Year 11 - French
La famille de mes rêves : extended writing
Studying and my future: À l'avenir
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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 will learn to use BORDER to describe your ideal future family life using a range of future and conditional verbs.
Key Notes
- The future and the conditional can be usefully combined to express plans and hopes for the future.
- For the longer written task, it's important to write about both bullet points and develop ideas as much as possible.
- The BORDER acronym is a useful tool to respond fully and accurately to bullet point writing prompts.
Vocabulary To Learn
- conditional: a form of verb used to express what would happen
- BORDER: extended writing acronym
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- It isn't important to answer both bullet points in the longer writing task equally.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The future and the conditional can be usefully combined to express plans and hopes for the future. For the longer written task, it's important to write about both bullet points and develop ideas as much as possible.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'conditional'
a 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: It isn't important to answer both bullet points in the longer writing task equally. Correction: Students should plan carefully to address both bullet points in an equal manner, giving detailed answers and using a rich selection of language. Using the BORDER acronym helps students to fully answer the task.
More Lessons In This Unit
- À l'étranger : future and conditional with aller, avoir, être and faire Study Guide
- Avec des si ... : future and conditional with -er verbs (plural) Study Guide
- Ce serait parfait : photo description, extended writing Study Guide
- Futurs divers : future -er verbs (singular), conditional 'vouloir' (singular) Study Guide
- On ira en vacances : future with 'aller', 'avoir', 'être' and 'faire' Study Guide
- Où se loger ? Future and conditional with -er verbs (plural) Study Guide
- Tu aimerais ? Future and conditional with -er verbs (singular) Study Guide
- Village, ville ou ile ? 'Si' + imperfect with conditional -er verbs (plural) Study Guide
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