Year 10 - French
On cherche un boulot : adjectives into adverbs
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 apply rules to convert adjectives into adverbs to add detail when discussing jobs and finding work.
Key Notes
- [en/an] sound like 'enfant', [è] sounds like 'tête' and [i] sounds like 'midi'.
- Some adverbs are formed by adding -ment to the feminine form of adjectives when the English adverb equivalent is -ly.
- Where the adjective ends in e in the masculine form, add -ment to form the adverb e.g. rapide - rapidement.
- Some adverbs are formed by dropping -ant(e)/-ent (e) and adding -(am)ment/-(em)ment when the English equivalent is -ly.
Vocabulary To Learn
- adjective: word that gives information about a noun
- adverb: word that describes a verb or an adjective
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All words ending in -ment are adverbs.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[en/an] sound like 'enfant', [è] sounds like 'tête' and [i] sounds like 'midi'. Some adverbs are formed by adding -ment to the feminine form of adjectives when the English adverb equivalent is -ly.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective'
word that gives information about a noun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All words ending in -ment are adverbs. Correction: Whilst many words ending in -ment are adverbs where the feminine form of the adjective has been taken and -ment added to create the adverb, not all words ending in -ment are adverbs. Some nouns end in -ment e.g. 'le règlement' rule, regulation.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Comment se mettre au travail ? Word patterns Study Guide
- Les orientations professionnelles : present modals, conditional with 'vouloir' Study Guide
- Les pour et les contre d'un travail : extended writing and speaking 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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