Holiday Activities: Exam Skills (AQA GCSE French): Revision Note

Louis is talking about holidays. 
Write A if only statement A is correct.
Write B if only statement B is correct.
Write A+B if both statements A+B are correct.

1. He went on holiday to spend time with his …

   1. friends.

   2. family.

2. His accommodation was …

   1. expensive.

   2. near to the beach.

3. He had a problem with …

   1. the food.

   2. the flight home.

Answers:

Here are the correct answers:

1. A+B - pour visiter ma famille et mes amis

2. B - j'ai trouvé un joli appartement près de la plage

3. B - le vol de retour est arrivé tard

Read aloud the following text in French.

J'aime voyager avec ma famille.
Le mois dernier on est allés en Belgique.
Nous avons mangé des frites.
Pour moi, il est important de profiter des vacances et de se relaxer.
Que pensez-vous de partir à l’étranger ?

Answer:

• You should have identified the silent final -s in words such as allés, frites, avons

• You should have pronounced the [oy] and [oi] sounds correctly

• You should have remembered that -é, -er and -ez are the same sound in French

Léa is talking about holiday activities. What does she say about each aspect?
Write P for something she did in the past.
Write N for something she is doing now.
Write F for something she wants to do in future.

Normalement, je préfère un petit appartement, mais la semaine dernière, je suis resté dans un hôtel près de la côte, avec une piscine où j’ai fait de la natation. C’était super et ça m’a aidé à me relaxer ! En ce moment, je reste chez un ami. Demain, nous allons visiter un vieux bâtiment pour prendre beaucoup de photos, comme des vrais touristes.

1. stay in a hotel

2. go swimming

3. take photos

4. stay with a friend

Answers:

Here are the correct answers:

1. stay in a hotel

   P - je suis resté dans un hôtel

2. go swimming

   P - j’ai fait de la natation

3. take photos

   F - nous allons visiter un vieux bâtiment pour prendre beaucoup de photos

4. stay time with a friend

   N - je reste chez un ami

Here are the time phrases from the text which indicate each tense:

• Present tense - en ce moment (at the moment)

• Past tense - la semaine dernière (last week)

• Future tense - demain (tomorrow)

Translate the following sentences into French.

1. My mum returned to the restaurant.

2. I would like to relax in the countryside.

3. The tourists are going to reserve their accommodation.

4. I spoke to the waiter yesterday.

5. She saw the boat on the sea.

Answers:
Here are the answers:

1. Ma mère est retournée au restaurant.

   Retourner uses être as its auxiliary verb, so the past participle must agree.

2. Je voudrais me relaxer à la campagne.

3. Les touristes vont réserver leur logement.

4. J’ai parlé avec le serveur hier.

5. Elle a vu le bateau sur la mer.

   Voir (to see) has an irregular past participle.

Questions 1, 4 and 5 are in the perfect tense. Check that you have used the correct auxiliary verbs and past participles.