Year 11 - French
Au Maroc : read and respond to texts
Popular culture/Communication and the world around us: la culture francophone
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Unit Summary
This cultural unit consolidates present tense regular verb patterns, adjectives and adverbs, possessive adjectives and a range of pronouns. In addition it further develops the imperative, including the nous form for 'let's + verb', and teaches the two uses of present participles.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to read and respond to extended texts about cultural groups in Morocco and you can use regular and irregular present participles.
Key Notes
- Some regular present participles are: partant, venant, ouvrant, choisissant, entendant, prenant, connaissant, écrivant.
- The present participle of faire is 'faisant'; 'faisant de' + noun means making something.
- The irregular present participles of être and avoir are 'étant' and 'ayant'.
- Extended reading texts can be exploited to enrich our thematic vocabulary and use of complex structures.
Vocabulary To Learn
- present participle: a verb form used to show how something happens, something that is happening at the same time, or to give a reason for something
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Present participles are always preceeded by 'en'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Some regular present participles are: partant, venant, ouvrant, choisissant, entendant, prenant, connaissant, écrivant. The present participle of faire is 'faisant'; 'faisant de' + noun means making something.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'present participle'
a verb form used to show how something happens, something that is happening at the same time, or to give a reason for something. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Present participles are always preceeded by 'en'. Correction: The present participles 'ayant', 'étant' and 'faisant de' can be used without the preposition 'en' e.g. 'Ayant une grand-mère musulmane, je sais beaucoup sur l'Islam' - having a muslim grandmother, I know a lot about Islam.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Allons-y ! The imperative Study Guide
- Au Maroc : regular present tense verbs, present participle with 'en' Study Guide
- La diversité culturelle : regular present tense Study Guide
- Le conseil de la vie scolaire : extended speaking Study Guide
- Montréal, une ville francophone : the imperative Study Guide
- Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem Study Guide
- Qu'en penses-tu ? Possessive adjectives, direct & indirect object pronouns Study Guide
- Un portrait coloré : extended speaking Study Guide
- Un portrait francophone : possessive adjectives, emphatic pronouns Study Guide
- Une démocratie : creating nouns by adding -ion or -ation to the verb stem Study Guide
- Une équipe accomplie : present participle adjectives, comparatives, superlatives Study Guide
- Une équipe francophone : adjective agreement, making comparisons Study Guide
- Une sportive qui m'intéresse : extended writing Study Guide
- Une visite en ville : role-play Study Guide
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