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Clean up: -re verbs, adjectives

The environment: -RE verbs in the present, adjectives

Unit Summary

This unit consolidates previous learning of -re and -ir verbs with a wide range of known vocabulary. Pupils also reviste comparative adjectives and adverbs, and adjective positioning.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use adjectives and a range of -re verbs in French in the context of cleaning up and looking after the environment.

Key Notes

  • Regular practice of sound-symbol correspondences is important to ensure good pronunciation.
  • The ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number. This is called adjective agreement.
  • There are various ways to make an adjective plural, including adding an -s, an -x or changing -al to -aux.
  • Adjectives usually come after the noun, except those that refer to beauty, rank, age, goodness or size (B-R-A-G-S).
  • In French, -re verbs can be divided into groups according to their conjugation patterns.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • adjective: word that gives information about a noun
  • B-R-A-G-S: short for beauty, rank, age, goodness and size, indicating adjectives that go before the noun in French
  • conjugation: when a verb is changed to match a subject and tense

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • To make an adjective plural in French we add an -s like in English.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

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

Regular practice of sound-symbol correspondences is important to ensure good pronunciation. The ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number. This is called adjective agreement.

2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'adjective'

word that gives information about a noun. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.

3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.

Mistake: To make an adjective plural in French we add an -s like in English. Correction: In French there are various ways to make an adjective plural, including adding an -s, an -x or changing -al to -aux.

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