Year 8 - French
Food shopping: partitive articles 'du, de la, de l', des'
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 describe what you buy and eat using the partitive and indefinite articles.
Key Notes
- [th] sounds like 'thé'.
- The verbs 'acheter' and 'peser' have a spelling change in the present tense from 'e' to 'è' affecting pronounciation.
- Un/une/des is for whole items; the partitive article du/de la/de l' is for parts. It must not be missed out in French.
- De + definite article means, e.g. 'of the', 'from the'. The partitive looks identical but its meaning is 'some'.
- The word for 'some' changes depending on the gender/number/spelling of the noun it describes.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [th]: pronounced as in 'thé'
- partitive article: refers to parts of things; often means 'some' in English
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Some' can be left out in French just like it can in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[th] sounds like 'thé'. The verbs 'acheter' and 'peser' have a spelling change in the present tense from 'e' to 'è' affecting pronounciation.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[th]'
pronounced as in 'thé'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Some' can be left out in French just like it can in English. Correction: Always use an article before food nouns in French, if it is a whole item, use the indefinite article and if it's uncountable or part of an item, use the partitive article du, de la or de l'.
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- A typical day: perfect tense, 'jouer', 'faire', jobs Study Guide
- Food and drink: 'boire' singular, write about own eating routines Study Guide
- Food and drink: definite and partitive articles 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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