Year 3 - French
What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a'
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 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a' with nouns to say what you have or he, she has.
Key Notes
- Revise the days of the week by listening to a song.
- Use intonation to ask and answer what day of the week it is with 'aujourd'hui' and c'est'.
- The verb 'avoir' means 'to have'. 'J'ai' means I have, 'il a' means he has and 'elle a' means 'she has'.
- These verbs are used with nouns and their indefinite articles to say what I and someone else has.
Vocabulary To Learn
- avoir: French verb meaning to have
- j'ai: French verb meaning I have
- il a: French verb meaning he has
- elle a: French verb meaning she has
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- I can use 'avoir' as it is with any pronoun to mean 'have' or 'has' in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Revise the days of the week by listening to a song. Use intonation to ask and answer what day of the week it is with 'aujourd'hui' and c'est'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'avoir'
French verb meaning to have. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: I can use 'avoir' as it is with any pronoun to mean 'have' or 'has' in French. Correction: You have to use the different forms of 'avoir' depending on who you are talking about. For I have it is 'j'ai', for he has it is 'il a' for she has it is 'elle a'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A strange dream: practice with key sounds Study Guide
- An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions Study Guide
- Packing a bag: singular 'avoir' Study Guide
- Story: Lulu, la tortue 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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