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Family: extended practice

Everyday situations: plural 'faire'

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils expand their core verb lexicon with plural forms of 'faire'. With existing and new high frequency vocabulary, they apply this to say what people do in everyday situations. They learn some possessive adjectives and revisit intonation questions. Several SSC are revisited.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use a range of high frequency vocabulary with grammatical accuracy to describe daily life.

Key Notes

  • Revisiting sound-symbol correspondences regularly supports accurate spelling and pronunciation of new/familiar words.
  • To really 'know' a word, you need to be able to understand it and use it to listen, read, speak and write.
  • Secure knowledge of high frequency verbs is essential for independent communication.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • Sound-symbol correspondence: relationship between letters and their sounds, also known by the acronym SSC
  • Vocabulary: body of words used in a particular language; mon vocabulaire (my vocabulary) is the body of words I know in French
  • High-frequency verb: verb used most frequently in a language and therefore the most useful, e.g. 'être', 'avoir', 'faire', and -er verbs, e.g. 'parler', 'penser', 'regarder'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Once you 'know' some vocabulary, you should move on.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Revisiting sound-symbol correspondences regularly supports accurate spelling and pronunciation of new/familiar words. To really 'know' a word, you need to be able to understand it and use it to listen, read, speak and write.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'Sound-symbol correspondence'

relationship between letters and their sounds, also known by the acronym SSC. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: Once you 'know' some vocabulary, you should move on. Correction: Vocabulary and grammatical concepts need consistently revisiting in order to move it in to your long term memory. Work out what learning techniques work for you but the most important thing is repetition.

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