Year 10 - French
Projets pour le week-end: extended writing and speaking
My personal world: Mes amis
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Unit Summary
This unit introduces verbs that follow the pattern of connaître in the present and perfect tense and extends pupils' use of impersonal verbs. It also develops mastery of the imperfect tense of regular verbs, set in the context of past and present friendships and activities.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of impersonal verbs in speaking and writing about plans for the weekend with friends.
Key Notes
- Using a range of impersonal verbs to your writing and speaking adds variety and complexity.
- Plan a speaking task answer carefully, pre-rehearse, and immediately repeat the task to improve performance.
- When a speaking scenario involves talking to a single friend, use the 'tu' form of the verb.
Vocabulary To Learn
- impersonal verb: a verb that doesn't refer to a particular person or thing, and whose subject is most often 'il' (it)
- idiom: a saying which does not always have a literal meaning and which does not always translate directly into another language
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Idioms are the same in different languages.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Using a range of impersonal verbs to your writing and speaking adds variety and complexity. Plan a speaking task answer carefully, pre-rehearse, and immediately repeat the task to improve performance.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'impersonal verb'
a verb that doesn't refer to a particular person or thing, and whose subject is most often 'il' (it). Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Idioms are the same in different languages. Correction: Idioms can be specific to a language, culture or group of people. They are often impossible to translate directly. Their use adds variety and authenticity to students' work but it is necessary to discuss the idiom carefully when it is taught.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Activités avant et aujourd'hui: extended speaking, photo description Study Guide
- Avec mes amis : extended writing and speaking Study Guide
- Avec mes amis: verbs like connaitre in present and perfect tense Study Guide
- Ce week-end: impersonal verbs Study Guide
- On se retrouve : impersonal verbs Study Guide
- Quand j'étais petit : the imperfect tense with regular verbs ('used to') Study Guide
- Que faisais-tu quand ... ? The imperfect tense with regular verbs ('be' + ing) Study Guide
- Une rencontre : verbs like 'connaitre' in present tense Study Guide
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