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A school trip: -re verbs like 'entendre' 1st and 2nd persons plural

Language learning: plural -RE verbs in the present

Unit Summary

In this unit, pupils consolidate and extend their knowledge of -re verbs, examining verbs like entendre, lire and écrire in the present tense. Verbs with à or de before a noun are also revisited together with intonation and inversion question formation with and without question words.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use verbs like 'entendre' in the 1st and 2nd persons plural to describe a school trip.

Key Notes

  • Sound-symbol correspondences [aill/ail], [eill/eil], [euill/euil] and [ouill/ouil] are pronounced like a vowel + 'yih'.
  • 'Les faux amis' or 'false friends' are words that look like cognates but have different meanings in English and French.
  • The endings for verbs like 'entendre' in the present tense in the 1st and 2nd persons plural are 'ons' and 'ez'.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • sound-symbol correspondence: relationship between letters and their sounds
  • 1st person plural: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'we'
  • 2nd person plural: form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to 'you' (plural)

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • If a word looks the same in French and English, it will always be a cognate.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.

Sound-symbol correspondences [aill/ail], [eill/eil], [euill/euil] and [ouill/ouil] are pronounced like a vowel + 'yih'. 'Les faux amis' or 'false friends' are words that look like cognates but have different meanings in English and French.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'sound-symbol correspondence'

relationship between letters and their sounds. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: If a word looks the same in French and English, it will always be a cognate. Correction: There are lots of cognates, where English and French words are the same or similar. However, there are some words, known as 'false friends'. These are words whose meanings are not what they look like e.g. 'attendre' meaning 'to wait' not 'to attend'.

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