Year 11 - French
Des plats typiques : use of 'y' and 'en'
Travel and tourism: Des pays francophones
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Unit Summary
This culturally and vocabulary rich unit revisits the prepositions à, de and en in a range of contexts, as well as partitive articles. In addition, it consolidates and extends pupil knowledge of indirect object pronouns and introduces the preverbal use of y and en.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to recognise a range of typical French foods and dishes and can use 'y' and 'en' with correct word order.
Key Notes
- [y] sounds like 'y' in 'physique'
- Y can replace the object of a verb followed by à e.g. elle y a pensé.
- We do not use 'y' for people. We use pronouns in this case e.g. Je pense à lui.
- Il y en a means 'there is/are some'. It can also be used in the past tense: il y en avait and the future: il y en aura.
Vocabulary To Learn
- y: indirect object pronoun meaning 'there' and '(to, about, in) it'
- en: indirect object pronoun meaning 'of it/them' used to replace 'de + noun'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- In the perfect tense, the pronouns y and en go before the past participle.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[y] sounds like 'y' in 'physique'. Y can replace the object of a verb followed by à e.g. elle y a pensé.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'y'
indirect object pronoun meaning 'there' and '(to, about, in) it'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: In the perfect tense, the pronouns y and en go before the past participle. Correction: Both y and en go before the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense e.g. il y est allé, il en a mangé.
More Lessons In This Unit
- À table ! Partitive and indefinite articles, preverbal use of 'y' and 'en' Study Guide
- Aller au restaurant : dictation, role-play Study Guide
- Joyeuses fêtes : indirect object pronouns 'me', 'te', 'lui', 'vous' Study Guide
- L'Hexagone : present tense, prepositions 'à' and 'en' Study Guide
- La diversité religieuse dans les pays francophones : extending vocabulary Study Guide
- Le 14 juillet : indirect object pronouns me, te, lui, vous, nous, and leur Study Guide
- Un pays francophone : present tense, prepositions 'à', 'de' and 'en' Study Guide
- Une fête culturelle/religieuse : extended writing, speaking, photo description Study Guide
- Vive la République : present tense, prepositions 'à' and 'de' Study Guide
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