False friends The 16 questions of lesson 35 «False friends» of the French course of Mova's primary school with their options, 96 sentences, every one parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. How the student did on them: the lesson at school .
t1 Your mate writes to a French pal, "Raisins are dry, innit?" when she said she ate du raisin. What's the mix-up? right ✓ · ★★ t2 ★★ Theo is about to ask for "préservatif" at breakfast. Why does his teacher stop him fast? wrong ✗ · ★★ t3 Grace from Glasgow writes back, "Aye, sensible folk are great," about a sister who is très sensible. What did the penpal mean? wrong ✗ · ★★ t4 Leo from Sydney goes, "Attending the bus? Like a meeting? Yeah nah." What should he understand? wrong ✗ · ★★ t5 Olivia from Ohio goes, "You're in college already? You're like eleven, no cap." What's true? wrong ✗ · ★★ t6 ★★ Josh from Leeds hears "en car" and goes, "All thirty of us in one car? Mad, like." What will really happen? right ✓ · ★★ t7 Ruby from Belfast hears "Voici votre monnaie" and goes, "Money? I gave her the money!" What's happening? wrong ✗ · ★★ t8 Charlie from Kent hears "Tu es blessé ?" after falling off his bike and says "Bless you!" What should he have answered? wrong ✗ · ★★ t9 ★★ Max from Manchester says "Je suis plein !" after lunch and his host laughs. What would sound natural? right ✓ · ★★ t10 ★★★ How many of these are false friends? la librairie, le raisin, la table, la lecture, l'animal right ✓ · ★★ t11 What would happen if a tourist went into a "Location de vélos" to ask where the bikes were made? right ✓ · ★★ t12 Noah from Ohio hears "la lecture" and groans, "A lecture? I thought we were reading a story!" What's true? right ✓ · ★★ e1 Which of the following statements most accurately characterises a "faux ami"? wrong ✗ · exam e2 Ascertain the meaning of the French noun "raisin". wrong ✗ · exam e3 Determine the meaning of the verb "attendre". wrong ✗ · exam e4 Identify the correct French term for the coins returned to a purchaser after payment. right ✓ · exam ← previous
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