Year 10 - French
L'arrivée d'un réfugié chez nous : articles and possessive adjectives
My personal world: Ma famille
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits definite, indefinite and partitive articles, possessive adjectives, as well as adjective agreement and positioning rules. Pupils will learn one further adjective agreement rule. Lessons also further practise liaison and silent final letters.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use articles to determine part or whole and possessive adjectives to say who things belong to.
Key Notes
- Gender and number determine the words for 'a', 'the' and 'some' in French.
- 'Un, une' (indefinite article) describe 'whole' things, and 'du, de la, de l'' (partitive article) 'parts' of things.
- Use possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, etc) with nouns to say who things belong to.
- When a final [s] or [n] is followed by a vowel, a liaison is created and we hear the [s] or [n].
Vocabulary To Learn
- possessive adjective: shows who something belongs to
- partitive articles: refer to parts of things; often mean 'some' in English
- liaison: pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a word starting with a vowel follows
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Plural possessive adjectives agree with gender.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Gender and number determine the words for 'a', 'the' and 'some' in French. 'Un, une' (indefinite article) describe 'whole' things, and 'du, de la, de l'' (partitive article) 'parts' of things.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'possessive adjective'
shows who something belongs to. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Plural possessive adjectives agree with gender. Correction: Plural possessive adjectives only agree with number.
More Lessons In This Unit
- C'est de famille ! Gender and number agreement with nouns Study Guide
- Conflits et solutions en famille : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- La valeur de la famille : feminine adjective agreement Study Guide
- Un bon déjeuner familial : adjectives used as nouns and position of adjectives Study Guide
- Un membre de la famille que j'admire : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
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