Year 10 - French
Des endroits touristiques : -ir verbs like 'venir', position of adjectives
Travel and tourism: La France est belle!
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils re-examine verbs like choisir, partir and venir in the present, and add to this verbs like ouvrir. They revisit questions, pre-nominal adjectives, contraction of articles after à and de, and expand knowledge of negation. A further focus is the use of direct object pronouns.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use adjectives before and after nouns with -ir verbs like venir to describe and justify visiting places in France.
Key Notes
- Many adjectives come after the noun in French.
- Adjectives that come before the noun fit into five categories: BRAGS (Beauty, Rank, Age, Good/Bad and Size/quantity).
- Some -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of venir. The stem is vien(n) in all but the nous and vous forms.
- [ien] is pronounced like 'bien'. [e] can be lengthened to sound like [ê/è] in the ils/elles forms of verbs like venir.
- Pour + infinitive can be used to give reasons.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adjective positioning: the placement of adjectives within a sentence before or after the noun
- venir: an example of a common group of -ir verbs, and meaning 'to come'
- pour + infinitive: to, in order to; often used to give reasons
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- French adjectives always come after the noun they are describing.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Many adjectives come after the noun in French. Adjectives that come before the noun fit into five categories: BRAGS (Beauty, Rank, Age, Good/Bad and Size/quantity).
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective positioning'
the placement of adjectives within a sentence before or after the noun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: French adjectives always come after the noun they are describing. Correction: There are five categories of adjectives which come before the noun: beauty, rank, age, good/bad, size/quantity. Practise using these before the noun alongside other adjectives which come after the noun.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Au château de Versailles : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (singular) Study Guide
- Ça ne vous intéresse pas ? Direct object pronouns, negation Study Guide
- Des monuments commémoratifs : contraction of definite article after 'à' Study Guide
- Des monuments historiques : 'il y a' and 'il n'y a pas' Study Guide
- On organise des visites : reflexive pronouns, direct object pronouns Study Guide
- On part pour la France : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir', adjectives Study Guide
- On va à un concert : direct object pronouns, reflexive pronouns and negation Study Guide
- Un nouvel élève : yes/no questions with inversion, intonation and 'est-ce que' Study Guide
- Une nouvelle vie en France : liaison, questions, jouer à/de, negation Study Guide
- Une nouvelle vie en France : negation Study Guide
- Une visite scolaire : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (plural) Study Guide
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