Starter quiz
- Which of the following are adjectives?
- faux ✓
- la protection
- car
- étonnant ✓
- joli ✓
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- When do we use reflexive pronouns?
- When the subject and object of a verb are the same person. ✓
- When the subject and object of the verb are different people.
- When the verb involves a physical action done to oneself. ✓
- When there is more than one direct object.
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- Which direct object pronoun can be singular or plural?
- te
- les
- la
- vous ✓
- l'
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- Translate into English: Il les ouvre.
- 'He opens them. ' ✓
- Which of these verbs can NOT be used as a reflexive verb?
- lever
- organiser
- demander
- courir ✓
- trouver
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- Make a question using 'est-ce que' and the statement 'il te surprend'.
- 'Est-ce qu'il te surprend ?' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which of the following are verbs?
- la menace
- suivre ✓
- ouvre ✓
- grave
- soutiennent ✓
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- Match the vocabulary to the English meanings.
- intégrer; s'intégrer⇔to incorporate, include; to fit in, become integrated. ✓
- se souvenir (de)⇔to remember, remembering ✓
- traiter⇔to treat, treating ✓
- le traitement⇔treatment ✓
- l'ouverture⇔opening ✓
- la perte⇔loss ✓
- Translate into French: You (singular, informal) get yourself organised.
- 'Tu t'organises.' ✓
- Translate into French: They (girls) discover us.
- 'Elles nous découvrent. ' ✓
- Which sentence contains a reflexive verb and a direct object pronoun when translated into French?
- That is wrong; I don't believe it!
- She feels happy when they discover her. ✓
- I remember the concert at the stadium.
- They call him a hero.
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- Which direct object pronoun would replace 'l'artiste' when answering the question 'Tu connais bien l'artiste?'
- 'la' ✓
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Key learning points
- Grouping vocabulary by word class is a useful strategy for deepening understanding of words and their role in sentences.
- Direct object pronouns precede the verb. In negation, the direct object pronoun goes after ne and before the verb.
- Singular reflexive pronouns are me, te and se. They precede the verb.
- When translating, consider word order carefully, especially with direct object pronouns, reflexives and negation.
- Direct object pronouns can be used to answer questions more efficiently, by avoiding repetition of the noun.
Common misconception
All verbs in French end in -er, -ir or -re.
Only infinitive verbs end in -er, -ir, or -re. When categorising words according to word class in Task A, draw attention to the different verb endings and discuss the possible subjects of each verb.
Keywords
Word class - a category of words of similar function e.g. nouns, adjectives, verbs or adverbs
Reflexive - when the subject and object of a verb are the same
Direct object pronoun (dop) - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb e.g. it, her, us.
Negation - two elements e.g. ‘ne … pas’ around the main verb expressing negative meaning
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