Avec mes amis : extended writing and speaking | French

Starter quiz

Match the French and English vocabulary.

connu

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knew, was familiar with ✓

fidèle

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loyal, faithful ✓

s'excuser (de / pour)

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to apologise (for), apologising (for) ✓

concurrence

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competition ✓

maintenir

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to maintain, maintaining ✓

chiffre

⇔

figure, number ✓
Which sound symbol correspondence (SSC) occurs in the past participle of verbs like 'connaitre'?

[é]

[è]

[u] ✓

[i]

[ez]
What is the translation of 'to solve, resolve'?

refuser (de + inf)

résoudre ✓

emprunter (à)

indiquer

convaincre
Complete the sentence: The past participle of 'naitre' is ______.

'né' ✓
Translate the sentence : All friendship is very important to me.

1

⇔

toute

2

⇔

amitié

3

⇔

est

4

⇔

très

5

⇔

importante

6

⇔

pour

7

⇔

moi
Complete the translation of 'The naughty girl laughed and smiled': La fille méchante a ri et a ...

'souri' ✓

The sentence 'She is eating an apple' is in which tense in English?

'continuous present' ✓
What is not part of the PALM acronym used to describe photos?

People

Leisure ✓

Action

Mood

Location
Translate the following: I think that they are at the cinema because they are eating popcorn.

1

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je pense

2

⇔

qu'ils sont

3

⇔

au cinéma

4

⇔

parce qu'

5

⇔

ils mangent

6

⇔

du

7

⇔

popcorn
Match the vocabulary together.

ris !

⇔

laugh! ✓

transgenre

⇔

trans ✓

souris !

⇔

smile! ✓

expression

⇔

expression ✓

rapport

⇔

relationship ✓

entier

⇔

whole, full ✓

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Extended reading texts can be exploited to enrich our vocabulary and use of complex structures in familiar topics.
It is important to plan the use of tenses and the inclusion of regular and irregular verbs when creating a longer text.
Use of reference sources can help to create a personal response.
One present tense in French translates the simple present and the present continuous; important when describing a photo.
Careful planning, pre-rehearsal and immediate repetition help to improve performance in speaking tasks.

There are two present tenses in French.

There is only one present tense in French which translates both the simple present (I do) and the present continous (I am doing).