Year 10 - French
Une nouvelle vie en France : liaison, questions, jouer à/de, negation
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 ne…pas and ne…jamais for negation, jouer à/de to describe playing sports and instruments, and ask questions about new experiences.
Key Notes
- When the next word begins with a vowel, -s and -t are pronounced, rather than being silent final consonants.
- Add a 't' in an inversion question when the verb ends in a vowel and the pronoun begins in a vowel: A-t-il une voiture?
- To say what doesn't happen, we use ne...pas around the verb. To say what never happens, use ne...jamais.
- Use jouer à to talk about playing sports and jouer de to talk about playing instruments.
- À combines with le/les to form au/aux and de combines with le/les to form du/des.
Vocabulary To Learn
- liaison: pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows
- inversion: when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question
- ne...pas: negative structure, meaning 'not'
- ne...jamais: negative structure, meaning 'never'
- jouer à/de: verb meaning 'to play'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The verb jouer is always followed by the preposition à.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
When the next word begins with a vowel, -s and -t are pronounced, rather than being silent final consonants. Add a 't' in an inversion question when the verb ends in a vowel and the pronoun begins in a vowel: A-t-il une voiture?
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'liaison'
pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The verb jouer is always followed by the preposition à. Correction: Use jouer à for sports but use jouer de for instruments.
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 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 : negation Study Guide
- Une visite scolaire : -ir verbs like 'ouvrir' (plural) Study Guide
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