Year 5 - French
Cousins: 'vous êtes' and plural adjective agreement
Me and others: plural 'être' and regular adjectives
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Unit Summary
In this unit, in the context of school, pupils use singular and plural 'être' and adjectives, numbers 16-31 and intonation questions to understand a story, describe teachers and friends, talk about birthdays and important cultural dates. Several key sound-symbol correspondences are revisited.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to write sentences describing what 'you are' (pl) like, using 'vous êtes' and plural adjective agreement.
Key Notes
- The SSCs [u] and [ou] make a different sound. [u] is pronounced as in 'tu' and [ou] is pronounced as in 'nous'.
- There are two different ways of saying 'you' in French: 'tu' and 'vous'.
- 'Tu es' means 'you are' when talking to one person. 'vous êtes' means 'you are' when talking to more than one person.
- 'Rarement', 'maintenant', 'souvent' and 'toujours' are adverbs meaning 'rarely', 'now', 'often' and 'always'.
- Adjectives change spelling based on the gender and number of the noun they describe. This is called adjective agreement.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ou]: SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'vous'
- [u]: SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'tu'
- être: French verb meaning 'to be'
- vous êtes: French verb meaning 'you are' (pl)
- adjective agreement: an adjective matching the noun it describes in gender and number
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- There is one way of saying 'you' in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The SSCs [u] and [ou] make a different sound. [u] is pronounced as in 'tu' and [ou] is pronounced as in 'nous'. There are two different ways of saying 'you' in French: 'tu' and 'vous'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ou]'
SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'vous'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: There is one way of saying 'you' in French. Correction: There are in fact two ways of saying 'you' in French: 'tu' and 'vous'. We use 'tu' when talking to one person and 'vous' when talking to more than one person.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Back to school: information questions with 'qui' and 'comment' Study Guide
- Birthdays: 'quand', dates Study Guide
- Birthdays: numbers 1-31, months Study Guide
- Christmas traditions in Haiti Study Guide
- Dates: 'quel' and 'quelle' Study Guide
- Description: 'ils, elles sont' and plural adjective agreement Study Guide
- In the classroom: 'ils' and 'elles' meaning 'they' for nouns Study Guide
- Story: Soura, la souris Study Guide
- Teachers: 'nous sommes' and plural adjective agreement Study Guide
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