Year 10 - French
La journée d'un jeune migrant : Extended writing and speaking
Communication and the world around us: mon nouveau pays
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Unit Summary
This unit examines the use of direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense, infinitives used as nouns, and the perfect tense when used as the equivalent of the present perfect. Furthermore, pupils will meet the present tense with depuis, être en train de, and venir de + infinitive.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the simple past, the present perfect and present tense + 'depuis' to describe past and ongoing events in the life of an immigrant.
Key Notes
- The perfect tense and present tense + 'depuis' can usefully be combined to talk about completed and ongoing events.
- [e] sounds like 'je' and [ui] sounds like 'huit'.
- When talking or writing about someone else, change pronouns, verbs and possessive adjectives from first to third person.
- It is important to carefully plan use of tenses when creating a longer text.
Vocabulary To Learn
- first person: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself
- third person: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to others
- perfect tense: describes what you did or have done in the past
- present tense: describes what you do habitually or what you are doing now
- depuis: for, since
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When writing, talking about what someone does, has done using a text written in the first person for information, only the subject pronoun needs to be changed in each sentence.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The perfect tense and present tense + 'depuis' can usefully be combined to talk about completed and ongoing events. [e] sounds like 'je' and [ui] sounds like 'huit'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'first person'
form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When writing, talking about what someone does, has done using a text written in the first person for information, only the subject pronoun needs to be changed in each sentence. Correction: When writing, talking in the third person using a text in the first person for information, change the subject pronoun, verb, object pronouns and possessive adjectives (words like 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her').
More Lessons In This Unit
- Des histoires diverses : Present tense with 'depuis' Study Guide
- Il faut agir : Infinitives as nouns Study Guide
- Il m'a aidé : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense Study Guide
- Ils sont venus à Paris : Present perfect Study Guide
- Mon voyage dangereux : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense Study Guide
- Mon voyage dangereux : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- Notre planète est en crise : infinitives as nouns, 'en train de' and 'venir de' Study Guide
- Un problème écologique : Extended writing and speaking, photo description Study Guide
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