Year 8 - French
Where is that? prepositions with 'de'
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 prepositions with de and the definite article to say where objects are.
Key Notes
- [s] sounds like maison
- There are two 's' sounds in French. Use the hard 's' between 2 vowels and soft 's' in other words.
- The preposition 'de' can mean 'of', 'from' and sometimes it's not translated at all.
- 'De' changes before the definite article; use 'du' for masculine nouns, 'de la' for feminine and 'de l'' before vowels.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [s]: pronounced as in 'maison'
- preposition: a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The sound 's' is always pronounced the same in French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[s] sounds like maison. There are two 's' sounds in French. Use the hard 's' between 2 vowels and soft 's' in other words.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[s]'
pronounced as in 'maison'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The sound 's' is always pronounced the same in French. Correction: There are two 's' sounds, the hard 's' sound which sounds like a 'z', found between two vowels, including in liaisons and the soft 's' found in other words, often at the beginning, of words, between consonants and as a double 's'.
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- 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
- Who likes doing what? 'jouer' with 'à' and 'de' Study Guide
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