pronouncing a usually silent final consonant (for example 's') which is followed by a vowel: vous avez

from the verb avoir, meaning 'they have' (when referring to a group of boys or a group of boys and girls)

from the verb avoir, meaning 'they have' (when referring to a group of girls)

a BAGS adjective (beauty, age, good/bad or size) that goes before the noun: 'un vieux vélo'

un bureau

une chaise 

une lampe

un ordinateur

un espace

une salle

une chambre

un jardin

une fenêtre

j’ai

tu as

il a

elle a

nous avons

vous avez

ils ont

elles ont

A1 avoir song

A2-1 [Nous] avons une maison.

A2-2 [Ils] ont un jardin.

A2-3 [Ils] ont une salle.

A2-4 [Nous] avons un bureau.

A2-5 [Nous] avons une chambre.

A2-6 [Ils] ont beaucoup d’espace !

vieux

vieille

nouveau

nouvelle

beau

belle

mauvais

mauvaise

bonne

un beau jardin

un vieux professeur

une bonne question

une petite maison

B1-1 belle - beau

B1-2 nouvelle - nouveau 

B1-3 vieux - vieille

B1-4 petit - petite

Our own space: 'ils ont', 'elles ont' and adjectives before the noun

French

A horrible week! 'avoir' singular persons and adjectives after the noun

To have or to be: 'avoir' and 'être' singular

My ideal teacher: singular and plural adjectives

In class: 'il y a' and 'ce sont'

Exchange school in England: 'nous avons' and 'vous avez'

Hair and eyes: singular and plural adjective agreement

All about me: presenting myself in French

In this unit, pupils use singular and plural postnominal adjectives and 'avoir' in the contexts of an online exchange, conversations between cousins in France and Haiti, and physical description of hair and eyes. Supporting sounds are Silent Final e and -s liaison.

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

Which of these adjectives go before the noun?

What part of the verb 'avoir' is used for a group of girls and boys?

Match the masculine and feminine forms of the adjectives.

Put the words in order to say 'we have an old lamp'.

Write in French: 'they (group of girls) have a book'.

'Elle est __________'. Choose the correct adjective.

Write in English: 'j'ai une vieille maison'.

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