Year 10 - French
Une industrie qui m'intéresse: extended writing and speaking
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 understand longer texts about French industry and jobs and you can use a range of relative pronouns to extend your sentences.
Key Notes
- Being able to ask questions in different tenses, as well as answer them, is key to successful communication.
- Using qui, que, où and quand in relative clauses provides more information and adds complexity.
- [qu] sounds like 'question' or 'quatre', [en/an] sound like 'enfant' and [e] sounds like 'je'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- relative clause: adds information about the noun in the main clause
- relative pronoun: a pronoun that introduces a relative clause e.g. qui, que
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The relative pronouns 'qui' and 'que' can be used interchangeably to translate 'that', 'which' or 'who/whom'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Being able to ask questions in different tenses, as well as answer them, is key to successful communication. Using qui, que, où and quand in relative clauses provides more information and adds complexity.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'relative clause'
adds information about the noun in the main clause. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The relative pronouns 'qui' and 'que' can be used interchangeably to translate 'that', 'which' or 'who/whom'. Correction: Use 'qui' to introduce a subject-relative clause. Use 'que' to introduce an object-relative clause.
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
- Quelques difficultés au travail : past tense questions, indefinite adjectives Study Guide
- Travailler en France: questions in present tense, relative clauses Study Guide
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