Ce week-end: impersonal verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use impersonal verbs to tell the time, describe weather, say what there is and what is necessary in the context of making plans.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [y] and [i].
- Year 10
- AQA
Ce week-end: impersonal verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use impersonal verbs to tell the time, describe weather, say what there is and what is necessary in the context of making plans.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [y] and [i].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- An impersonal verb is a verb and subject that don't refer to a particular person or thing.
- To say what time it is use impersonal verb il est + number + heure (s) + minutes.
- Il est + adjective + de + infinitive can be used to express it is difficult/easy/forbidden to + a verb.
- Il fait (with weather expressions), il y a (there is/are) and il faut (it is necessary) are useful impersonal verbs.
- [y] and [i] sounds like 'midi' and 'physique'.
Keywords
Impersonal verb - a verb that doesn't refer to a particular person or thing, and whose subject is most often 'il' (it)
Common misconception
The subject pronoun 'il' always means 'he'.
There are a number of impersonal verbs such as 'il faut', 'il neige' and 'il pleut'. Verbs such as 'il fait' and 'il est' can also be used in an impersonal sense. In these cases, the English meaning is 'it' or impersonal 'you', 'we' as appropriate.
Equipment
It would be useful to have mini whiteboards and pens if available.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which verbs can be used to describe the weather?
Q2.Which verb is missing? huit heures.
Q3.Complete the sentence: the verbs 'apparaitre', 'naitre', 'paraitre' and 'disparaitre' are all formed in the present tense like ...
Q4.What is the past participle of 'naitre'?
Q5.Translate the sentence: We are familiar with the school in this town.
Q6.Match the vocabulary.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the phrases together.
Q2.Match the times of day.
