Year 7 - French
Un poème familial: read and read aloud
Places to go: singular 'aller'
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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 prior knowledge and cognates to understand a French poem and apply adjectival agreement patterns.
Key Notes
- [é/er/ez] is pronounced as in 'écrire'.
- Some adjectives follow different patterns. 'Naturel' is 'naturelle' in the feminine form and 'heureux' is 'heureuse'.
- There are many cognates in French which can be used to infer meaning of surrounding words and understand context.
- Cognates may look very similar to English but sound quite different so attention must be paid to pronunciation.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [é/er/ez]: pronounced as in 'écrire'
- cognate: words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Add -e to all adjectives to make them feminine.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[é/er/ez] is pronounced as in 'écrire'. Some adjectives follow different patterns. 'Naturel' is 'naturelle' in the feminine form and 'heureux' is 'heureuse'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[é/er/ez]'
pronounced as in 'écrire'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Add -e to all adjectives to make them feminine. Correction: Some adjectives follow different patterns. 'Heureux' changes to 'heureuse' and 'naturel' changes to 'naturelle'.
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