Year 9 - French
A theft: verbs with 'à' and 'de' before the noun
Past and present events: perfect tense, negation, questions
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Unit Summary
Pupils deepen their knowledge of the perfect tense, question forms and negation. '-er verbs taking être in the perfect and the negative 'ne...jamais' are introduced . Pupils apply changes in register (tu vs vous, on vs nous), use emphatic pronouns 'moi' and 'toi' and the relative pronoun 'qui'.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use a range of verbs with 'à' and 'de' to talk about crime and safety.
Key Notes
- Some verbs take à or de before a noun; it's important to learn each verb together with its required preposition.
- The forms of 'à' and 'de' change before masculine and plural nouns to 'au', 'aux', 'du' and 'des'.
- Learn the genders of all nouns so that you know which form of 'à' or 'de' to use.
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
- Learning genders is not as important as learning the noun itself.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Some verbs take à or de before a noun; it's important to learn each verb together with its required preposition. The forms of 'à' and 'de' change before masculine and plural nouns to 'au', 'aux', 'du' and 'des'.
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: Learning genders is not as important as learning the noun itself. Correction: Leaning the genders of words is essential because it affects other parts of the sentence such as which form of 'à/de' to use before a noun.
More Lessons In This Unit
- A theft: emphatic pronouns 'moi' and 'toi' after prepositions Study Guide
- Accidents and emergencies: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- Emergency services: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- Free time: relative pronoun 'qui' Study Guide
- Free time: verbs + 'de' or 'à' + noun Study Guide
- New Year in Algeria: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- New Year: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être' Study Guide
- Song: J'ai cherché Study Guide
- The French revolution: perfect tense, questions, 'ne … pas' Study Guide
- The French Revolution: present and perfect tenses, 'ne…jamais' Study Guide
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