Year 9 - French
At a restaurant: possessives 'leur', 'leurs'
People and places: present and perfect tense
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Unit Summary
Pupils revisit present and perfect tenses, two verb structures after aller, aimer and modal verbs and inversion questions in single and two-verb structures. The verb croire is introduced in singular persons, and feminine and plural noun formation and possessive adjectives are revised and extended.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use possessive adjectives to make reservations, give recommendations and describe places and things.
Key Notes
- Possessive adjectives have different forms based on the gender and number of the possessed noun.
- 'Mon', 'ma', 'mes' and 'ton', 'ta', 'tes' are possessive adjectives meaning 'my' and 'your' in French.
- 'Son', 'sa' and 'ses' are possessive adjectives meaning 'his/her' in French.
- 'Notre', 'nos' and 'votre', 'vos' are possessive adjectives meaning 'our' and 'your (plural or formal)' in French.
- 'Leur' and 'leurs' mean 'they'. Like 'notre' and 'votre', 'leur' does not change based on the gender of the noun.
Vocabulary To Learn
- possessive adjective: a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging
- leur: possessive adjective meaning 'your' (singular)
- leurs: possessive adjective meaning 'your' (plural)
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Like the possessive adjectives 'mon' and 'ton', the possessive adjective 'leur' changes in the singular form based on the gender of the noun possessed.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
Possessive adjectives have different forms based on the gender and number of the possessed noun. 'Mon', 'ma', 'mes' and 'ton', 'ta', 'tes' are possessive adjectives meaning 'my' and 'your' in French.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. 'possessive adjective'
a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: Like the possessive adjectives 'mon' and 'ton', the possessive adjective 'leur' changes in the singular form based on the gender of the noun possessed. Correction: Unlike the possessive adjectives 'mon' and 'ton', the possessive adjective 'leur' does not change in the singular form based on the gender of the noun possessed, it remains the same: leur chien, leur souris.
More Lessons In This Unit
- At a hotel: possessives 'votre', 'vos' Study Guide
- Religion in Francophonie: feminine and plural nouns Study Guide
- Religion in Francophonie: singular 'croire', adjectives used as nouns Study Guide
- Senegal: modals, 'il faut', possessive adjectives Study Guide
- Senegal: perfect tense, inversion questions, negation 'ne... pas', 'ne … jamais' Study Guide
- Travel in France: infinitive used as a noun Study Guide
- Travel in France: more infinitive uses Study Guide
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