Year 8 - French
Food and drink: definite and partitive articles
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 articles with specified and unspecified quantities to describe everyday life.
Key Notes
- [ill/ille] sounds like 'famille' with some exceptions (mille/Lille/tranquille/ville).
- Double 'l' after any other vowel is pronounced like a normal 'l' e.g. 'salle'.
- Change the partitive article (du/de la/de l') to de/d' after quantity expressions and negatives.
- Articles can't be omitted like in English. Use the definite article with specific nouns/giving opinions.
- Use the partitive article for non-specific and uncountable nouns.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [ill/ille]: pronounced as in 'fille'
- partitive article: refers to parts of things; often means 'some' in English
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Articles can be missed out in French like in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[ill/ille] sounds like 'famille' with some exceptions (mille/Lille/tranquille/ville). Double 'l' after any other vowel is pronounced like a normal 'l' e.g. 'salle'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[ill/ille]'
pronounced as in 'fille'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Articles can be missed out in French like in English. Correction: Articles can't be omitted in French. Use the definite article with specific nouns/giving opinions and the partitive article with uncountable and non-specific nouns.
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- Food and drink: 'boire' singular, write about own eating routines 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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