Year 11 - French
Un portrait francophone : possessive adjectives, emphatic pronouns
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 describe a famous piece of art, including a range of possessive adjectives and emphatic pronouns.
Key Notes
- Possessive adjectives agree in number and sometimes gender with the thing that is owned.
- Possessive pronouns can replace a possessive adjective + noun. Start with a definite article e.g. le mien, la mienne.
- Moi, toi, lui, elle, nous, vous, eux, elles are used to mean me, you, him, her, us, you and them as emphatic pronouns.
- An open [o] is pronounced as in 'porte' and a closed [o/ô] is pronounced as in 'photo'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- possessive adjective: a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging
- possessive pronoun: replaces a possessive adjective and a noun
- emphatic pronoun: used to emphasise the subject of a sentence, in comparisons, and after 'c'est'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is only one word in French to translate 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Possessive adjectives agree in number and sometimes gender with the thing that is owned. Possessive pronouns can replace a possessive adjective + noun. Start with a definite article e.g. le mien, la mienne.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'possessive adjective'
a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: There is only one word in French to translate 'mine', 'yours', 'his', 'hers'. Correction: In French, possessive pronouns match the gender and number of the noun they replace in a sentence. They are formed of the definite article and the pronoun, for example: 'les chocolats, ce sont les miens,' meaning 'the chocolates, they are mine'.
More Lessons In This Unit
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- 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
- 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
- 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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