Year 9 - French
Concorde the history: prepositions of place and movement
Historical events: perfect tense
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils consolidate the perfect tense with a range of known grammar and vocabulary. A key focus is revisiting prepositions of place and movement, consolidating past participle knowledge and contrasting present and perfect tenses.Inversion questions are also practised.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of place and movement prepositions to talk about the history of the Concorde.
Key Notes
- [tion] is pronounced as in 'attention'. [on] is pronounced as in 'non'.
- The Concorde was a project between France and the UK after the 2nd world war to build supersonic planes.
- Prepositions of place tell us where things are in relation to other things. Some like 'loin' need 'de' before the noun.
- Say French years the same as normal numbers, not split like in English. There is no –s after mille/cent in years.
- Prepositions of movement are used to translate 'to' and 'from'; 'à' and 'de' can change before the definite article.
Vocabulary To Learn
- preposition: a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Words with [tion] are cognates, therefore pronounced the same in English and French.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[tion] is pronounced as in 'attention'. [on] is pronounced as in 'non'. The Concorde was a project between France and the UK after the 2nd world war to build supersonic planes.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'preposition'
a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Words with [tion] are cognates, therefore pronounced the same in English and French. Correction: Although [tion] words are usually cognates, the sound is different and useful to revisit regularly.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Concorde the history: 'sortir', 'choisir', 'venir' verbs, -ion/-ation nouns Study Guide
- Occupied France: perfect tense with verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir' Study Guide
- The French colonial empire: more practice of verbs like 'entendre' and 'venir' Study Guide
- The French colonial empire: perfect tense with verbs like 'venir' and 'entendre' Study Guide
- The French Resistance: perfect tense with verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir' Study Guide
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