Year 3 - French
It's Monday! 'C'est' and days of the week
Me and others: singular 'être' and regular adjectives
Study Hub
Study Guides
This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.
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 understand and identify the days of the week, when listening and reading.
Key Notes
- The sound-symbol correspondence [eu] sounds like the 'eu' in 'jeudi', Thursday.
- 'C'est' is part of the verb 'être' combined with 'ce' and means 'it is'; it is used to say what day of the week it is.
- Practising new language in a song can be an effective way to embed it in long term memory.
Vocabulary To Learn
- eu: pronounced as in 'jeudi'
- c'est: from the verb être meaning it is
- intonation: the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Days of the week start with a capital letter in French, as in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound-symbol correspondence [eu] sounds like the 'eu' in 'jeudi', Thursday. 'C'est' is part of the verb 'être' combined with 'ce' and means 'it is'; it is used to say what day of the week it is.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'eu'
pronounced as in 'jeudi'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Days of the week start with a capital letter in French, as in English. Correction: Days of the week start with a lowercase letter in French, unless at the start of a sentence.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Christmas: practice with key sounds Study Guide
- Friends: adjectives ending in -e Study Guide
- Greetings: 'je suis' and 'il, elle est' Study Guide
- I'm brave! Adjectives ending in -eux, -euse Study Guide
- In class: intonation questions Study Guide
- Introductions and taking the register: singular regular adjective agreement Study Guide
- Is it going OK? 'Ça va ?' Study Guide
- 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
Browse all guides in the Year 3 French guide library.