Projets pour le week-end: extended writing and speaking | French

Starter quiz

How can 'il faut' be translated into English?

it is necessary to ✓

you must ✓

they have to

he must

we must ✓
Write what type of word follows these impersonal verb structures: il vaut mieux, il vaut la peine de.

'infinitive' ✓
Write what type of word is used after the verb 'il manque'.

'noun' ✓
Put the times of day in order, starting with the earliest.

1

⇔

Il est deux heures vingt.

2

⇔

Il est neuf heures moins le quart.

3

⇔

Il est onze heures et quart.

4

⇔

Il est midi.

5

⇔

Il est treize heures cinq.

6

⇔

Il est dix-huit heures moins dix.

7

⇔

Il est minuit.
When used as an adjectival phrase, how might 'pas mal' be translated?

bad

badly

not bad ✓

quite good ✓
Match the French and English vocabulary.

technique

⇔

technical ✓

il y (en) avait

⇔

there was, there used to be (of it, of them) ✓

actuellement

⇔

at the present, at the moment ✓

récréation

⇔

break time ✓

taux

⇔

rate ✓

pire(s)

⇔

worse ✓

Exit quiz

Complete the description: 'il faut' is an ______ verb.

'impersonal' ✓
Match the French idiom to its meaning in English.

être au four et au moulin

⇔

to do two things at the same time ✓

couter les yeux de la tête

⇔

to be very expensive ✓

avoir une faim de loup

⇔

to be very hungry ✓

couper la poire en deux

⇔

to share something equally ✓

quand les poules auront de dents

⇔

to never happen ✓
Translate the phrase : I miss my friend, I want to see her.

1

⇔

mon

2

⇔

amie

3

⇔

me

4

⇔

manque

5

⇔

je veux

6

⇔

la

7

⇔

voir
Translate : this weekend I am going to go cycling.

1

⇔

ce

2

⇔

week-end

3

⇔

je

4

⇔

vais

5

⇔

faire

6

⇔

du

7

⇔

vélo
Match the vocabulary together.

bienvenue !

⇔

welcome! ✓

développement

⇔

development ✓

informatique

⇔

IT, computer science, computing ✓

volonté

⇔

will, willpower ✓

il y en a

⇔

there is, there are (of it, of them) ✓

sévère

⇔

severe, strict, harsh ✓
Select the translation of 'rule, regulation' in French?

instruction

dur

production

règlement ✓

il y en aura

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Lesson Details

Key learning points

Using a range of impersonal verbs to your writing and speaking adds variety and complexity.
Plan a speaking task answer carefully, pre-rehearse, and immediately repeat the task to improve performance.
When a speaking scenario involves talking to a single friend, use the 'tu' form of the verb.

Common misconception

Idioms are the same in different languages.

Idioms can be specific to a language, culture or group of people. They are often impossible to translate directly. Their use adds variety and authenticity to students' work but it is necessary to discuss the idiom carefully when it is taught.

Keywords

Impersonal verb - a verb that doesn’t refer to a particular person or thing, and whose subject is most often ‘il’ (it)
Idiom - a saying which does not always have a literal meaning and which does not always translate directly into another language