Year 10 - French
Mon temps libre: subject pronouns, -er verbs and 'aimer' + infinitive
My personal world: Mes intérêts
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Unit Summary
This unit revisits subject pronouns, -er and -re verbs in the present tense, and two-verb constructions with 'aimer' in the context of describing free time activities. It also consolidates silent final letters, and the sound-symbol correspondences [-er,-ez,-é], [on], [en,an] and hard [s].
Lesson Summary
You will learn to talk about what you do and what you like doing in your free time.
Key Notes
- Most final consonants and final letter 'e' are silent, [-er/-ez/-é] all make the same sound and [on] is a nasal sound.
- -er verbs take the following endings in the present tense: je-e, tu-es, il/elle/on-e, nous-ons, vous-ez, ils/elles-ent.
- 'on' can mean 'we' or you/people and 'vous' can be informal plural as well as formal.
- 'il(s)' and 'elle(s)' can be used for things (as well as people) and mean 'it' or 'they'.
- Two-verb constructions with 'aimer' are used to say what we like doing.
Vocabulary To Learn
- subject pronoun: represents the person, people or thing (s) doing the verb e.g. I, we, they.
- infinitive: the basic form of the verb, with no particular subject or tense indicated
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Il', 'elle', 'ils' and 'elles' only refer to people and not things. 'Il' therefore only means 'he' and 'elle' only means 'she'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Most final consonants and final letter 'e' are silent, [-er/-ez/-é] all make the same sound and [on] is a nasal sound. -er verbs take the following endings in the present tense: je-e, tu-es, il/elle/on-e, nous-ons, vous-ez, ils/elles-ent.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'subject pronoun'
represents the person, people or thing (s) doing the verb e.g. I, we, they. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Il', 'elle', 'ils' and 'elles' only refer to people and not things. 'Il' therefore only means 'he' and 'elle' only means 'she'. Correction: It is useful to keep in mind that 'il, elle' and 'ils, elles' can refer to things as well as people. In this case, 'il, elle' means 'it' rather than 'he, she'.
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