all French nouns have a grammatical gender - they are either masculine or feminine

the matching of an adjective and noun in gender and number: une tortue lente

bien

ancien

check - A - non

check - B - combien

check - C - main

check - D - vingt

A1 - 1 pingouin

A1 - 2 félin

A1 - 3 chien

A1 - 4 requin

A1 - 5 python indien

A1 - 6 dalmatien

A1 - 7 babouin

A1 - 8 dauphin

A1 - 9 cobra égyptien

A1 - 10 scorpion languedocien

A2 - Le scorpion languedocien est un scorpion jaune. Il se trouve dans le ...

(a)in

pingouin

scorpion

le cobra égyptien

train

onze

chien

combien

la girafe

un tigre

un dauphin

une girafe

un ours

un singe

un éléphant

un pingouin

un lion

le singe

le serpent, il est gris

la souris, elle est grise

le serpent, il est rapide

la souris, elle est rapide

At the zoo: 'il, elle' (it) and adjective agreement

French

What do you have? 'J'ai' and 'tu as'

What it is like: adjectives after the noun

Describe what you have: adjectives after the noun

Describe what you have: speaking in sentences

Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'il' and 'elle' meaning 'it'

Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'mon', 'ma' and 'ton', 'ta'

At the zoo: writing from a word list for reference

Tintin: person nouns, 'avoir', 'être'

In this unit, pupils use prior knowledge of 'avoir' and 'être' in cultural contexts: Mother's Day in Francophonie,  the cartoon Tintin, and also the context of a trip to the zoo. New knowledge includes the subject pronouns for 'it', 'il' and 'elle''. Silent Final e, ç/c, -ien, and qu are introduced.

People, places, things: adjective agreement, subject pronouns 'it'

Which words could be used to describe 'une girafe'?

'Et le tigre, il est trop__________ pour moi.' Which words can complete this sentence?

Order the words to say 'This is my cat Peter. He is calm'.

'The tortoise is too slow.' Translate this sentence into English.

'Look at the nasty snake.' Translate this sentence into French.

'La souris, elle est trop __________ pour moi.' Which words can complete this sentence.

Order the words to say 'the snake is found in the north of Spain'.

'The rabbit, it is white.' Translate this sentence into English.

'I watch the tall giraffe.' Translate this sentence into French.

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At the zoo: 'il, elle' (it) and adjective agreement

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