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

pingouin

task A1 - 4 requin

task A1 - 5 python indien

task A1 - 7 babouin

task A1 - 8 dauphin

onze

bien

task A1 - 10 scorpion languedocien

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

ancien

scorpion

check c main

le cobra égyptien

train

task A1 - 2 félin

task A1 - 3 chien

chien

combien

task A1 - 6 dalmatien

check a non

check b combien

task A1 - 9 cobra égyptien

check d vingt

task A1 - 1 pingouin

un ours

un singe

un éléphant

un pingouin

un lion

le singe

la girafe

un tigre

un dauphin

une girafe

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

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.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

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

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.