Entertainment (AQA GCSE French): Flashcards

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  • la chanson

    La chanson means song.

  • le chanteur

    Le chanteur means singer.

  • la musique

    La musique means music.

  • les paroles

    Les paroles means lyrics.

  • le journal

    Le journal means newspaper.

  • le roman

    Le roman means novel.

  • une émission

    Une émission means a (TV) programme.

  • un acteur

    Un acteur means an actor.

  • After an opinion phrase such as j'aime, which form of the verb does French use?

    French always uses the infinitive, e.g. j'aime regarder la télé.

  • What does the adjective préféré mean?

    The adjective préféré means favourite.

  • What is the je form of regarder in the perfect (past) tense?

    The perfect-tense je form of regarder is j'ai regardé.

  • True or False?

    The word paroles (lyrics) is masculine.

    False.

    Les paroles is a feminine plural noun (fpl).

  • Ma série , c'est …

    Ma série préférée, c'est …

  • Je préfère au cinéma.

    Je préfère aller au cinéma.

  • Define the stem of a verb.

    The stem is the part of the verb that remains after you remove the ending from the infinitive.

  • What are the three types of regular French verb, grouped by infinitive ending?

    The three types are -er, -ir and -re verbs.

  • What two steps form a regular verb in the present tense?

    You remove the ending to find the stem, then add the correct ending for each pronoun.

  • Elle un film d'action.

    Elle regarde un film d'action.

  • Nous une belle chanson.

    Nous entendons une belle chanson.

  • Ils un roman intéressant.

    Ils choisissent un roman intéressant.

  • What ending do -ir verbs like choisir take in the nous form?

    They take -issons, e.g. nous choisissons.

  • In the present tense, what ending does an -re verb like entendre take in the il / elle form?

    It takes no added ending, e.g. il entend.

  • True or False?

    A verb that is regular in the present tense is regular in every tense.

    False.

    A verb regular in the present tense may be irregular in another tense, so always check.

  • How is the letter e pronounced at the end of a word, as in groupe?

    At the end of a word, the letter e is silent.

  • Which spellings make the same sound as é, as in regarder?

    The spellings é, -er, -es, -ez and et all make the same sound.

  • What sound do i and î make, and which other letter shares it?

    The letters i and î make an [ee] sound, and the letter y is pronounced the same way.

  • True or False?

    In French, u and û are pronounced like the English [oo].

    False.

    The letters u and û are not like the English [oo]; you shape an [oo] with your mouth but then say [ee].

  • un rôle dans un jeu

    un rôle dans un jeu vidéo

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