Year 10 - French
Mon voyage dangereux : 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 exploit a longer written text to improve your vocabulary and grammar knowledge, to develop your reading skills and to create your own extended text on a contemporary issue.
Key Notes
- Direct and indirect object pronouns precede both parts of the verb (auxiliary and past participle) in the perfect tense.
- Direct and indirect object pronouns can be usefully combined to create complex texts.
- It is important to plan both the ideas and language needed and to think about structure when writing a longer text.
- It is important to create a checklist both for range of language and for accuracy when creating a longer text.
Vocabulary To Learn
- verb: word that communicates actions or states
- direct object pronoun: replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., me, you, it, them
- indirect object pronoun: replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The noun 'un être', meaning 'a being', changes to 'une être' when referring to a girl or woman. 'Un être humain' changes to 'une être humaine' in the feminine.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Direct and indirect object pronouns precede both parts of the verb (auxiliary and past participle) in the perfect tense. Direct and indirect object pronouns can be usefully combined to create complex texts.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'verb'
word that communicates actions or states. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The noun 'un être', meaning 'a being', changes to 'une être' when referring to a girl or woman. 'Un être humain' changes to 'une être humaine' in the feminine. Correction: The noun 'être' is masculine, even when referring to a girl or a woman. The phrase 'un être humain', 'a human being', refers to both genders.
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
- La journée d'un jeune migrant : Extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- Mon voyage dangereux : Direct and indirect object pronouns in the past tense 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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