Canada: 'je vais' and 'il, elle va'
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of singular ‘aller’ with cardinal points to understand what direction I and others are going in.
I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondence [ai].
- Year 6
Canada: 'je vais' and 'il, elle va'
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of singular ‘aller’ with cardinal points to understand what direction I and others are going in.
I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondence [ai].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Québec is a region of Canada where French is the official language.
- The sound-symbol correspondence [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai' (true).
- Directions in French use capital letters: 'le Nord' (north), 'l'Est' (east), 'le Sud' (south) and 'l'Ouest' (west).
- The verb aller is irregular: 'je vais' means 'I go', 'il va' means 'he goes' and 'elle va' means 'she goes'.
Keywords
Aller - French verb meaning 'to go, going'
Je vais - French verb meaning 'I go' or 'I am going'
Il, elle va - French verb meaning 'he, she goes' or 'he, she is going'
Common misconception
Directions in French use lower case letters like in English.
Directions in French use capital letters: 'le Nord, l'Est, le Sud et l'Ouest'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where is Québec?
Q2.What does 'dans' mean?
Q3.Match the verbs.
Q4.Order the words to form a sentence.
Q5.Write in English: 'je ne vais pas en France.'
Q6.Write in French: 'I play football.'
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Québec is a region of Canada where is the official language.
Q2.What does 'quinze jours' mean?
Q3.Match the compass points.
