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Reading and Writing in French: Stories, Opinions and the Francophone World: Unit Review

C1 C2 C3 D1 D2 D3About 40 minutes
Learning goals
  • I can use reading strategies to understand informational, literary and media texts in French.
  • I can write in the futur simple, the imparfait and the passé composé, and choose the right past tense.
  • I can use le/la/les, qui/que, the polite conditionnel and adverbs in -ment.
  • I can plan, draft, revise, edit and publish texts for real readers.
  • I can recognize and respect varieties of French in Canada and around the world.

Words to know

le futur simple
je jouerai = I will play
l'imparfait
je jouais = I used to play / I was playing
le conditionnel
je voudrais = I would like
le / la / les
Direct object pronouns, before the verb: Je la vois.
qui / que
qui + verb; que + subject + verb
une figure de style
A simile, metaphor, personification or repetition

Let's review!

In this unit you read and wrote an informational article, a time capsule letter, family memories, a short story, a how-to text, a biography, an opinion letter, an infographic, formal emails, pen-pal profiles and a song. You learned the futur simple, the imparfait (and when to use it with the passé composé), the pronouns le, la, les, qui / que, the conditionnel of politeness, adverbs in -ment, and prepositions with places. You also explored French around the world.

This review has a few questions from every lesson. Try each one, then press Show answer to check. If a part feels tricky, go back to that lesson.

NOWpassé composé (event)j'ai vu un orignalimparfait (scenery, habits)il faisait froidprésentje lisfutur simpletu seras vétérinaireconditionnel (polite)je voudrais...
The verb forms from this unit around now: two past tenses, the present, the futur simple, and the polite conditionnel.
futur simple stemparler-, ser-, aur-, voudr-imparfait endings-ais -ais -ait -ions -iez -aient+ -ai -as -a... = futurnous-stem + ... = imparfaitstem + ending= conditionnel
Three verb forms built from shared parts. The conditionnel combines the futur simple stem with the imparfait endings.

Les stratégies de lecture: Reading an Informational Article

1

What does the faux ami large mean?

2

You look quickly through a text to find a date. Is that skimming or scanning?

3

Use the word family: nager = to swim, so un nageur = ?

4

Name two things you can look at to preview a text.

Le futur simple: Reading and Writing a Time Capsule Letter

1

Complete: Dans dix ans, tu ___ (être) grand.

2

Complete: Nous ___ (aller) au Yukon un jour.

3

Translate using the futur simple: When I am 18, I will have a car.

L'imparfait: Reading and Writing Childhood Memories

1

Give the imparfait of finir with nous.

2

Complete: Quand j'___ (être) petit, je ___ (jouer) dehors chaque jour.

3

What is the only verb with an irregular imparfait stem?

L'imparfait ou le passé composé ? Reading and Writing a Story

1

Choose: Il (pleuvait / a plu) quand je (suis sorti / sortais).

2

Which tense usually follows soudain?

3

Put the parts of the schéma narratif in order: dénouement, situation initiale, péripéties, situation finale, élément déclencheur.

Les pronoms le, la, les: Reading and Writing Instructions

1

Replace the noun: Je lave la vaisselle.

2

Replace and make negative: Il mange les biscuits.

3

Replace the noun: Nous allons regarder le film.

Les pronoms qui et que: Reading and Writing a Biography

1

Qui or que? C'est une chanteuse ___ j'admire.

2

Qui or que? C'est un chien ___ aime la neige.

3

Name two features of a biography.

Le texte d'opinion: Reading and Writing a Letter to the Editor

1

Fact or opinion? Le français est la plus belle langue.

2

Which connecting word introduces a contrast: de plus or cependant?

3

Name the four parts of an opinion text.

Les textes médiatiques: Reading an Infographic and Writing a Survey Report

1

Write 30% the French way.

2

Name two critical questions to ask about a media text.

3

If 5 out of 20 people chose winter, what percentage is that?

Le conditionnel de politesse: Reading and Writing a Formal Email

1

Make polite: Je veux un formulaire.

2

Give the conditionnel of pouvoir with vous.

3

Name three parts of a formal email.

La francophonie dans le monde: Reading Pen-Pal Profiles and Writing My Own

1

Complete: J'habite ___ Montréal, ___ Québec, ___ Canada. (the province)

2

What does nonante mean, and where is it used?

3

In Québec and other parts of Canada, what is le dîner?

Les figures de style: Reading Song Lyrics and Writing a Description

1

Name the figure: Les arbres dansent dans le vent.

2

Make an adverb from lent and from heureux.

3

Simile or metaphor? Le lac est un miroir.

Le processus d'écriture: Writing and Publishing a Short Story

1

Revise or edit? Adding a simile.

2

Edit: Elles sont arrivé en Mars.

3

Which French punctuation marks open and close a dialogue?

Just for fun

Q: Which verb form has the best manners?

A: The conditionnel. It would never say je veux !

How to use this review

Do one section at a time. If you get most of a section right, great! If you miss more than one, go back to that lesson and redo its More practice questions. Then take the quiz below.

Check your understanding

Quiz

1.

What does une librairie mean?

2.

Demain, il ___ . (faire beau, futur simple)

3.

Which sentence describes a past habit?

4.

Je lisais quand, soudain, le chien ___ .

5.

Tu vois la lune ? Oui, je ___ vois.

6.

Voici l'amie ___ habite à Ottawa.

7.

Which phrase introduces a counter-argument?

8.

Which is written correctly in Canadian French?

9.

Polite request with the conditionnel of pouvoir: ___-vous m'aider, s'il vous plaît ?

10.

Il marche ___ . (lent → adverb)

For parents and teachers

Use mistakes to choose what to revisit. Each review section matches one lesson.

  • Gets stuck on every unknown word or trusts faux amis (large = large): revisit Les stratégies de lecture: Reading an Informational Article.
  • Writes je allerai, lirerai, or mixes up futur proche and futur simple: revisit Le futur simple: Reading and Writing a Time Capsule Letter.
  • Writes je finais, nous étons, or mixes up -ais / -ait / -aient: revisit L'imparfait: Reading and Writing Childhood Memories.
  • Uses only one past tense, or the imparfait after soudain: revisit L'imparfait ou le passé composé ? Reading and Writing a Story.
  • Writes je vois la (pronoun after the verb) or the wrong gender of pronoun: revisit Les pronoms le, la, les: Reading and Writing Instructions.
  • Chooses qui for people and que for things instead of looking at what follows: revisit Les pronoms qui et que: Reading and Writing a Biography.
  • Gives opinions without reasons, or can't tell a fact from an opinion: revisit Le texte d'opinion: Reading and Writing a Letter to the Editor.
  • Writes 25% or 1.5, or believes any number in a poster: revisit Les textes médiatiques: Reading an Infographic and Writing a Survey Report.
  • Writes je veux to an adult, mixes tu and vous, or confuses voudrai / voudrais: revisit Le conditionnel de politesse: Reading and Writing a Formal Email.
  • Writes à Belgique / en Canada, or calls other varieties of French wrong: revisit La francophonie dans le monde: Reading Pen-Pal Profiles and Writing My Own.
  • Confuses simile and metaphor, or writes douxment / bon for bien: revisit Les figures de style: Reading Song Lyrics and Writing a Description.
  • Skips planning, edits everything at once, or punctuates dialogue the English way: revisit Le processus d'écriture: Writing and Publishing a Short Story.

Expectations: This unit covers the Grade 7 Reading overall expectations C1 (reading comprehension), C2 (purpose, form and style) and C3 (intercultural understanding), and the Writing overall expectations D1 (purpose, audience and form), D2 (the writing process) and D3 (intercultural understanding).