a change in adjective ending, for example, adding an -e to describe a woman, girl or feminine noun

an adjective in the feminine form that does not follow the regular pattern: 'beau' (m), 'belle' (f)

text 1 Menton est *une ville en France. C’est une ville avec beaucoup de...

text 2 Adèle et Pierre visitent le carnaval avec Mylène... 

content

heureux

amusant

grand

petit

beau

je suis content je suis contente

amusant amusante

grand grande

petit petite

content contente

heureux heureuse

beau belle

Menton Carnival: singular adjective agreement

French

Menton Carnival: uses of 'de'

Family activities: singular regular -er verbs

Family activities: translating French present tense into English

In this unit, in the contexts of the Menton Carnival and family activities, pupils deepen their knowledge of different 'e' sounds, practise uses 'de' and use -er verbs in the present. They use prior knowledge of adjective agreement to describe photos of Menton's colourful citrus fruit sculptures.

Activities: singular regular -ER verbs

'The girl is beautiful'. Choose the correct translation.

Translate 'la tortue est grande' into English.

'My sister is happy'. Choose the correct translation.

Match the forms of the French verb to the English.

Which sentences have the correct adjectival agreement?

Match the French infinitive verbs to the English.

Match the 1st, 2nd and 3rd person singular forms of the verbs 'être' and 'avoir' with their English meaning.

Which present tense verbs are in the 1st person singular?

'Le chat est content'. Choose the correct translation.

Translate into French: 'the dog is happy'.

Menton Carnival: singular adjective agreement

Lesson outcome