Year 3 - French
An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions
What I and others have: singular 'avoir' and nouns
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Unit Summary
In this unit a dream, a story and packing a bag offer multiple contexts for learning that nouns have grammatical gender and that this determines the word for a/an. Pupils learn to use c'est, it is, with liaison, and singular forms of the verb 'avoir'. Key sounds learnt are un, on, ch, au, u and ou.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use 'tu as', with masculine and feminine nouns to ask and answer questions about items for a school trip.
Key Notes
- The sound-symbol correspondence [on] is a nasal sound, as in the word 'Non !'
- Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
- The verb 'avoir' means 'to have' in French. 'Tu as' means 'you have'.
- French yes/no questions don't have a word for 'do'. Intonation can change the statement 'you have' into do you have?'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [on]: pronounced [on] as in non !
- tu as: French verb meaning you have
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- We have to translate the word 'do' into French to ask the question 'do you have?'
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound-symbol correspondence [on] is a nasal sound, as in the word 'Non !'. Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[on]'
pronounced [on] as in non ! Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: We have to translate the word 'do' into French to ask the question 'do you have?'. Correction: There is no word for 'do' in French. We use intonation to change the statement 'you have' into the question 'do you have?'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A strange dream: practice with key sounds Study Guide
- Packing a bag: singular 'avoir' Study Guide
- Story: Lulu, la tortue Study Guide
- What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a' Study Guide
- What is it? C'est and liaison Study Guide
- What is it? Intonation questions and 'quoi' Study Guide
- What is it? Naming belongings with 'un' and 'une' Study Guide
- Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and 'être' Study Guide
- Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and intonation questions Study Guide
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