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Talking about others: il/elle and ils/elles

‘s/he’ and ‘they’

-ER verbs

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Rachel Hawkes

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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

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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:

  • he (singular) refers to the traveller (e.g. he – the traveller – buys tickets)
  • they (plural) refers to the travel agents (e.g. they – the travel agents – buy tickets).

Read the phrases. Do the travel agents do it or does the traveller?

Lire

Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen

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Rachel Hawkes

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Lire

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

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…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

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…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

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…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

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…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

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Rachel Hawkes

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Lire

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

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Rachel Hawkes

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…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