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Year 6 - French

School: Instructions in class

School: 'avoir', 'être' , 'il y a' and regular verbs in the present

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils secure prior knowledge of essential verbs, introducing and describing friends. They revisit useful verbs for class activities and instructions, numbers 1-31 and extend their knowledge of negation to 'il n'y a pas de'. Knowledge of several key sounds is strengthened.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to greet different people, understand simple class instructions and ask/answer 'How are you?'.

Key Notes

  • The final letter of a word is often silent in French due to SFCs (silent final consonants) and SFes (silent final 'e's).
  • To greet a teacher we use 'bonjour' and to greet a classmate we use 'salut'.
  • Learning classroom instructions as a rhyme helps us to remember when to give the teacher our full attention.
  • The verb 'être' means 'to be' or 'being'. Use the verb être with adjectives to describe people: il est heureux.
  • An adjective must agree with the gender of the noun it describes; this is called adjective agreement: elle est heureuse.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • SFC: silent final consonant: silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
  • SFe: silent final 'e' at the end of a word
  • être: French verb meaning 'to be, being'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • To say 'and you' I use 'et tu ?'

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The final letter of a word is often silent in French due to SFCs (silent final consonants) and SFes (silent final 'e's). To greet a teacher we use 'bonjour' and to greet a classmate we use 'salut'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'SFC'

silent final consonant: silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: To say 'and you' I use 'et tu ?'. Correction: To say 'and you' we use the emphatic pronoun 'toi'; 'et toi ?'.

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