Brussels: perfect tense intonation questions
Learning outcomes
I can use the perfect tense to form intonation questions with 'ce, cet, cette and ces'
I can pronounce the sound [r].
- Year 8
Brussels: perfect tense intonation questions
Learning outcomes
I can use the perfect tense to form intonation questions with 'ce, cet, cette and ces'
I can pronounce the sound [r].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The [r] is a common sound in French and is tricky to pronounce, so keep practising your tongue-twisters!
- 'Ce, cet, cette and ces' are demonstrative adjectives, used to specify which noun you are referring to.
- 'Ce' means 'this' for masculine nouns, 'cet' if they start with a vowel or 'h'. 'Cette' goes before feminine nouns.
- 'Ces' goes with all plural nouns and means 'these'.
- We can add a demonstrative adjective to an intonation question to make it more specific.
Keywords
[r] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [r] in 'rue'
Ce, cet, cette, ces - demonstrative adjectives indicating 'this' and 'these'
Demonstrative adjective - a word to specificy a particular noun, indicating 'this', 'that', 'these' or 'those'
Intonation questions - questions that are formed by raising the tone of voice at the end of a statement
Common misconception
I can express 'this' for all masculine nouns with 'ce'.
There is another way of expressing 'this' in French for masculine nouns, which is 'cet', this is for masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or an 'h'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the countries in English and French.
Q2.Which nouns are masculine?
Q3.Match the English to the French.
Q4.What does intonation mean?
Q5.Pick out the sentences in the perfect tense.
Q6.Match the 2 halves of the French translation of the following: You worked at school. I walked home. I ate lunch. You celebrated your birthday.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French with the English.
Q2.'Ce, cet, cette and ces' are adjectives which mean 'this' and 'these'.
Q3.Is it 'ce, cet, cette or ces'?
Q4.Complete the sentence. est la capitale de la Belgique.
Q5.Finish the sentence with an appropriate noun.
Q6.Fill the gap in the intonation questions with the correct demonstrative adjective.
