À table ! Partitive and indefinite articles, preverbal use of 'y' and 'en'
I can use indefinite and partitive articles accurately to describe food and drink quantities and I can recognise when 'y' and 'en' are used to shorten sentences.
- Year 11
- AQA
À table ! Partitive and indefinite articles, preverbal use of 'y' and 'en'
I can use indefinite and partitive articles accurately to describe food and drink quantities and I can recognise when 'y' and 'en' are used to shorten sentences.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use un/une (indefinite article) to describe whole things, and du/de la/de l' (partitive article) for parts of things.
- Uncountable nouns, such as water or money, do not have a plural form. They are used with the partitive article.
- 'Y' can replace 'à' + [a place] to mean 'there', e.g. 'elle y va demain'.
- 'En' can replace 'de' + noun and can mean '(of) it/them', e.g. 'j'aime la confiture, j'en mange tous les jours'.
- [en] is pronounced as in ‘enfant’.
Keywords
Y - indirect object pronoun meaning 'there', used to replace à + place
En - indirect object pronoun meaning ‘(of) it/them’, used to replace 'de' + noun
Common misconception
The pronouns 'y' and 'en' go after the verb, as 'there' and 'of it/them' do in English.
'Y' and 'en' go before the verb in a present tense sentence e.g. 'elle y va' and 'elle en boit'.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens are useful if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a cognate?
Q2.Which of these French words is not a cognate?
Q3.Match the French words to their English meanings.
Q4.Put the following French food-related words in order from starter to dessert in a typical meal. Start with déjeuner.
Q5.Match the forms of the partitive article.
Q6.Translate to French : I would like some fish.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means "chips" in French?
Q2.Match each French word to its English meaning.
