makes a soft sound (like 's') before 'e' or 'i': 'ici', makes a hard sound (like 'k') before 'a', 'o' and 'u': canard

makes a soft sound before 'a', 'o' or 'u', pronounced as in 'français'

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

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

A1 - 1 cent

A1- 2 construire

A1 - 3 culture

A1 - 4 commerçant

A1 - 5 leçon

A1 - 6 candidat

C1 - 1 beep Où est la [petite] église ?

C1 - 2 beep C’est derrière le [nouveau] pont.

C1 - 3 beep Ce bâtiment-là, c’est un bâtiment [intéressant] ?

C1 - 4 beep Non, c’est un [petit] magasin.

C1 - 5 beep Tu as une voiture [bleue] ?

C1 - 6 beep Bein, non, j’ai un [vieux] vélo. 

C1 - 7 beep Le français, c’est une [vieille] langue.

C1 - 8 beep Oui, et c’est une [belle] langue aussi !

C1 - 9 Ça, c’est un [bon] livre ?

C1 - 10 Oui, et c’est un livre [moderne].

Describe places: common irregular and pre-nominal adjectives

French

Describe people and places: using correct adjectival position

Trip preparations

Paris

In this unit, pupils learn and practise the position of certain common adjectives before the noun. They practise irregular feminine forms of some high frequency adjectives.  Pupils also revisit ç and soft c and a range of other SSCs as they revisit high frequency vocabulary in describing places.

Paris and Nice: adjective placement

'c' makes a soft sound (like 's') before 'e' or 'i': 'ici', 'ç' makes a soft sound before 'a', 'o' or 'u': 'français'

an adjective that goes after the noun: 'un livre intéressant' (most adjectives in French)

tongue twister - Bonjour madame la saucissière, combien vendez-vous ces six ...

C1 - 1 Il n’y a pas de belle [plage].

C1 - 2 Et il n’y a pas de vieux [pont].

C1 - 3 Il n’y a pas de bonne [école].

C1 - 4 Il n’y a pas de beau [bâtiment] !

C1 - 5 Il n’y a pas de nouvelle [université].

C1 - 6 Et il n’y a pas de nouveau [magasin].

C1 - 7 Il n’y a pas de haute [église].

sound-symbol correspondence, relationship between letters and their sounds

two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning

when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question

C2 - 1 Êtes-vous à Paris ?

C2 - 2 Viens-tu en taxi ?

C2 - 3 Nous faisons le ménage.

C2 - 4 Nous marchons à la maison.

C2 - 5 Tu es derrière le cinéma.

C2 - 6 Avez-vous des lits pour les enfants ?

an adjective that goes after the noun: 'un livre intéressant'

B2 - 1 une [grande] rue

B2 - 2 un bâtiment [moderne]

B2 - 3 un [beau] parc

B2 - 4 un pont [important]

B2 - 5 une église [intéressante]

B2 - 6 une [vieille] université

B2 - 7 un café [sympa]

B2 - 8 un [bon] cinéma

B3 - Léa et Amir font un tour de Paris aujourd’hui. Ils font une ...

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