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Year 11 - French

L'histoire du Québec : articles and imperfect tense, role-play (Edexcel)

Communication and the world around us: Révisions: la vie en francophonie

Unit Summary

This unit begins formal revision, with known grammar and vocabulary reactivated throughout. Pupils apply knowledge of regular and irregular verbs in the present, perfect and imperfect tenses, reflexive verbs, feminine and plural noun formations as well as revisiting articles and pronouns.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use a range of articles, understand the history of Quebec described using the imperfect tense, and respond confidently to a role-play scenario centred on tourism.

Key Notes

  • Use le/la/les (definite articles) to mean 'the' and un/une/des (indefinite articles) to mean 'a' or 'some' in plural.
  • Use un/une (indefinite article) to describe 'whole' things, and du/de la/de l' (partitive article) for 'parts' of things
  • Indefinite articles (un, une, des) and partitive articles (du, de la, de l', des) change to 'de' after a negative.
  • The imperfect tense is used to describe what 'was happening' or what you 'were doing' or what you 'used to' do.
  • Quebec is the largest of the thirteen provinces of Canada and its official language is French.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • imperfect tense: tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Use the same articles for nouns after negative structures.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Use le/la/les (definite articles) to mean 'the' and un/une/des (indefinite articles) to mean 'a' or 'some' in plural. Use un/une (indefinite article) to describe 'whole' things, and du/de la/de l' (partitive article) for 'parts' of things.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'imperfect tense'

tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Use the same articles for nouns after negative structures. Correction: After a negative structure (e.g. 'je n'ai pas'), indefinite and partitive articles change to 'de', e.g. 'je n'ai pas d'information' - 'I don't have any information'.

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