Year 10 - French
Les orientations professionnelles : present modals, conditional with 'vouloir'
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 the conditional with vouloir, alongside modal verbs, to express future wishes and career plans.
Key Notes
- The sound [ai] sounds like 'vrai'.
- Modal verbs state necessity or possibility and are commonly followed by a second verb as an infinitive.
- The verb vouloir can be used in the conditional to express a wish. It can be followed by a noun or an infinitive.
- The 1st, 2nd, 3rd person forms of vouloir in the conditional all sound the same: je voudrais, tu voudrais, il voudrait.
Vocabulary To Learn
- modal verb: verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
- conditional tense: describes what could or would happen under certain conditions
- stem: part of the verb that appears in all forms
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When saying what you would like to do, a French word for 'would' is needed before the verb 'aimer' to like.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound [ai] sounds like 'vrai'. Modal verbs state necessity or possibility and are commonly followed by a second verb as an infinitive.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'modal verb'
verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When saying what you would like to do, a French word for 'would' is needed before the verb 'aimer' to like. Correction: In French, to say what you would like to do, use the conditional stem of the verb vouloir together with the appropriate ending - -ais for 'je' and 'tu', -ait for 'il' and 'elle'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Comment se mettre au travail ? Word patterns 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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