Ask about plans: inversion questions with question words
Learning outcomes
I can ask about future plans using inversion questions with question words.
I can tell the difference between hard [g] and [j/soft g].
Ask about plans: inversion questions with question words
Learning outcomes
I can ask about future plans using inversion questions with question words.
I can tell the difference between hard [g] and [j/soft g].
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Key learning points
- The French [g] has two sounds: soft before the letters e, i and y and hard before other letters.
- We use 'aller' in the present tense followed by an infinitive to talk about future plans.
- 'They' has two different pronouns in French: 'ils' for a male or mixed gender group and 'elles' for a female group.
- Questions about future plans follow the normal patterns for closed (yes/no) and information questions.
- When forming inversion questions for future plans, only 'aller' and the pronoun swap e.g. Vont-ils venir ?
Keywords
[j/soft g] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [j] in 'jour' or the [soft g] sound in 'génial'
Ils vont - French verb meaning they (m,f) go or they are going
Elles vont - French verb meaning they (f) go or they are going
Inversion question - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question
Common misconception
To create inversion questions in French, you just swap the verb and subject around.
As well as swapping verb and subject, a hyphen is needed betwen the verb and the subject pronoun when forming inversion questions e.g. Vont-elles créer des vêtements ? Are they going to create clothes?
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following words contain the hard [g] and the [j/soft g]?
Q2.Match up the time phrases.
tomorrow
today
at the moment
now
in the future
Q3.Match the English with the French.
behind
street
in front of
between
beach
country
Q4.Match the correct forms of the French verb 'aller' to the English.
I go, am going
they (mfpl) go, are going
he, she goes, is going
you (singular) go, are going
you (plural) go, are going
we go, are going
Q5.Which of the following are types of questions?
Q6.Which of the following are inversion questions?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following words contain the SSC [j/soft g]?
Q2.Which of the following pronouns mean 'they' in French?
Q3.Which is the correct translation of 'They (mpl) are going to prepare lunch.'?
Q4.Which of the following sentences express future plans?
Q5.Match the English questions with the French translations. There is a mix of intonation and inversion question forms.
Où vas-tu ?
Ils vont aller quand ?
Comment va-t-il voyager ?
Il va voir qui ?
Elles vont faire quoi ?
Que vas-tu dire ?