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Ce serait parfait : photo description, extended writing

Studying and my future: À l'avenir

Unit Summary

This unit is firmly set in the future in a range of different contexts. It revisits the use of the simple future tense and the conditional with vouloir, alongside introducing the conditional forms of regular -er verbs and of the four most common irregular verbs: aller, être, faire and avoir.

Lesson Summary

You know when to use different tenses in a photo description task and you can describe an ideal holiday using the conditional of regular -er and irregular verbs.

Key Notes

  • Use the present to describe what you see on a photo, but use the future and conditional to develop the conversation.
  • Use time markers and other similarly useful structures to help organise longer responses using different tenses.
  • Include regular and common irregular future and conditional verbs when writing about future plans.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • conditional: form of verb used to express what would happen
  • PALM: acronym used for photo descriptions
  • BORDER: acronym used for extended writing

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Only the present tense is required when performing the photo description task.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Use the present to describe what you see on a photo, but use the future and conditional to develop the conversation. Use time markers and other similarly useful structures to help organise longer responses using different tenses.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'conditional'

form of verb used to express what would happen. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Only the present tense is required when performing the photo description task. Correction: The present tense will mostly be used to describe a photo; however, other tenses are required for the follow-up questions based on the topic of the photo. Students should be able to use future and conditional verbs to discuss future plans.

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