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Year 7 - French

People's lives: prepositions 'à', 'en', 'chez', 'de'

Places and people: plural 'aller' and -ER present tense verbs

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils add the plural forms of 'aller' to their verb lexicon. They apply this when using à, 'en' and 'chez' for to' in different contexts. Pupils reactivate '-er verbs and mostly known vocabulary in extended reading and writing tasks about famous French people. [en,an] is revisited.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to recognise a variety of -er verbs with different prepositions to understand descriptions of people's lives.

Key Notes

  • The SSC [on] sounds like the 'on' in 'non', meaning 'no' in French.
  • To express going 'to' a place in French, we use 'à' for a town/city, 'en' for feminine countries and 'chez' for homes.
  • These prepositions can also mean 'in' or 'at' when used with the verbs 'arriver', to arrive, and 'habiter' to live.
  • Preposition 'de' means 'of' and also replaces the English 's for possession, e.g. Lea's cousin is 'le cousin de Léa'.
  • When completing an extended listening task, taking notes and/or using a support grid can help understanding.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [on]: the sound-symbol correspondence which sounds like the 'on' in 'non', which means 'no' in English.
  • de: preposition meaning 'of, from' in English.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • We translate 'de' into English with 'of'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The SSC [on] sounds like the 'on' in 'non', meaning 'no' in French. To express going 'to' a place in French, we use 'à' for a town/city, 'en' for feminine countries and 'chez' for homes.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[on]'

the sound-symbol correspondence which sounds like the 'on' in 'non', which means 'no' in English. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: We translate 'de' into English with 'of'. Correction: Sometimes we don't actually need to translate the 'de' in a French sentence into English. For example, there is no possessive apostrophe in French so to express 'Sophie's sister' we have to say 'the sister of Sophie' - 'la sœur de Sophie'.

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