the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

A1 - 1 C’est lundi ? Non, c’est dimanche.

A1 - 2 Une machine prépare un chocolat chaud.

A1 - 3 Un chat et un chien cherchent le marché.

A1 - 4 Un champion chante une chanson.

A1 - 5 C’est une bouche avec une moustache au-dessus.

A2 - 1 chocolat

A2 - 2 chanter

A2 - 3 peluche

A2 - 4 choses

A2 - 5 toucher 

chercher

chat

bouche

vache

cheval

B1 - 6 C’est un animal. C’est Médor.

B1 - 4 C’est un fruit. C’est comme un ballon.

B1 - 5 C’est pour le football.

c'est un chat 

c'est un chat Q

non chien

c'est une peluche

 c'est un cheval

c'est une orange

c'est quoi Q

B1 -1 C’est un animal. C’est petit.

B1 - 2 C’est dans un sac.

B1 - 3 C’est pour écrire.

What is it? Intonation questions and 'quoi'

French

What is it? Naming belongings with 'un' and 'une'

What is it? C'est and liaison

What I and others have: 'j'ai' and 'il, elle a'

An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions

Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and intonation questions

Who has what? Singular 'avoir' and 'être'

A strange dream: practice with key sounds

Story: Lulu, la tortue

Packing a bag: singular 'avoir

In this unit a dream, a story and packing a bag offer multiple contexts for learning that nouns have grammatical gender and that this determines the word for a/an. Pupils learn to use c'est, it is, with liaison, and singular forms of the verb ‘avoir’. Key sounds learnt are un, on, ch, au, u and ou.

What I and others have: singular 'avoir' and nouns

Which of these words contain the [ch] sound? 

What is it called when you raise or lower your voice in speaking?

by keeping your voice the same throughout

When speaking, how would you change the statement 'c'est un chat' into a question?

What does 'c'est quoi ?' mean in English?

To remember words that you have learnt recently.

To know how to spell, pronounce and recognise the words that you have learnt.

To make words stick in your long term memory.

What are the best reasons to practise vocabulary regularly?

When it is followed by a word that starts with a consonant.

When it is followed by a word that starts with a vowel sound.

In which of the following sentences would you pronounce the 't' in 'c'est'?

Because all French nouns are girls or boys.

Because all French nouns have grammatical gender, they are masculine or feminine

Because all French nouns have biological gender, they are male or female.

Why are there two ways of saying 'a, an' in French, 'un' and 'une'?

'Vache', 'banane', 'orange', 'bouteille' and 'peluche' are all examples of {{}} nouns.

Exit Quiz

Which of these words contain the [ch] sound?