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Me and you: être 1st and 2nd persons singular

Greeting: singular 'être' and regular adjectives

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils use the singular forms of 'être' in order to meet and greet friends and to ask and answer questions. Regular high frequency adjectives in masculine and feminine forms are used to describe friends. The Silent Final Consonant is introduced along with the SSCs a, i and eu.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to say who you am and what kind of person you am.

Key Notes

  • Je (I) and tu (you) are pronouns. They tell us who is doing the verb or who the verb is about.
  • Être means 'to be, being', je suis means 'I am' and tu es means 'you are'.
  • Consonants such as -s, -t, -x and -d at the end of a word are usually silent in French.
  • Four important skills for learning are: écouter (listening), lire (reading), parler (speaking) and écrire (writing).

Vocabulary To Learn

  • Silent Final Consonant (SFC): silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
  • verb: a word that communicates actions or states
  • adjective: a word that gives information about a noun
  • pronoun: a word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • Final consonants that are pronounced in English are also pronounced in French.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Je (I) and tu (you) are pronouns. They tell us who is doing the verb or who the verb is about. Être means 'to be, being', je suis means 'I am' and tu es means 'you are'.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'Silent Final Consonant (SFC)'

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: Final consonants that are pronounced in English are also pronounced in French. Correction: The letters d, s, t and x are usually silent at the end of words in French.

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