1. Higher Level Structures
Why bother?
Higher level structures make your work more complex and, if used correctly, will help you achieve more marks and therefore a higher grade in both your speaking and writing exams.
It is best to learn a few higher level structures so you can vary your language. Even if you only learn one higher level structure, it will make your work more complex.
The GCSE mark scheme clearly awards more marks for work which is complex and which has a variety of structures.

2. Higher Level Structures
On peut….
One can….

3. Higher Level Structures
‘On peut’ is used to say what one can do / see / visit, etc.
‘On peut’ can be used in any context.
Let’s take a look at some English sentences to see how it is used:
One can visit the Beatles Museum
One can go shopping in Liverpool One
One can learn French at school
One can go fishing
One can recycle bottles
One can go on holiday
One can go to University

4. Higher Level Structures
So how do you use ‘on peut’?
On peut + INFINITIVE
On peut is always followed by an INFINITIVE

5. Higher Level Structures
So what is an INFINITIVE?
An infinitive is a particular form of the verb (meaning To……… e.g. Jouer = To play)
An infinitive is the verb you will find in the dictionary
An infinitive must end in –ER, -RE or -IR

6. Higher Level Structures
Some examples of INFINITIVES
Visiter To visit
Voir To see
Faire To do
Jouer To play
Aller To go
le musée des Beatles
l’Albert Dock
le Parc Sefton
the Beatles Museum
the Albert Dock
Sefton Park
les monuments historiques
le stade Anfield
un film au cinéma multisalle
historic monuments
Anfield stadium
a film at the multiscreen cinema
du shopping à Liverpool One
du vélo / de la natation
des promenades
shopping at Liverpool One
cycling / swimming
walking
au foot / volley / hockey
aux cartes / aux échecs
à l’ordinateur
football / volleyball / hockey
cards / chess
on the computer
en ville
au cinéma / parc / centre commercial
à la plage / à la gare
to town
to the cinema/park/shopping centre
to the beach / station

7. Higher Level Structures
‘On peut’ can be used in any context
Can you translate the following sentences into English?

8. Higher Level Structures
LIFESTYLE Health / Relationships & Choices
On peut manger plus sainement
One can eat more healthily
On peut aller au gymnase
One can go to the gym
On peut essayer de s’entendre bien avec sa famille
One can ty to get on well with one’s family
On peut se marier à l’âge de dix-huit ans
One can get married at age eighteen

9. Higher Level Structures
2. LEISURE Free Time & Media / Holidays
On peut acheter des CD là
One can buy CDs there
On peut écouter son baladeur mp3
One can listen to one’s mp3 player
On peut aller à Paris
One can go to Paris
On peut visiter la Tour Eiffel
One can visit the Eiffel Tower

10. Higher Level Structures
3. HOME & ENVIRONMENT Home & Local Area / Environment
On peut fêter son anniversaire
One can celebrate one’s birthday
On peut acheter des cadeaux
One can buy presents
On peut prendre l’autobus
One can take the bus
On peut recycler le papier
One can recycle paper

11. Higher Level Structures
4. WORK & EDUCATION School & Future Plans / Current & Future Jobs
On peut réussir à son examen
One can pass one’s exam
On ne peut pas porter de bijoux
One cannot wear jewellery
On peut être coiffeuse
One can be a hairdresser
On peut aller à l’université
One can go to university

12. Higher Level Structures
Do you think you will be able to use ‘on peut’ confidently?
The easiest way to use ‘on peut’ is with INFINITIVES which are COGNATES (words which look like English ones).

13. Higher Level Structures
‘On peut’ + …………..
Let’s recap
Préparer le dîner
Visiter le musée
Téléphoner à des copains
Danser à la discothèque
Étudier beaucoup
Changer d’avis
Arriver en train
One can prepare dinner
One can visit the museum
One can phone one’s friends
One can dance at the disco
One can study hard
One can change one’s mind
One can arrive by train

14. Higher Level Structures
On pourrait
‘On pourrait’ means ‘one could’ and is used in exactly the same way as ‘on peut’.

15. Higher Level Structures
‘On pourrait’ + …………..
Préparer le dîner
Visiter le musée
Téléphoner à des copains
Danser à la discothèque
Étudier beaucoup
Changer d’avis
Arriver en train
One could prepare dinner
One could visit the museum
One could phone one’s friends
One could dance at the disco
One could study hard
One could change one’s mind
One could arrive by train

16. Higher Level Structures
On peut……..
On pourrait….
One can…….
One could…..
On peut + on pourrait are always followed by an
INFINITIVE

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