sound-symbol correspondence, the relationship between letters and their sounds

words with the same meaning that look and sound similar or the same in French and English

possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine, feminine)

pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when followed by a vowel, e.g. mon anniversaire

univers

sentence A1a Il y a in grand enfant dans le champsen septembre et en janvier. 

elephant

am em

chambre

champs

septembre

an en

ensemble

grand

janvier

enfant

different

aout

octobre

jour

mois

annee

fevrier

mars

avril

juin

juillet

novembre

decembre

all months

C1-7 Mon anniversaire est en janvier.

C1-8 Mon anniversaire est en mars.

months song: Mon anniversaire est en janvier, ton anniversaire, c’est quand ? ..

C1 -4 Mon anniversaire est en avril.

C1-5 Mon anniversaire est en juin.

 C1-6 Mon anniversaire est en octobre.

anniversaire

mon chat

ma souris

ton chat

ta souris

mon anniversaire

C1 -1  Mon anniversaire est en juillet.

C1-2 Mon anniversaire est en aout.

C1-3 Mon anniversaire est en mai.

am em an en

Months of the year

French

Introductions: voici, 'je suis' and 'il, elle est'

New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'

My birthday: 'quand'

My monster: numbers 1-12, 'des', 'combien'

My monster: 'il y a' and 'il a'

I'm hungry: 'avoir' meaning 'be'

Age: 'avoir' meaning 'be'

How are you today? 'Avoir' meaning 'be'

I'm sick! 'Avoir' meaning 'be'

In this unit, pupils embed vowel and other sounds. They secure numbers 1-12 and essential verbs to be, to have and there are, describing themselves, friends and a monster. Pupils learn that 'avoir' also means 'be' for ages and states, enabling them to say with more precision how they feel.

Introductions: singular 'être', 'avoir', and regular adjectives

Choose the words with the [am/em], [an/en] sound.

Write a month which has the [an, en], [am, em] sound.

What type of sound does 'mon' make in 'mon anniversaire'?

A word that looks and similar in French and English, with a different meaning.

A word that looks similar in French and English, with the same meaning.

A word that looks different in French and English, with the same meaning.

A word that looks different in French and English, with a different meaning.

How do you say: 'This is my friend, she is fun.'?

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Starter Quiz

What is a cognate?