Year 10 - French
Quelques difficultés au travail : past tense questions, indefinite adjectives
People and lifestyle: Au boulot
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils apply prior knowledge of irregular verbs, question-forming with question words, indefinite adjectives, interrogative adjectives and demonstrative adjectives. They will also deepen their understanding of relative clauses and learn how to form the imperative.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to ask and answer questions in the perfect tense to discuss experiences in the workplace, and use indefinite adjectives to describe people and things.
Key Notes
- To ask a question in the perfect tense, use inversion, intonation or est-ce que.
- t-liaison is common in inversion questions in the perfect tense: A-t-il gagné?
- Indefinite adjectives are used to describe a noun in a non-specific sense. They go before the noun they describe.
- Même(s)', 'autre(s)', and 'quelque(s)', meaning 'same', 'other' and 'some', agree in number with the noun.
- 'Tout le' meaning 'whole' or 'all' agrees in number and gender. 'Chaque' (each) and 'plusieurs' (several) do not change.
Vocabulary To Learn
- t-liaison: pronouncing a usually silent 't' because a word starting with a vowel follows
- indefinite adjective: describes a noun in a non-specific sense, e.g. some, even, each
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Chaque' and 'plusieurs' change form and can be written as 'chaques' and 'plusieur'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
To ask a question in the perfect tense, use inversion, intonation or est-ce que. t-liaison is common in inversion questions in the perfect tense: A-t-il gagné?
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 't-liaison'
pronouncing a usually silent 't' because a word starting with 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: 'Chaque' and 'plusieurs' change form and can be written as 'chaques' and 'plusieur'. Correction: The indefinite adjectives 'chaque' and 'plusieurs' are invariable and only have the one form. As they are highly useful, encourage students to use them frequently in their work.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Au boulot : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- Collègues et amis : the imperative Study Guide
- Des industries françaises : relative clauses Study Guide
- Je voudrais postuler : extended speaking, role-play Study Guide
- Le chef : voir, boire, croire and faire in present, the imperative Study Guide
- Quel boulot ? past tense questions; interrogative and demonstrative adjectives Study Guide
- Travailler en France: questions in present tense, relative clauses Study Guide
- Une industrie qui m'intéresse: extended writing and speaking Study Guide
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