Year 7 - French
What someone has: avoir 1st and 3rd persons 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 say what you have and someone else has using 'avoir'.
Key Notes
- [au/eau] sounds like 'gauche'.
- Avoir means 'to have, having', j'ai means 'I have', il a means 'he has' and elle a means 'she has'.
- The pronoun je becomes j' before a vowel.
- To say what someone has we can use part of the verb 'avoir' followed by un/une and a noun.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [au]: pronounced as in 'gauche'
- avoir: to have, having
- indefinite article: the words 'un' and 'une' meaning 'a/an'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Avoir' only means 'to have' in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[au/eau] sounds like 'gauche'. Avoir means 'to have, having', j'ai means 'I have', il a means 'he has' and elle a means 'she has'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[au]'
pronounced as in 'gauche'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Avoir' only means 'to have' in English. Correction: 'Avoir' can be translated both as 'to have' or 'having'.
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