Year 8 - French
Good and bad experiences: feminine adjective agreement
Friends and family: comparison with adjectives and adverbs
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils extend their knowledge of feminine adjective agreement before then learning the comparative forms of adjectives and adverbs and exploring these in comparative structures 'plus...que', 'moins...que' and 'aussi...que. Pupils learn the SSCs om,on and um,un before a vowel.
Lesson Summary
You know how to make adjectives feminine, in order to accurately describe and compare masculine and feminine nouns.
Key Notes
- The SSCs [om] and [on] are nasal sounds. Before a consonant they have the same nasal sound, like in 'bombe' and 'monde'.
- Before a vowel the 'm' and 'n' are pronounced, like in 'omelette' and 'monotone'. They are different oral sounds.
- In French, the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes. This is called adjective agreement.
- There are various ways to make an adjective feminine, including adding an -e and changing -eur to -euse.
- Some short masculine adjectives ending in -n, -l or -s double the last letter before adding -e, e.g. gentil, gentille.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [om]: sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'nom', a nasal sound
- [on]: sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'non', a nasal sound
- adjective agreement: when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The SSCs [om] and [on] always sound the same.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The SSCs [om] and [on] are nasal sounds. Before a consonant they have the same nasal sound, like in 'bombe' and 'monde'. Before a vowel the 'm' and 'n' are pronounced, like in 'omelette' and 'monotone'. They are different oral sounds.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[om]'
sound-symbol correspondence pronounced as in 'nom', a nasal sound. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The SSCs [om] and [on] always sound the same. Correction: When [om] or [on] appear at the end of a word or before a consonant, they have a nasal sound and are pronounced the same. However, before a vowel their sounds are oral, the 'm' and 'n' are pronounced more clearly, making these SSCs sound different.
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