Year 10 - French
Une orientation qui m'attire : extended writing and speaking
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 understand descriptions of a range of different jobs and express your interests and wishes for a future career.
Key Notes
- Modal verbs and the conditional with vouloir are helpful for describing work tasks and future career hopes and plans.
- The conditional with vouloir can be used to personalise your writing and speaking.
- Creating a checklist for range of language and another for accuracy can enhance the quality of extended writing.
- When developing a personal response it's helpful to use reference materials to look up new vocabulary.
Vocabulary To Learn
- modal verb: verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
- conditional: describes what could or would happen under certain conditions
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Verbs with 'de' e.g. 'persuader de', 'conseiller de' do not need to be followed by a second verb in its infinitive form.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Modal verbs and the conditional with vouloir are helpful for describing work tasks and future career hopes and plans. The conditional with vouloir can be used to personalise your writing and speaking.
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: Verbs with 'de' e.g. 'persuader de', 'conseiller de' do not need to be followed by a second verb in its infinitive form. Correction: All French verbs with 'de' are always followed by a second verb in its infinitive form. There may be a preposition or an object pronoun between the two verbs but a second verb in its infinitive form will always follow.
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
- On cherche un boulot : adjectives into adverbs Study Guide
- Un travail bien fait : modal verbs in present tense Study Guide
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