Year 8 - French
Descriptions with multiple adjectives
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils extend their knowledge of plural formation for nouns and adjectives. They refresh their knowledge on adjectives before and after the nouns. The positioning of multiple adjectives is practised as is the use of very frequent adjectives, même, autre and plusieurs.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use multiple adjectives in a sentence to describe photos.
Key Notes
- [a] sounds like 'animal' and [e] sounds like 'je'.
- They are both oral vowels, unlike the nasal vowels [em/am] and [en/an].
- Two or more adjectives after the noun are separated by 'et'. Adjectives before the noun don't need 'et'.
- In some French sentences, adjectives sandwich the noun e.g. une belle maison blanche.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [a]: pronounced as in 'animal'
- [e]: pronounced as in 'je'
- adjective: word that gives information about a noun
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Adjectives follow the same order and punctuation as in English.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[a] sounds like 'animal' and [e] sounds like 'je'. They are both oral vowels, unlike the nasal vowels [em/am] and [en/an].
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[a]'
pronounced as in 'animal'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Adjectives follow the same order and punctuation as in English. Correction: If there is more than one adjective in a sentence, adjectives after the noun are separated by 'et'. BRAGS adjectives go before the noun and do not need 'et'. In some sentences, there are adjectives surrounding the noun.
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