Year 11 - French
Le conseil de la vie scolaire : extended speaking
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 contribute to a democratic process in a school context using a range of topic-specific vocabulary to support your ideas.
Key Notes
- We can work out the meaning of new words if we recognise part of the word from a related word.
- Being able to apply word patterns, such as creating nouns from verb stems, significantly expands our vocabulary
- Extend answers by justifying opinions and using a variety of adjectives, adverbs, pronouns and intensifiers.
Vocabulary To Learn
- verb stem: part of the verb that appears in all forms
- agent noun: a noun describing the person or object doing the action of a verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All agent nouns in French end in -eur, e.g. 'joueur'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
We can work out the meaning of new words if we recognise part of the word from a related word. Being able to apply word patterns, such as creating nouns from verb stems, significantly expands our vocabulary.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'verb stem'
part of the verb that appears in all forms. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: All agent nouns in French end in -eur, e.g. 'joueur'. Correction: Many French agent nouns have the '-ateur' ending, for example 'consommateur', which means 'consumer'. This is because these agent nouns are linked to the original Latin forms that French has maintained today.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Allons-y ! The imperative Study Guide
- Au Maroc : read and respond to texts Study Guide
- Au Maroc : regular present tense verbs, present participle with 'en' Study Guide
- La diversité culturelle : regular present tense 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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