silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word

verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want

full poem - Une personne sans tête, ne peut pas porter de chapeau, même ...

poem verse 1 - Une personne sans tête, ne peut pas porter de chapeau ...

poem verse 2 - Elle ne peut pas faire de la musique, ni apprendre une ...

poem verse 3 - Elle ne ressemble à rien de normal, sa vie n’est pas idéale ...

Une personne sans tête : responding to a poem

French

Want and must: 'vouloir' and 'devoir' 1st and 3rd persons singular

What others want or have to do: 'vouloir' and 'devoir' singular

What you can and can't do: 'pouvoir' and 'savoir' singular persons

What you can and can't do: negation with modal verbs + infinitive

In this unit, pupils extend their knowledge of two-verb structures as modal verbs with dependent infinitives are introduced.  'Devoir' 'vouloir' and 'pouvoir' in singular persons are taught so pupils can express what they want to, have to and can do on holidays. SSCs -ien and -tion are revisited.

Summer activities: modal verbs in two-verb structures

Match each French noun with its English meaning.

Complete the sentence using the correct form of pouvoir: Je {{}} parler allemand.

What is the only form of a verb that you will find in a French dictionary?

Match the French word to its English meaning.

Match the correct form of 'which' (quel, quelle, quels, quelles) to the noun.

What is the correct way to make this sentence negative? Je veux manger une pizza.

Complete the sentence with the correct form of pouvoir: Je{{}} apprendre les langues à l’école.

Put the words in the correct order to form a question using inversion.

Pourquoi veux-tu apprennent les langues ?

Une personne sans tête : responding to a poem

Lesson outcome