Justifying Preferences
French: KS3, topic 10.1.14
Justifying Preferences
There are three words for because: parce que, car or puisque. Parce que can be abbreviated to parce qu’ if the next word starts with a vowel.
Key vocab
- Parce que c’est amusant - because it’s fun.
- Parce que c’est intéressant - because it’s interesting.
- Car c’est facile - because it’s easy.
- Puisque c’est difficile - because it’s difficult.
Key vocab (cont.)
- Puisque je suis sportif/sportive - because I am sporty.
- Car je suis actif/active - because I am active.
- Parce qu’il est sportif - because he is sporty.
- Parce qu’elle est sportive - because she is sporty.
Parce que, car, pusique
- J’aime faire du sport parce que c’est amusant.
- I like doing sport because it’s fun.
- Il fait de la planche à voile parce qu’il est sportif.
- He windsurfs because he is sporty.
- J’aime faire du sport car je suis sportive.
- I like doing sport because I am sporty.
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