Year 7 - French
Ask what someone has: 'avoir' 2nd person singular
Belongings: singular 'avoir', nouns and indefinite articles
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils are introduced to the singular forms of 'avoir' as they describe possessions. Indefinite articles and grammatical genders are introduced, along with adjectives positioned after the noun. Pupils learn t-liaison and the sound-symbol correspondences e, au,eau, u and ou.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to ask what you have and say what you have using 'avoir'.
Key Notes
- 'Avoir' means 'to have, having', 'j'ai' means 'I have', 'tu as' means 'you have'.
- To ask a question, you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence.
- Use 'c'est' plus an adjective or 'c'est' plus 'un/une' and a noun to say what something is.
- [u] sounds like 'tu' and [eu] sounds like 'deux'.
Vocabulary To Learn
- indefinite article: the words 'un' and 'une', meaning 'a/an'
- avoir: to have, having
- intonation: the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
- [u]: pronounced as in 'tu'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- To ask 'do you have ...?' questions we need to know 'do you ...?' in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
'Avoir' means 'to have, having', 'j'ai' means 'I have', 'tu as' means 'you have'. To ask a question, you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'indefinite article'
the words 'un' and 'une', meaning 'a/an'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: To ask 'do you have ...?' questions we need to know 'do you ...?' in French. Correction: There is no phrase for 'do you ...?'. We use intonation to ask 'do you have ...?' questions.
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