sounds like the [ou] in 'nous', meaning 'we' in French

French verb meaning 'I go', or 'I am going'

French verb meaning 'he, she goes' or 'he, she is going'

preposition ‘à’ meaning to, at combined with ‘le’ or ‘la’ to mean ‘to the’ and ‘at the’

D2a - 1 Je vais à la [poste].

D2a - 2 Il va au [travail].

D2a - 3 Je vais au [tableau].

D2a - 4 Elle va [déjeuner].

D2a - 5 Elle va à la [caisse].

D2a - 6 Il va à la [maison].

D2a feedback - 1 Je vais à la poste.

D2a feedback - 2 Il va au travail.

D2a feedback - 3 Je vais au tableau.

D2a feedback - 4 Elle va au déjeuner.

D2a feedback - 5 Elle va à la caisse.

D2a feedback - 6 Il va à la maison.

Places in town: 'aller' 1st and 3rd persons singular, 'au' and 'à la'

French

Ask where: 'vas', intonation questions with 'où', 'comment', 'quand'

Where people go: 'à l'' and 'aux'

Ask about destinations: using reference materials

Un poème familial: read and read aloud

In this unit, pupils learn the highly frequent verb 'aller' in all forms. Talking of going to places, they learn the forms of 'à' meaning 'to'. Practice of intonation questions is expanded with the question words 'où', 'comment' and 'quand'.  Silent final e and é (-er, -ez) are revisited.

Places to go: singular 'aller'

Say the following sentence aloud. How many times do you hear the SSC [ou]?
Coucou, le magasin est ouvert ?

Read the following sentences and match the correct halves of the English translation below.
Je vais quand ? Il va où ? Elle va comment ?

The 's' in 'vais' is usually a silent final consonant except if it is followed by a {{}}, whereby it is pronounced like the English 'z'.

It depends on whether the noun is singular or plural.

It depends on whether the noun is masculine or feminine.

It depends on whether the noun starts with a vowel or not.

How do you choose whether to use 'au' or 'à la' to express 'to (the)...' in French?

Fill in the gap.
Je vais {{}} porte = I go to the door.

Match the -er verbs in French to the English.

Which of the following nouns are feminine?

Which of the following words have a silent final consonant?

Match the French subject pronouns to the English.

Match each definite article to a suitable noun.

Complete the sentence. Verbs that do not follow the normal grammatical patters are called {{}} verbs.

Places in town: 'aller' 1st and 3rd persons singular, 'au' and 'à la'

Lesson outcome