Talking about others: il/elle and ils/elles
‘s/he’ and ‘they’
-ER verbs
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Rachel Hawkes
Talking about others: il/elle and ils/elles
For regular –ER verbs:
joue → jouent (these sound the same)
il/elle ils/elles
il elle ils elles
When we want to talk about more than one person (they),
rather than one person (he/she)…
[he] [she]
[they (m)] [they (f)]
-ER verbs
Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
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Rachel Hawkes
Les agents de voyage et le voyageur
When you go away on holiday, travel agencies often help you (or not!) with many of the arrangements, decisions and activities.�
A travel agency wrote this list to explain what they do.
The list also explains what the traveller does.
The person who wrote it seems to have got some things a bit confused.
In this activity:
Read the phrases. Do the travel agents do it or does the traveller?
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Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
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Rachel Hawkes
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Once you have ticked WHO is being talked about, then circle whether you think the statement is probably true or is a bit weird!
Attention! You cannot guess; your only clue is the verb.
e.g. | …entrent Thomas Cuit | the traveller goes into Thomas Cuit�the agents go into Thomas Cuit | probably true /a bit weird |
1 | …pose les questions | the traveller asks the questions the agents ask the questions | probably true /a bit weird |
2 | …donnent des infos | the traveller gives information the agents give information | probably true /a bit weird |
3 | …montrent le brochure d’hôtels | he shows a brochure of hotels they show a brochure of hotels | probably true /a bit weird |
4 | …recommande un hôtel | he recommends a hotel they recommend a hotel | probably true /a bit weird |
5 | …décident la destination | he decides the destination they decide the destination | probably true /a bit weird |
Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
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Rachel Hawkes
6 | …oublie le passport! | he forgets the passport they forget the passport | probably true /a bit weird |
7 | …arrive à la destination | he arrives at the destination they arrive at the destination | probably true /a bit weird |
8 | …visitent les musées | he visits museums they visit museums | probably true /a bit weird |
9 | …achète des cartes postales | he buys post cards they buy post cards | probably true /a bit weird |
10 | …restent 15 jours | he stays 15 days they stay 15 days | probably true /a bit weird |
11 | …travaillent pendant qu’il est en vacances | he works while he is on holiday they work while he is on holiday | probably true /a bit weird |
12 | …montre les photos des vacances à la famille | he shows the holiday photos to the family they show the holiday photos to the family | probably true /a bit weird |
Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
Material licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0�
Rachel Hawkes
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ANSWERS
Once you have ticked WHO is being talked about, then circle whether you think the statement is probably true or is a bit weird!
Attention! You cannot guess; your only clue is the verb.
e.g. | …entrent Thomas Cuit | the traveller goes into Thomas Cuit�the agents go into Thomas Cuit | probably true /a bit weird |
1 | …pose les questions | the traveller asks the questions the agents ask the questions | probably true /a bit weird |
2 | …donnent des infos | the traveller gives information the agents give information | probably true /a bit weird |
3 | …montrent le brochure d’hôtels | he shows a brochure of hotels they show a brochure of hotels | probably true /a bit weird |
4 | …recommande un hôtel | he recommends a hotel they recommend a hotel | probably true /a bit weird |
5 | …décident la destination | he decides the destination they decide the destination | probably true /a bit weird |
Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
Material licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0�
Rachel Hawkes
6 | …oublie le passport! | he forgets the passport they forget the passport | probably true /a bit weird |
7 | …arrive à la destination | he arrives at the destination they arrive at the destination | probably true /a bit weird |
8 | …visitent les musées | he visits museums they visit museums | probably true /a bit weird |
9 | …achète des cartes postales | he buys post cards they buy post cards | probably true /a bit weird |
10 | …restent 15 jours | he stays 15 days they stay 15 days | probably true /a bit weird |
11 | …travaillent pendant qu’il est en vacances | he works while he is on holiday they work while he is on holiday | probably true /a bit weird |
12 | …montre les photos des vacances à la famille | he shows the holiday photos to the family they show the holiday photos to the family | probably true /a bit weird |
ANSWERS cont’d
Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
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Rachel Hawkes