Year 10 - French
Une personne intéressante : -re verbs like 'traduire' and 'écrire'
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 use a range of -re and -er verbs to describe somebody's activities and interests.
Key Notes
- Some -re verbs in the present tense follow the pattern of 'traduire' (-s added to stem for 'nous/vous/ils/elles' forms)
- [s] is pronounced as in 'maison' when between two vowels.
- The verb 'écrire' and its derivatives are conjugated differently (-v added to stem in 'nous/vous/ils/elles' forms).
- Four groups of -re verbs are verbs like 'entendre', verbs like 'prendre', verbs like 'traduire' and verbs like 'écrire'.
- All four groups of -re verbs can be combined with -er verbs to describe somebody's interests and achievements.
Vocabulary To Learn
- entendre: an example of the most common group of -re verbs, meaning 'to hear'
- prendre: an example of another group of -re verbs, meaning 'to take'
- traduire: an example of a further group of -re verbs, meaning 'to translate'
- écrire: an example of a further group of -re verbs, meaning 'to write'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- [s] is always a silent final consonant.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Some -re verbs in the present tense follow the pattern of 'traduire' (-s added to stem for 'nous/vous/ils/elles' forms). [s] is pronounced as in 'maison' when between two vowels.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'entendre'
an example of the most common group of -re verbs, meaning 'to hear'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: [s] is always a silent final consonant. Correction: [s] is usually a silent final consonant, but is pronounced when between two vowels. It's helpful to look out for verbs that start with a vowel. With such verbs in the third person plural, the 's' on 'ils' and 'elles' is pronounced.
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