What I and others have: singular 'avoir' and nouns
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Why this why now
This unit introduces the gateway concept of grammatical gender so pupils can use indefinite articles and nouns to identify them, using prior knowledge of 'est' in the new phrase 'c'est', it is. Liaison with -t is important complementary phonics, together with nasal sounds un, on, and ch, eau/au, u and ou. Pupils then apply noun knowledge, including favourite animals sought in reference resources, with singular persons of new verb 'avoir', to have, learning questions with interrogative 'quoi' to ask what others have. In another unit pupils will extend singular noun knowledge to plural nouns.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupil know French vowel sounds [a] [e] [i] [o] [u], [eu], and nasal sound [an/en].
- Pupils know that word-final consonants are often silent in French.
- Pupils know the French pronouns 'je', 'tu', 'il', and 'elle'.
- Pupils know singular persons of the verb 'être', to be, being.
Threads
Why this why now
This unit introduces the gateway concept of grammatical gender so pupils can use indefinite articles and nouns to identify them, using prior knowledge of 'est' in the new phrase 'c'est', it is. Liaison with -t is important complementary phonics, together with nasal sounds un, on, and ch, eau/au, u and ou. Pupils then apply noun knowledge, including favourite animals sought in reference resources, with singular persons of new verb 'avoir', to have, learning questions with interrogative 'quoi' to ask what others have. In another unit pupils will extend singular noun knowledge to plural nouns.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupil know French vowel sounds [a] [e] [i] [o] [u], [eu], and nasal sound [an/en].
- Pupils know that word-final consonants are often silent in French.
- Pupils know the French pronouns 'je', 'tu', 'il', and 'elle'.
- Pupils know singular persons of the verb 'être', to be, being.
What I and others have: singular 'avoir' and nouns
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.
10 lessons in unit
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