Year 3 - French
Is it going OK? 'Ça va ?'
Me and others: singular 'être' and regular adjectives
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Unit Summary
In this unit, in the context of the classroom, pupils use statements and intonation questions to talk about how people are, what they are like, and days of the week, using singular 'être' and high frequency adjectives. They learn key sounds a, e, i, o, u, eu, an, en and silent final consonants.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to ask and answer the question 'Ça va ?'.
Key Notes
- Silent final consonants -s and -t can be practised by listening and matching speech to written words.
- Ça va can be the question 'Is it going ok? or 'how's it going'? and the answer 'it's OK'.
- Different word-final spellings can have the same final sound, e.g., the -yn in Jocelyn and -en in bien.
Vocabulary To Learn
- SFC (Silent Final Consonant): Silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word.
- Intonation: The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
- Bien: Adverb meaning 'well'.
- Mal: Adverb meaning 'bad'.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Ça va ?' means 'How are you?' - it can only be a question.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Silent final consonants -s and -t can be practised by listening and matching speech to written words. Ça va can be the question 'Is it going ok? or 'how's it going'? and the answer 'it's OK'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'SFC (Silent Final Consonant)'
Silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Ça va ?' means 'How are you?' - it can only be a question. Correction: 'Ça va ?' with raised intonation at the end of the sentence is a question and means 'is it going OK?' or 'how's it going'?. 'Ça va' without intonation is a statement and means 'it's going OK'.
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- In class: intonation questions Study Guide
- Introductions and taking the register: singular regular adjective agreement Study Guide
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- Poem: Matthieu le merveilleux Study Guide
- Practice with French vowels and verbs for the classroom Study Guide
- The vowels in French: [a] [e] [i] Study Guide
- What is he or she like? Intonation questions Study Guide
- What you are like: 'tu es' Study Guide
- What you are like: singular regular adjective agreement Study Guide
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