Year 10 - French
On part pour la France : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir', 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 -ir verbs and adjectives to describe a visit to a landmark in France.
Key Notes
- Adjectives often change their spelling for feminine and plural forms. Those ending in -e do not change in the feminine.
- Adjectives beau, nouveau and vieux have feminine forms: belle, nouvelle and vieille. Beau and nouveau add -x in plural.
- Many -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of choisir: remove -ir and add -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent.
- Many -ir verbs follow the pattern of 'partir': remove -(t)ir and add: -s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent.
- The sounds [i] like 'midi', [s/ss] like 'saucisse' and [r] like 'rue' are common in verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adjective: a word that describes and usually agrees in number and gender with a noun or pronoun
- choisir: an example of a common group of -ir verbs, meaning 'to choose'
- partir: an example of a common group of -ir verbs, meaning 'to leave'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All -ir verbs follow the same pattern in the present tense, like -er verbs.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Adjectives often change their spelling for feminine and plural forms. Those ending in -e do not change in the feminine. Adjectives beau, nouveau and vieux have feminine forms: belle, nouvelle and vieille. Beau and nouveau add -x in plural.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective'
a word that describes and usually agrees in number and gender with a noun or pronoun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All -ir verbs follow the same pattern in the present tense, like -er verbs. Correction: -ir verbs can be grouped into verbs like 'choisir', verbs like 'partir', verbs like 'venir' and verbs like 'ouvrir'. By learning the stem formation and endings for these four verbs, students should be able to use wide range of -ir verbs.
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 endroits touristiques : -ir verbs like 'venir', position of adjectives 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 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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