Year 10 - French
Découvrir de grandes villes : prepositions and emphatic pronouns nous and vous
My neighbourhood: Là où j'habite
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Unit Summary
This unit develops knowledge of the imperfect tense by focusing on the irregular verbs avoir, être and faire. The prepositions sans, pour and avant are also revisited, along with the use of emphatic pronouns (such as moi, toi, lui) after prepositions.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to draw comparisons between different English- and French-speaking cities.
Key Notes
- Nous and vous are the emphatic pronouns for us and you (plural/formal).
- Emphatic pronouns often follow prepositions, e.g. pour nous, avant vous.
- When a nasal vowel such as [an] is followed by a vowel, it is no longer a nasal sound but an oral vowel, e.g. ami.
- Extended listening and reading texts can be exploited to enrich our vocabulary and use of complex structures.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preposition: a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
- emphatic pronoun: used to emphasize a person, or when the pronoun stands alone, or after certain prepositions
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Nous' always means 'we' in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Nous and vous are the emphatic pronouns for us and you (plural/formal). Emphatic pronouns often follow prepositions, e.g. pour nous, avant vous.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preposition'
a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase or a pronoun, connecting it to another word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Nous' always means 'we' in French. Correction: 'Nous' means 'we' when used as a subject pronoun. 'Nous' means 'us' when used as an emphatic pronoun.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Chez moi, chez toi : prepositions and emphatic pronouns 'moi', 'toi' ... Study Guide
- Découvrir d'autres pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns 'nous' and 'vous' Study Guide
- La transformation des villes : imperfect of être, avoir and faire Study Guide
- La vie en ville : extended writing and speaking, photo description Study Guide
- La vie quotidienne ici et ailleurs : extended speaking and writing Study Guide
- Ma ville avant : imperfect of 'être', 'avoir' and 'faire' Study Guide
- Ma ville, mon pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns lui, elle, eux, elles Study Guide
- Où habiter : extended writing Study Guide
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