Expressing simple quantities — practise and choose the right form

Expressing simple quantities: progressive explanation, topic-specific examples, guided exercises and a corrected assessment.

Duration: 25 minPrerequisites: quantites-base-repererPass mark: 80%

1. Objective

By the end, you will manipulate forms related to “Expressing simple quantities” without copying the model.

2. Discover

Take two “Expressing simple quantities” examples and change one element at a time.

3. Understand

Work from the full sentence in “Expressing simple quantities — practise and choose the right form”. Identify the grammatical link first, then choose the form that preserves the intended meaning.

Nous commandons une bouteille d’eau gazeuse.Elle ajoute une cuillère de sucre.J’ai seulement quelques minutes.Ils achètent cinq cents grammes de fromage.Il reste plusieurs places disponibles.Je voudrais un morceau de gâteau.

Watch out

First identify the relation between the ideas: cause, consequence, contrast, condition, time… Choose the connector from the meaning, not the other way around.

4. Guided practice

5. Independent practice

6. Write / speak

Create new sentences in your own context; keep the target structure but change the situation.

7. Check your learning

8. Remember

For “Expressing simple quantities — practise and choose the right form”, check the function of the form in the full sentence before answering.

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9. Now I can…

I can recognise “Expressing simple quantities” in a new example.
I can justify my choice and create an example.