Year 8 - French
Astronauts and French cuisine: extended reading
Past experiences: -ER verbs in the present and past
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Unit Summary
The perfect tense with 'avoir' for -er verbs, faire and dire is extended for all singular forms. Intonation and 'est-ce que' questions and negation in the present and perfect tenses are practised, and 'il y a' is contrasted with 'il y avait'. Open eu,oeu, open o and closed o,ô are taught.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to apply your knowledge of vocabulary and grammar to understand an extended text.
Key Notes
- The French [o] sound can be open like in 'porte' or closed like in 'photo'.
- If the [o] is the final sound, is followed by a 'z' sound, or has a circumflex [ô], it is closed.
- Before reading an extended text, it is important to learn key vocabulary.
- Predicting the themes and key ideas of the text is also a useful strategy to help understanding.
- Applying vocabualry and grammar knowledge to understand the order of events is essential.
Vocabulary To Learn
- open [o]: sound-symbol correspondence like the [o] in 'porte' which means 'door'
- closed [o/ô]: sound-symbol correspondence like the [o/ô] in 'photo' which means 'photo'
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- The [o] sound in French is only pronounced one way.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
The French [o] sound can be open like in 'porte' or closed like in 'photo'. If the [o] is the final sound, is followed by a 'z' sound, or has a circumflex [ô], it is closed.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'open [o]'
sound-symbol correspondence like the [o] in 'porte' which means 'door'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: The [o] sound in French is only pronounced one way. Correction: The [o] sound in French can be open, like the [o] in 'porte' and 'd'accord' or closed like the [o] in 'radio' or 'dos'.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Astronauts and French cuisine: writing an article Study Guide
- Brussels: perfect tense -er verbs 1st and 2nd persons singular Study Guide
- Brussels: perfect tense intonation questions Study Guide
- Geneva: 'il y a' and 'il y avait' Study Guide
- Geneva: perfect tense intonation and 'est-ce' que questions Study Guide
- Switzerland: perfect tense negation Study Guide
- Switzerland: perfect tense singular -er verbs Study Guide
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