Future Plans: Work (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards
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le bureau
Le bureau means office.
l'usine (f)
L'usine means factory.
la carrière
La carrière means career.
le stage
Le stage means work experience.
l'apprentissage (m)
L'apprentissage means apprenticeship.
le salaire
Le salaire means salary or wage.
l'écrivain (m)
L'écrivain means writer.
le facteur
Le facteur means postman.
What does the verb gagner mean in the context of work?
In the context of work, gagner means to earn.
How do you say 'I would like to become …' in French?
'I would like to become …' is Je voudrais devenir … in French.
What does the idiom métro, boulot, dodo describe?
Métro, boulot, dodo literally means 'metro, work, sleep' and describes a repetitive daily routine.
True or False?
In French you say Elle est une journaliste to mean 'She is a journalist'.
False.
You do not use the indefinite article with jobs in French, so it is Elle est journaliste.
True or False?
Boulot, emploi, métier and travail are all French words for 'job' or 'work'.
True.
Boulot, emploi, métier and travail are all synonyms for 'job' or 'work'.
Je vais travailler facteur.
Je vais travailler comme facteur.
Je rêve d' chanteur.
Je rêve d'être chanteur.
Define the simple future tense.
The simple future tense expresses 'will' when talking about future plans.
How do you form the simple future of regular -er and -ir verbs?
You add the future endings to the infinitive, as in je travaillerai (I will work).
What is the je ending in the simple future tense?
The je ending in the simple future is -ai, as in je travaillerai.
How do you form the simple future of -re verbs?
For -re verbs you first remove the final -e from the infinitive, as in je comprendrai (I will understand).
What is the simple future stem of avoir?
The simple future stem of avoir is aur-, as in j'aurai.
What is the simple future stem of aller?
The simple future stem of aller is ir-, as in j'irai.
What is the simple future stem of être?
The simple future stem of être is ser-, as in je serai.
What is the simple future stem of faire?
The simple future stem of faire is fer-, as in je ferai.
How are the French sounds -aill- and -ail pronounced?
The sounds -aill- and -ail are pronounced the same, like the English word 'eye', with the l silent.
True or False?
In the simple future, aller has the regular stem aller-.
False.
Aller has an irregular simple future stem, ir-, as in j'irai.
True or False?
Irregular verbs use different endings from regular verbs in the simple future.
False.
Irregular verbs use the same endings as regular verbs; only the stem changes.
True or False?
In the sounds -aill- and -ail, the French 'l' is clearly pronounced.
False.
The l is not pronounced in these sounds, as in travail and travaillons.
Tu travailler (you will work).
Tu travailleras (you will work).
J' (I will go).
J'irai (I will go).
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