Year 11 - French
Une journée dans la vie d'un groupe francophone : reflexive pronouns
Popular culture: La vie quotidienne
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Unit Summary
This unit focuses on mastering the use of reflexive pronouns and verbs. It also revisits perfect and imperfect tenses, relative clauses and negation, and introduces the past participles of modal verbs. There is a further focus on avant de + infinitive and après avoir + past participle.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to recognise the use of and apply reflexive pronouns to express daily routine actions.
Key Notes
- Use reflexive pronouns (me, te, se ...) before the verb when subject and object of the verb are the same person.
- [e] is pronounced as in 'je' and [ou] is pronounced as in 'nous'.
- The singular reflexive pronouns are: 'me', 'te', 'se'. They are shortened to m', t' and s' before a silent letter/vowel.
- The plural reflexive pronouns are: 'nous', 'vous', 'se'. 'Se' is shortened to s' before a vowel.
Vocabulary To Learn
- reflexive pronoun: used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Verbs in French that relate to personal actions are only composed the same as in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Use reflexive pronouns (me, te, se ...) before the verb when subject and object of the verb are the same person. [e] is pronounced as in 'je' and [ou] is pronounced as in 'nous'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'reflexive pronoun'
used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like 'myself' and 'yourself'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Verbs in French that relate to personal actions are only composed the same as in English. Correction: Many verbs relating to daily routine are reflexive in French and require a reflexive pronoun to be used, e.g., 'je me lève'. This reflexive pronoun is not always used in English.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Après avoir préparé : 'après avoir' + past participle Study Guide
- Avant de passer un examen : prepositions with the infinitive Study Guide
- Ils m'inspirent : extended writing Study Guide
- Ils s'entendent bien : reflexive pronouns Study Guide
- J'ai dû attendre : irregular past participles, modal verbs present and past Study Guide
- Je sortais la poubelle quand ... :perfect, imperfect, relative clauses, negation Study Guide
- La vie quotidienne : perfect and imperfect tenses, relative clauses and negation Study Guide
- On a fait les courses : irregular past participles, perfect tense modal verbs Study Guide
- On est prêt à tout : avant de, après avoir Study Guide
- On fait les magasins et les courses : extending vocabulary Study Guide
- On peut acheter : present tense modal verbs Study Guide
- Qui a fait le ménage ? Perfect tense, relative clauses, negation Study Guide
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