Year 11 - French
Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem
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 use your knowledge of word families to expand your range of language when discussing people and their actions.
Key Notes
- [eu] is pronounced closed as in 'deux' and [eu/œu] is pronounced open as in 'cœur', and [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'.
- An agent noun is a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb.
- Agent nouns can be created by adding -eur or -ateur to the verb stem, e.g. 'consommer' - 'consommateur'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- agent noun: a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- All agent nouns are formed by adding either -eur or -ateur to the stem of the verb.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[eu] is pronounced closed as in 'deux' and [eu/œu] is pronounced open as in 'cœur', and [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'. An agent noun is a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'agent noun'
a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb. 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 are formed by adding either -eur or -ateur to the stem of the verb. Correction: Most agent nouns follow this rule but there are exceptions, for example 'éduquer' - 'to educate', becomes 'éducateur' - 'educator'. A stem change is needed here.
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
- Le conseil de la vie scolaire : extended speaking Study Guide
- Montréal, une ville francophone : the imperative 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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