Year 8 - French
Eco-friendly options: -ir verbs, comparatives
The environment: -RE verbs in the present, adjectives
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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 comparative structures with adjectives and adverbs, and a variety of -ir verbs, in the context of nature and eco-friendly holiday options.
Key Notes
- Regular practise of sound-symbol correspondences is important to ensure good pronunciation.
- To make comparisons in French use 'plus ... que' (more than), 'moins ... que' (less than) and 'aussi ... que' (as, as).
- French comparative structures sandwich adjectives to compare two nouns, and adverbs to compare how people do things.
- More than one adjective before a noun needs no comma or 'et'; multiple adjectives after the noun need 'et' in French.
- In French, -ir verbs can be divided into groups according to their conjugation patterns.
Vocabulary To Learn
- comparative: a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
- adjective: word that gives information about a noun
- adverb: word that describes a verb or an adjective
- conjugation: when a verb is changed to match a subject and tense
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- When using more than one adjective in French we need 'et' between them.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Regular practise of sound-symbol correspondences is important to ensure good pronunciation. To make comparisons in French use 'plus ... que' (more than), 'moins ... que' (less than) and 'aussi ... que' (as, as).
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'comparative'
a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: When using more than one adjective in French we need 'et' between them. Correction: We only need 'et' between French adjectives if they come after the noun. For the B-R-A-G-S adjectives that come before the noun, no connective is needed.
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