Year 9 - French
My everyday: 'avoir' and 'être' for feelings and states
Routines: numbers 32-69, time
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils consolidate and extend their knowledge of numbers from 32-69 and use the impersonal verb 'il est' to tell the time. Avoir and être are revisited to talk about feelings and states. Knowledge of question forms and present and perfect tenses is deepened in writing and speaking.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to use 'avoir' and 'être' to describe your daily routine.
Key Notes
- [en/an] is pronounced as in 'enfant'.
- [ain/in] is pronounced as in 'train'.
- 'Avoir' means to have/having but is often used when we would use the verb to be (être) in English to describe feelings.
- When using 'avoir' expressions like 'avoir raison' and 'avoir chaud', there is no article after avoir.
- 'Donc' means 'so/therefore'. It connects two short, related sentences to make a longer sentence with cause and effect.
Vocabulary To Learn
- [en/an]: pronounced as in 'enfant'
- [ain/in]: pronounced as in 'train'
- avoir: to have, having
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- 'Avoir' always means 'to have/having'.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain what you can now say or understand in this lesson.
[en/an] is pronounced as in 'enfant'. [ain/in] is pronounced as in 'train'.
2. Define this key language word and use it in context. '[en/an]'
pronounced as in 'enfant'. Say or write it in a short sentence so you use the word actively.
3. Correct this common language-learning mistake.
Mistake: 'Avoir' always means 'to have/having'. Correction: Most of the time, we translate 'avoir' as 'to have/having' but there are expressions, where we would use the verb to be in English, where French uses 'avoir', usually expressing feelings/states e.g 'avoir froid', to be cold.
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