Year 3 - French
Poem: Matthieu le merveilleux
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 write short sentences using 'être' and adjectives ending in -eux, -euse to say how you, and others, are feeling on different days.
Key Notes
- Practising the sound-symbol correspondence [eu] in a poem can anchor the knowledge.
- Adjectives ending in -eux change to -euse in the feminine form.
- 'Je suis', 'tu es' and 'elle, il est' are all parts of the verb 'être' (to be, being).
Vocabulary To Learn
- eu: pronounced as in 'jeu'
- adjective: a word that gives information about a noun
- masculine (m) form: form of an adjective that describes a boy, man or masculine noun
- feminine (f) form: form of an adjective that describes a girl, woman or feminine noun
- être: French verb meaning 'to be, being'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Adding an -e to an adjective is the sole way to change an adjective from the masculine to the feminine form.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Practising the sound-symbol correspondence [eu] in a poem can anchor the knowledge. Adjectives ending in -eux change to -euse in the feminine form.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'eu'
pronounced as in 'jeu'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Adding an -e to an adjective is the sole way to change an adjective from the masculine to the feminine form. Correction: There are different ways to change a masculine adjective to a feminine adjective; adding an -e to the end being the most common. When an adjective ends in -eux in the masculine form, however, it changes to -euse in the feminine form.
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
- It's Monday! 'C'est' and days of the week 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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