Year 3 - French
What you are like: singular regular adjective agreement
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 use 'être' with adjectives to make simple statements about myself and questions about others.
Key Notes
- The sound-symbol correspondence [an/en] can be contrasted for practice with [a], [e] and [ain].
- Adjectives often add -e to describe a female person; adjectives already ending in -e do not change.
- 'Je suis', 'tu es' and 'elle, il est' are all parts of the verb 'être' to be, being.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [an/en]: pronounced as in 'enfant'
- être: verb meaning 'to be', being
- tu es: meaning 'you are' for one person
- adjective agreement: a change in adjective ending, for example, adding an -e to describe a woman or a girl
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- French adjectives never change form.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound-symbol correspondence [an/en] can be contrasted for practice with [a], [e] and [ain]. Adjectives often add -e to describe a female person; adjectives already ending in -e do not change.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[an/en]'
pronounced as in 'enfant'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: French adjectives never change form. Correction: French adjectives do change; this is called adjective agreement. One change is to match the gender of the person described.
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
- 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
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