Year 11 - French
La diversité religieuse dans les pays francophones : extending vocabulary
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 understand texts about religious diversity and can describe some Francophone customs and traditions.
Key Notes
- Listening and reading texts can be exploited to enrich our topic-specific vocabulary.
- France and other Francophone countries are religiously diverse.
- Cognates may look very similar to English but sound quite different so attention must be paid to pronunciation.
- Time adverbials and verb forms can be used to distinguish between past, present and future actions and events.
Vocabulary To Learn
- cognate: words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Cognates are pronounced the same way in French as they are in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Listening and reading texts can be exploited to enrich our topic-specific vocabulary. France and other Francophone countries are religiously diverse.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'cognate'
words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Cognates are pronounced the same way in French as they are in English. Correction: Cognates are often pronounced very differently in French. Students should not overlook the importance of practising pronunciation of cognates in order to better respond to listening stimuli as well as to develop a more authentic pronunciation.
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
- Des plats typiques : use of 'y' and 'en' Study Guide
- Joyeuses fêtes : indirect object pronouns 'me', 'te', 'lui', 'vous' Study Guide
- L'Hexagone : present tense, prepositions 'à' and 'en' 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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