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At school: -er verbs 'I' and 'you'

What I and others do: singular regular -er verbs

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils use -er infinitive and singular forms to talk about activities in school and at home. New sounds are complemetary er/é/ez, and contrastive eu, è/ê. New vocabulary is selected for its frequency and contexts, and pupils anchor previously taught vocabulary in new contexts.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to read and understand 'je' and 'tu' -er verbs in the present tense talking about activities at school.

Key Notes

  • The sound-symbol correspondence [-ez] and 'et', meaning and, sound the same as [é] and [-er].
  • Verbs in the present tense change ending to match the pronoun: 'je' -e, 'tu' -es.
  • Endings -e and -es sound the same because of the silent final consonant.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [-ez] and 'et': pronounced the same as [é] and [-er]
  • pronoun: a word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'
  • je: French pronoun 'I'
  • tu: French pronoun 'you'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • The verb ending for 'tu' is -e not -es.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

The sound-symbol correspondence [-ez] and 'et', meaning and, sound the same as [é] and [-er]. Verbs in the present tense change ending to match the pronoun: 'je' -e, 'tu' -es.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[-ez] and 'et''

pronounced the same as [é] and [-er]. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: The verb ending for 'tu' is -e not -es. Correction: The 's' in the -es ending is not pronounced. A useful way to embed the 'tu' - es form-meaning connection is in reading activities that omit the pronouns 'je' and 'tu'; pupils are compelled to focus on the verb ending to complete the task.

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