there is, are' ✓
Order the translation, I like going shopping and every week I do the food shopping.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  J'aime
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  faire
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  les magasins
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  et chaque semaine
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  je
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  fais
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  les courses

Exit quiz

Tick any sound-spelling correspondences in the sentence 'Il fait les devoirs dans le jardin.'
- silent final consanant (SFC) ✓
- silent final 'e' (SFe)
- [j/g] ✓
- [eu]
- [ai] ✓
Match each word to a category.
- avec
  
  ⇔
  
  linking word (conjunction) ✓
- donner
  
  ⇔
  
  a verb used with à ✓
- amusant
  
  ⇔
  
  adjective ✓
- voiture
  
  ⇔
  
  transport ✓
- il fait mauvais
  
  ⇔
  
  weather ✓
- souvent
  
  ⇔
  
  time adverb ✓
Choose the correct definition for 'mon vocabulaire'.
- the grammatical gender of a word
- accurate spelling of words
- pronouncing a usually silent consonant when it is followed by a vowel
- the body of words I know in French ✓
Put the phrases in order in French 'there is, a house, when, okay, difficult, for, a present'.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  il y a
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  une maison
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  quand
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  d'accord
- 5
  
  ⇔
  
  difficile
- 6
  
  ⇔
  
  pour
- 7
  
  ⇔
  
  un cadeau
Match the subjects with the high frequency verbs.
- je
  
  ⇔
  
  suis ✓
- tu
  
  ⇔
  
  as ✓
- elle
  
  ⇔
  
  fait ✓
- nous
  
  ⇔
  
  pensons ✓
- vous
  
  ⇔
  
  regardez ✓
- ils
  
  ⇔
  
  portent ✓
What is the verb 'to close' in French?
- 'fermer' ✓

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Key learning points

Revisiting sound-symbol correspondences regularly supports accurate spelling and pronunciation of new/familiar words.
To really ‘know’ a word, you need to be able to understand it and use it to listen, read, speak and write.
Secure knowledge of high frequency verbs is essential for independent communication.

Common misconception

Once you 'know' some vocabulary, you should move on.

Vocabulary and grammatical concepts need consistently revisiting in order to move it in to your long term memory. Work out what learning techniques work for you but the most important thing is repetition.

Keywords

Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds, also known by the acronym SSC
Vocabulary - body of words used in a particular language; mon vocabulaire (my vocabulary) is the body of words I know in French
High frequency verb - verb used most frequently in a language and therefore the most useful, such as: etre, avoir, faire, and -er verbs, for example parler, penser, regarder