Year 11 - French
Une fête culturelle/religieuse : extended writing, speaking, photo description
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 describe a cultural or religious festival in a French-speaking country using topic-specific vocabulary, and direct and indirect object pronouns.
Key Notes
- An indirect object pronoun replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to.
- Direct and indirect object pronouns avoid repetition of nouns and add sophistication.
- Object pronouns can be used in your speaking, e.g. when describing a photo, or in your writing.
- It is interesting and useful to know about some popular customs and celebrations in different Francophone countries.
Vocabulary To Learn
- indirect object pronoun: replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I want to avoid using object pronouns because my writing will be longer and therefore better if I just repeat all the nouns.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
An indirect object pronoun replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to. Direct and indirect object pronouns avoid repetition of nouns and add sophistication.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indirect object pronoun'
replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: I want to avoid using object pronouns because my writing will be longer and therefore better if I just repeat all the nouns. Correction: Although object pronouns use fewer words, it is much better style to use them to avoid repeating nouns. Appropriate use of object pronouns is also positively rewarded in exams as an example of complexity.
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
- 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
- Vive la République : present tense, prepositions 'à' and 'de' Study Guide
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