Year 8 - French
Food and drink: 'boire' singular, write about own eating routines
Everyday activities: preposition 'de', partitive, frequent -IR and -RE verbs
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Unit Summary
Pupils embed irregular -ir and -re verbs. They distinguish between jouer à, jouer de and faire de, and practise 'de' as a partitive article (du, de la, des, de l'). They use de, d in negatives, expressions of quantity and learn adverb positioning. SSCs -s-, th, -ill-, -ille, -aill-, -ail are taught.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use the irregular verb 'boire', partitive articles and negation to describe your eating and drinking habits.
Key Notes
- [i] sounds like 'midi'.
- [ill/ille] sounds like 'fille'.
- 'Boire' (to drink) is irregular but has the same singular present tense endings as verbs like 'sortir' and 'venir'.
- Uncountable nouns cannot be counted, only measured; they always need the partitive article.
- In negative sentences, change the partitive article to 'de' or 'd'' before nouns starting with a vowel/h.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [i]: pronounced as in 'midi'
- [ill/ille]: pronounced as in 'fille'
- partitive article: refer to parts of things; often mean 'some' in English
- uncountable noun: noun which cannot be counted, only measured, e.g. (lots of) luck, (some) music, (1kg) rice.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Always use the partitive article after food and drink items, even with negative sentences.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[i] sounds like 'midi'. [ill/ille] sounds like 'fille'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[i]'
pronounced as in 'midi'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Always use the partitive article after food and drink items, even with negative sentences. Correction: The partitive article changes to 'de' to say what you don't eat and drink e.g. 'je ne mange pas de pizza'.
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- A typical day: perfect tense, 'jouer', 'faire', jobs Study Guide
- Food and drink: definite and partitive articles Study Guide
- Food shopping: partitive articles 'du, de la, de l', des' Study Guide
- Shopping and other activities: 'faire' and 'de', questions with 'quels, quelles' Study Guide
- What is it like? Singular verbs like 'dire' and 'prendre', adjectives Study Guide
- When, where and how? Singular verbs like 'sortir', 'venir', adverb placement Study Guide
- Where is that? prepositions with 'de' Study Guide
- Who likes doing what? 'jouer' with 'à' and 'de' Study Guide
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