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People, places, things: adjective agreement, subject pronouns 'it'

People, places, things: adjective agreement, subject pronouns 'it'

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Pupils will already know that adjectives agree for gender. In this unit, they learn that many adjectives follow the noun, whilst in English they come before it. This unit builds upon pupils' prior knowledge of noun gender, teaching that the French pronouns for 'it' match noun gender, so that 'il' is both 'he' and 'it', and 'elle' is 'she' and 'it'. Securing pupils' use of singular forms of verbs 'be, being' and 'have, having' in multiple contexts, this unit is solid preparation for future units, which introduce plural persons of these essential verbs.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils know singular persons of the irregular verbs 'avoir' and 'être' in the present tense.
  • Pupils know that singular adjectives agree for gender.
  • Pupils know that singular pronouns 'il' and 'elle' mean 'he' and 'she', referring to people.

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Why this why now

Pupils will already know that adjectives agree for gender. In this unit, they learn that many adjectives follow the noun, whilst in English they come before it. This unit builds upon pupils' prior knowledge of noun gender, teaching that the French pronouns for 'it' match noun gender, so that 'il' is both 'he' and 'it', and 'elle' is 'she' and 'it'. Securing pupils' use of singular forms of verbs 'be, being' and 'have, having' in multiple contexts, this unit is solid preparation for future units, which introduce plural persons of these essential verbs.

Prior knowledge requirements

  • Pupils know singular persons of the irregular verbs 'avoir' and 'être' in the present tense.
  • Pupils know that singular adjectives agree for gender.
  • Pupils know that singular pronouns 'il' and 'elle' mean 'he' and 'she', referring to people.

People, places, things: adjective agreement, subject pronouns 'it'

In this unit, pupils use prior knowledge of 'avoir' and 'être' in cultural contexts: Mother's Day in Francophonie, the cartoon Tintin, and also the context of a trip to the zoo. New knowledge includes the subject pronouns for 'it', 'il' and 'elle''. Silent Final e, ç/c, -ien, and qu are introduced.

9 lessons in unit

  1. 1

    What do you have? 'J'ai' and 'tu as'

    I can ask questions using intonation and ‘tu as’ to find out what somebody has.
  2. 2

    What it is like: adjectives after the noun

    I can describe what you and I have using postnominal adjectives.
  3. 3

    Describe what you have: adjectives after the noun

    I can describe what I, you and others have using postnominal adjectives.
  4. 4

    Describe what you have: speaking in sentences

    I can say sentences in French to describe what I or others have.
  5. 5

    Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'il' and 'elle' meaning 'it'

    I can read and understand a text about ‘la fête des mères’ in 'la Francophonie'.
  6. 6

    Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'mon', 'ma' and 'ton', 'ta'

    I can use possessive adjectives in French to describe preparations for 'la fête des mères'.
  7. 7

    At the zoo: 'il, elle' (it) and adjective agreement

    I can form sentences describing zoo animals in French, using singular adjective agreement.
  8. 8

    At the zoo: writing from a word list for reference

    I can use reference materials to determine the gender of nouns when writing descriptions in French.
  9. 9

    Tintin: person nouns, 'avoir', 'être'

    I can write sentences using the both the verbs 'avoir' and 'être' to describe person nouns, and I can read and understand a short passage about Tintin.

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