LEÇON 8: FAIRE DES ACHATS - Questions & Answers
LESSON 8: MAKING PURCHASES - Questions & Answers
Coche la bonne réponse :Tick the correct answer:
1. Akanksha et Nargis sont
1. Akanksha and Nargis are
(a) au grand-magasin.
(a) at the department store.
(b) au centre commercial.
(b) at the mall.
(c) au marché.
(c) at the market.
Réponse : (b) au centre commercial.
Answer: (b) at the mall.
2. Elles y sont pour
2. They are there to
(a) acheter un cadeau pour la fête des mères.
(a) buy a gift for Mother's Day.
(b) acheter un cadeau d'anneversaire pour une amie.
(b) buy a birthday gift for a friend.
(c) s'amuser.
(c) have fun.
Réponse : (b) acheter un cadeau d'anneversaire pour une amie.
Answer: (b) buy a birthday gift for a friend.
3. Nargis achète
3. Nargis buys
(a) un CD de Zaz.
(a) a Zaz CD.
(b) des boucles d'oreilles rouges.
(b) red earrings.
(c) des boucles d'oreilles multicolores.
(c) multicolored earrings.
Réponse : (b) des boucles d'oreilles rouges.
Answer: (b) red earrings.
4. Nargis paie
4. Nargis pays
(a) par sa carte de crédit.
(a) with her credit card.
(b) par chèque.
(b) by check.
(c) en espèces.
(c) in cash.
Réponse : (a) par sa carte de crédit.
Answer: (a) with her credit card.
5. Dis vrai ou faux
5. Say true or false
(a) Pauline adore la musique.
(a) Pauline loves music.
Réponse : Vrai.
Answer: True.
(b) Nargis achète un roman.
(b) Nargis buys a novel.
Réponse : Faux.
Answer: False.
(c) Nargis fait faire un paquet cadeau pour Pauline.
(c) Nargis gets a gift wrap made for Pauline.
Réponse : Vrai.
Answer: True.
A TOI
YOUR TURN
Complète la grille donnée ci-dessous en te référant aux dialogues précédents :
Complete the grid given below referring to the preceding dialogues:
| A l'épicerie At the grocery store |
Au marché At the market |
A la boulangerie At the bakery |
A la crémerie At the dairy shop |
A la boucherie At the butcher shop |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | de la farine some flour |
des citrons some lemons |
du pain some bread |
des œufs some eggs |
du jambon blanc some cooked ham |
| 2 | de l'eau minérale mineral water |
des oignons some onions |
une baguette a baguette |
de la crème some cream |
|
| 3 | des tomates some tomatoes |
des croissants some croissants |
du lait some milk |
du poulet some chicken |
I. Complète les phrases avec les mots ci-dessous :
I. Complete the sentences with the words below:
(Beaucoup de/peu de/un peu de/assez de/trop de)
(A lot of/few of/a little of/enough of/too much of)
1. Mon café n'est pas bon. Ajoute un peu de sucre.
1. My coffee is not good. Add a little sugar.
2. Ah non! Je ne veux pas aller à la piscine maintenant. Pourquoi?
2. Oh no! I don't want to go to the pool now. Why?
Il y a trop de monde le mercredi après-midi.
There are too many people on Wednesday afternoon.
3. Moi? Non, merci. Je ne peux pas aller au cinéma cet après-midi.
3. Me? No, thank you. I cannot go to the cinema this afternoon.
Pourquoi? Qu'est-ce qu'il y a?
Why? What is the matter?
J'ai beaucoup de travail à faire.
I have a lot of work to do.
4. Tu connais Maya?
4. Do you know Maya?
Non. Qui est-ce?
No. Who is it?
C'est une nouvelle étudiante au lycée. Elle semble triste. Elle a peu d' amis.
She is a new student at the high school. She seems sad. She has few friends.
II. Réponds en utilisant «en» :
II. Answer using "en":
Exemple : Vous avez acheté du camembert ? Oui, j'en ai acheté.
Example : Did you buy some camembert? Yes, I bought some.
1. Est-ce que vous avez de l'eau minérale?
1. Do you have mineral water?
Oui, j'en ai.
Yes, I have some.
2. Est-ce que ta cousine Nathalie boit du vin rouge ?
2. Does your cousin Nathalie drink red wine?
Non, elle n'en boit pas.
No, she does not drink any.
3. Est-ce que votre professeur fume des cigares?
3. Does your teacher smoke cigars?
Non, il n'en fume pas.
No, he does not smoke any.
4. Il vous reste encore de l'argent?
4. Do you still have money left?
Non, il ne m'en reste pas.
No, I don't have any left.
5. Est-ce que vos parents mangent de la viande?
5. Do your parents eat meat?
Oui, ils en mangent.
Yes, they eat some.
III. Conjugue les verbes selon l'exemple donné :
III. Conjugate the verbs according to the given example:
P. ex.: Pourriez-vous me donner votre numéro de téléphone? (pouvoir)
E.g.: Could you give me your phone number? (to be able to)
1. J' aimerais rencontrer le directer le plus vite possible. (aimer)
1. I would like to meet the director as soon as possible. (to like)
2. Nous voudrions nous asseoir près de la fenêtre. (vouloir)
2. We would like to sit near the window. (to want)
3. Que voudriez - vous boire ce soir? (vouloir)
3. What would you like to drink tonight? (to want)
4. Pourrais -tu m'envoyer la liste des élèves? (pouvoir)
4. Could you send me the list of students? (to be able to)
IV. Chasse l'intrus :
IV. Find the odd one out:
1. la boulangerie / l'épicerie / la crémerie / le boucher
1. the bakery / the grocery store / the dairy shop / the butcher
Réponse : le boucher
Answer: the butcher
2. les croissants / les tomates / le pain / la baguette
2. the croissants / the tomatoes / the bread / the baguette
Réponse : les tomates
Answer: the tomatoes
3. le sucre / la farine / la bouteille d'eau / le lait
3. the sugar / the flour / the water bottle / the milk
Réponse : la bouteille d'eau
Answer: the water bottle
4. les fraises / les petits pois / les bananes / les oranges
4. the strawberries / the peas / the bananas / the oranges
Réponse : les petits pois
Answer: the peas
V. Trouve la question :
V. Find the question:
1. Combien ça coûte ?
1. How much does it cost?
Ça coute 50 Euro.
It costs 50 Euro.
2. Que désirez-vous ?
2. What would you like?
Je voudrais acheter du roquefort.
I would like to buy some roquefort.
3. En as-tu acheté ?
3. Did you buy some?
J'en ai acheté
I bought some
4. Combien de gâteaux y a-t-il dans le frigo ?
4. How many cakes are there in the fridge?
Il y a trois gâteaux dans le frigo
There are three cakes in the fridge
5. Que préfère-t-elle ?
5. What does she prefer?
Elle préfère le café.
She prefers coffee.
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Question
Translate the French term 'faire des achats' into English.
Answer
to go shopping / to make purchases
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Where do Akanksha and Nargis go to buy a gift for Pauline?
Answer
Le centre commercial (the shopping centre)
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Which French singer's CD does Akanksha decide to buy for Pauline?
Answer
Zaz
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Translate 'des boucles d'oreilles' into English.
Answer
earrings
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What is the French term for 'nail polish'?
Answer
le vernis à ongles
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Translate the French word 'un roman' into English.
Answer
a novel
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Which specific section of the shop do Nargis and Akanksha visit to find earrings?
Answer
Le rayon des bijoux (the jewellery department)
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How do you ask 'How much do they cost?' in French when referring to plural feminine items?
Answer
Combien coûtent-elles ?
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According to the dialogue, what are the three colours available for the earrings?
Answer
Bleu, rouge, and jaune (blue, red, and yellow)
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What is the French term for a 'gift-wrap' or 'gift-wrapped parcel'?
Answer
un paquet-cadeau
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How do you ask 'Do you accept credit cards?' in French?
Answer
Est-ce que vous acceptez les cartes de crédit ?
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What is the French 'conditionnel de politesse' for the first person singular of 'vouloir'?
Answer
Je voudrais
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What is the French 'conditionnel de politesse' for the first person singular of 'aimer'?
Answer
J'aimerais
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In French, what grammatical mood is used to express politeness when making requests?
Answer
Le conditionnel (the conditional)
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What shop would a person visit to buy eggs, cream, and milk?
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La crémerie (the dairy shop)
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Translate 'un litre de lait' into English.
Answer
a litre of milk
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What are 'des œufs' in English?
Answer
eggs
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What is 'la crème' in English?
Answer
cream
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Where would you go to buy 'deux citrons' and 'un kilo d'oignons'?
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Au marché (at the market)
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Translate 'des champignons' into English.
Answer
mushrooms
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What is the French term for 'potatoes'?
Answer
des pommes de terre
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Translate 'un kilo de farine' into English.
Answer
a kilogram of flour
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Where would you purchase 'une bouteille d'eau minérale' and 'de la farine'?
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À l'épicerie (at the grocery store)
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What is the French word for the shopkeeper at an 'épicerie'?
Answer
l'épicier
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At 'la boulangerie', what does the customer request as being 'bien cuite' (well-baked)?
Answer
Une baguette
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What is the total price for one baguette (1.20\text{€}) and four croissants (6.00\text{€})?
Answer
7.20\text{€}
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What is the French term for a 'butcher's shop'?
Answer
la boucherie
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What animal product is 'un poulet'?
Answer
a chicken
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Translate 'quatre tranches de jambon blanc' into English.
Answer
four slices of white ham
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Which French adverbial pronoun is used to replace a noun preceded by a partitive article or a quantity?
Answer
en
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In the sentence 'J'en achète trois tranches', what does the pronoun 'en' replace?
Answer
du jambon (or the specific item being discussed)
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Translate the quantity expression 'un peu de' into English.
Answer
a little bit of
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Translate the quantity expression 'beaucoup de' into English.
Answer
a lot of / many
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What quantity expression means 'a few' in French?
Answer
quelques
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What quantity expression means 'too much' or 'too many' in French?
Answer
trop de
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What quantity expression means 'enough' in French?
Answer
assez de
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In French, which type of article is used for 'uncountable' or 'imprecise' quantities (e.g., 'some coffee')?
Answer
L'article partitif (the partitive article)
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When expressing a general preference (e.g., 'He likes wine'), which type of article is used?
Answer
L'article défini (the definite article: le, la, l', les)
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What is the masculine singular partitive article in French?
Answer
du
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What is the feminine singular partitive article in French?
Answer
de la
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What partitive article is used before a singular noun starting with a vowel or silent 'h'?
Answer
de l'
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What is the plural partitive article in French?
Answer
des
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How does the meaning change between 'Il aime le vin' and 'Il boit du vin'?
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The first is a general preference; the second refers to an imprecise quantity being consumed.
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Translate 'Je voudrais acheter quelques dossiers en plastique' into English.
Answer
I would like to buy a few plastic folders.
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Conjugate 'pouvoir' in the second person plural conditional to ask 'Could you...?' politely.
Answer
Pourriez-vous
Question
Identify the 'intruder' (odd one out) in this list: la boulangerie, l'épicerie, la crémerie, le boucher.
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le boucher (it refers to the person/profession, while others are shops)
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Identify the 'intruder' in this list: les croissants, les tomates, le pain, la baguette.
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les tomates (it is a vegetable; others are bakery products)
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Identify the 'intruder' in this list: le sucre, la farine, la bouteille d'eau, le lait.
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la bouteille d'eau (it is a specific container/unit; others are bulk ingredients/uncountable nouns)
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Identify the 'intruder' in this list: les fraises, les petits pois, les bananes, les oranges.
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les petits pois (it is a vegetable; others are fruits)
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What does the French phrase 'C'est tout ?' mean in a shopping context?
Answer
Is that all?
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Translate 'Je prends le rouge' in the context of choosing a gift.
Answer
I'll take the red one.
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What is the French term for '500 grams'?
Answer
cinq cents grammes
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Translate 'deux kilos' into English.
Answer
two kilograms
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How do you say 'I'm out of ideas' in French, as used by Akanksha?
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Je n'ai pas d'idée.
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What is the purpose of the phrase 's'il vous plaît'?
Answer
To say 'please' (formal/polite).
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Translate 'Elle adore la musique' into English.
Answer
She loves music.
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How do you conjugate 'vouloir' for 'nous' in the conditional mood?
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nous voudrions
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How do you conjugate 'aimer' for 'vous' in the conditional mood?
Answer
vous aimeriez
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What is the third person plural conditional form of 'vouloir'?
Answer
ils / elles voudraient
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In the phrase 'J'ai fait de la crème au chocolat', why is 'de la' used?
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To indicate an imprecise quantity (some chocolate cream).