Study Hub

Study Guides

This pupil-friendly study guide includes a unit summary, clear notes, common mistakes, and quick questions with answers.

Back to Study HubBrowse Year 7 French Guides

Year 7 - French

Places in town: 'aller' 1st and 3rd persons singular, 'au' and 'à la'

Places to go: singular 'aller'

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils learn the highly frequent verb 'aller' in all forms. Talking of going to places, they learn the forms of 'à' meaning 'to'. Practice of intonation questions is expanded with the question words 'où', 'comment' and 'quand'. Silent final e and é (-er, -ez) are revisited.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use 'je vais' and 'il, elle va' with the preposition 'à' to say and understand where you and others go.

Key Notes

  • The sound symbol correspondence [ou] sounds like the 'ou' in 'nous', meaning 'we in French.
  • The verb 'aller' means to go, going. 'Je vais' is 'I go, I am going', 'il,elle va' is 'he, she goes, is going'.
  • The 's' in 'vais' is usually a SFC, but when it is followed by a vowel, it is pronounced like the English 'z'.
  • To express 'to (the)...' we use 'au' or 'à la' depending on whether the noun which follows is masculine or feminine.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • [ou]: sounds like the [ou] in 'nous', meaning 'we' in French
  • je vais: French verb meaning 'I go', or 'I am going'
  • il, elle va: French verb meaning 'he, she goes' or 'he, she is going'
  • au, à la: preposition 'à' meaning to, at combined with 'le' or 'la' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • 'à' + 'le' = 'à le'.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

The sound symbol correspondence [ou] sounds like the 'ou' in 'nous', meaning 'we in French. The verb 'aller' means to go, going. 'Je vais' is 'I go, I am going', 'il,elle va' is 'he, she goes, is going'.

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

sounds like the [ou] in 'nous', meaning 'we' in French. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: 'à' + 'le' = 'à le'. Correction: When 'à' is followed by 'le' it becomes 'au'.

More Lessons In This Unit

Browse all guides in the Year 7 French guide library.