Year 10 - French
Comment se mettre au travail ? Word patterns
People and lifestyle: Ma carrière
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Unit Summary
This unit consolidates modal verbs in the present tense and introduces the conditional with vouloir in the context of career plans. There is also an extensive focus on word pattern rules, introducing new rules for the formation of adverbs from adjectives and adding in- or im- to mean 'opposite of'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use your knowledge of word families to expand your range of language.
Key Notes
- Ordinal numbers are created by (removing -e and) adding -ième to a number: deuxième, onzième.
- in- or im- can be added to adjectives, adverbs or nouns to give the opposite meaning. English equivalent is un- or in-.
- The letter [x] can be heard before a vowel. This is called liaison and is common in ordinal numbers.
- [in] sounds like 'train' and [im] sounds like 'faim': incorrect, impossible.
Vocabulary To Learn
- cardinal number: number form that shows how many of something there are
- ordinal number: number form that shows position or order of something in a list e.g. first, second, third
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The letter x in the words 'sixième' and 'dixième' is pronounced the same as in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Ordinal numbers are created by (removing -e and) adding -ième to a number: deuxième, onzième. in- or im- can be added to adjectives, adverbs or nouns to give the opposite meaning. English equivalent is un- or in-.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'cardinal number'
number form that shows how many of something there are. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The letter x in the words 'sixième' and 'dixième' is pronounced the same as in English. Correction: The letter x is pronounced as z due to liaison in these words and should be carefully practised to develop an authentic pronunciation.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Les orientations professionnelles : present modals, conditional with 'vouloir' Study Guide
- Les pour et les contre d'un travail : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- On cherche un boulot : adjectives into adverbs Study Guide
- Un travail bien fait : modal verbs in present tense Study Guide
- Une orientation qui m'attire : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
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