Year 3 - French
Packing a bag: singular 'avoir'
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 singular 'avoir' to understand and talk about packing items for holidays.
Key Notes
- The sound-symbol correspondence [au] sounds similar to [ou] but they are different so it is important to practise them.
- 'Avoir' means 'to have'. Its singular forms are 'j'ai' (I have), 'tu as' (you have) and 'il, elle a' (he, she has).
- We can use 'quoi' with forms of 'avoir' to ask questions about what I and others have.
- It is fun to use reference resources to build up a treasure trove of vocabulary to use when writing in French.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [au]: pronounced as in 'gauche', meaning 'left'
- [ou]: pronounced as in 'nous', meaning 'we'
- quoi: meaning 'what' in French
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I can only use the words I have learnt in lessons when speaking and writing in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The sound-symbol correspondence [au] sounds similar to [ou] but they are different so it is important to practise them. 'Avoir' means 'to have'. Its singular forms are 'j'ai' (I have), 'tu as' (you have) and 'il, elle a' (he, she has).
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[au]'
pronounced as in 'gauche', meaning 'left'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: I can only use the words I have learnt in lessons when speaking and writing in French. Correction: Reference resources like bilingual dictionaries give you the freedom to look up new words that are important to you, and include them in your work. You can build up a treasure trove of vocabulary this way.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A strange dream: practice with key sounds Study Guide
- An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions 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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