Identity and relationships with others: Translation into French - Worksheets, Questions and Revision

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5.7 Identity and relationships with others: Translation into French

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Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Translate the following sentences into French. Write full sentences and check verb agreement and spelling carefully.

My sister is very generous.

(Total for Question 1 is 2 marks)

We want to spend more time together.

(Total for Question 2 is 2 marks)

I get on well with my parents.

(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

Last year, my best friend moved house.

(Total for Question 4 is 3 marks)

We often argue about small things.

(Total for Question 5 is 2 marks)

My brother is going to study at university next year.

(Total for Question 6 is 3 marks)

She is more patient than her sister.

(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

I send messages to my friends every day.

(Total for Question 8 is 2 marks)

My parents got divorced two years ago.

(Total for Question 9 is 3 marks)

My best friend always listens to me when I have a problem.

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

Mark scheme · 5.7 Identity and relationships with others: Translation into French

Question 1

M1 correct verb 'est' and structure Ma soeur est...
A1 généreuse with correct feminine agreement (allow a minor accent-only slip if the rest of the word is correct)
Answer: Ma soeur est très généreuse.

Question 2

M1 correct present tense of vouloir: nous voulons oe on veut
A1 passer plus de temps ensemble correctly used
Answer: Nous voulons passer plus de temps ensemble. (oe: On veut passer plus de temps ensemble.)

Question 3

M1 reflexive verb s'entendre correctly conjugated: je m'entends
A1 bien avec mes parents oe avec ma famille if 'parents' is glossed as family in context
Answer: Je m'entends bien avec mes parents.

Question 4

M1 time phrase L'année dernière at the start of the sentence
M1 correct perfect tense with avoir: a déménagé
A1 ma meilleure amie (or ami if male friend intended) correctly agreeing
Answer: L'année dernière, ma meilleure amie a déménagé.

Question 5

M1 reflexive/reciprocal verb correctly conjugated: on se dispute oe nous nous disputons
A1 souvent placed correctly and pour/à propos de petites choses conveys 'about small things'
Answer: On se dispute souvent pour des petites choses. (oe: Nous nous disputons souvent à propos de petites choses.)

Question 6

M1 futur proche correctly formed: va + infinitive (va étudier)
M1 à l'université for 'at university'
A1 l'année prochaine placed correctly for 'next year'
Answer: Mon frère va étudier à l'université l'année prochaine.

Question 7

M1 comparative structure plus...que correctly used
A1 patiente with correct feminine agreement
Answer: Elle est plus patiente que sa soeur.

Question 8

M1 correct present tense of envoyer: j'envoie
A1 à mes amis tous les jours correctly placed
Answer: J'envoie des messages à mes amis tous les jours.

Question 9

M1 correct perfect tense with avoir: ont divorcé
M1 il y a deux ans correctly used for 'two years ago'
A1 mes parents as the subject, correctly placed
Answer: Mes parents ont divorcé il y a deux ans.

Question 10

M1 correct object pronoun placement: m'écoute
M1 quand + present tense j'ai un problème
A1 toujours correctly placed and ma meilleure amie agreeing
Answer: Ma meilleure amie m'écoute toujours quand j'ai un problème.

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