Une orientation qui m'attire : extended writing and speaking | French

Starter quiz

Match the French and English verbs.

sourire

⇔

to smile ✓

sourit

⇔

smiles ✓

souri

⇔

smiled ✓

rire

⇔

to laugh ✓

rit

⇔

laughs ✓

ri

⇔

laughed ✓
Match the verb with its subject pronoun.

je

⇔

veux ✓

il

⇔

voudrait ✓

nous

⇔

pouvons ✓

vous

⇔

savez ✓

elles

⇔

doivent ✓
Which is the missing conjugated modal verb? Nous ______ aller en ville. We want to go to town.

'voulons' ✓
Which verbs are always followed by a second verb in its infinitive form?

aimer

persuader de ✓

conseiller de ✓

vouloir

tenter de ✓
Which words are missing? 'Ma mère veut me ______ de ______ un emploi dans un bureau.' My mother wants to convince me to find a job in an office.

persuader trouver

persuader chercher

conseiller trouver

convaincre trouver ✓
Arrange the words to translate this sentence: I know how to persuade my brother to sing.

1

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je

2

⇔

sais

3

⇔

persuader

4

⇔

mon

5

⇔

frère

6

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de

7

⇔

chanter

Exit quiz

Match the new French and English words.

boulot

⇔

job, work ✓

formation

⇔

training ✓

inconvénient

⇔

disadvantage ✓

étape

⇔

stage, step ✓

souhaiter

⇔

to wish, wishing ✓

espérer

⇔

to hope, hoping ✓
Which phrases indicate advantages of work?

Tu peux devenir fatigué.

Tu peux gagner de l'argent. ✓

Tu peux rencontrer de nouveaux amis. ✓

Tu peux devenir stressé.

Tu peux gagner une expérience de grande valeur. ✓
Which are disadvantages of work?

Je dois me lever tôt. ✓

Je dois travailler des heures longues. ✓

Je peux aider les gens

Ça m'aide à oublier mes inquiétudes.

Je trouve mes collègues trop sensibles. ✓
Which type of word can follow the verbs 'persuader de', 'convaincre de' and conseiller de'? Write one word only.

'infinitive' ✓
Write the correct form of the verb 'vouloir' in this sentence. 'Elle ______ travailler à l'étranger dans le futur'. She would like to work abroad in the future.

'voudrait' ✓

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Key learning points

Modal verbs and the conditional with vouloir are helpful for describing work tasks and future career hopes and plans.
The conditional with vouloir can be used to personalise your writing and speaking.
Creating a checklist for range of language and another for accuracy can enhance the quality of extended writing.
When developing a personal response it's helpful to use reference materials to look up new vocabulary.

Common misconception

Verbs with 'de' e.g. 'persuader de', 'conseiller de' do not need to be followed by a second verb in its infinitive form.

All French verbs with 'de' are always followed by a second verb in its infinitive form. There may be a preposition or an object pronoun between the two verbs but a second verb in its infinitive form will always follow.

Keywords

Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
Conditional - describes what could or would happen under certain conditions