Chez moi, chez toi : prepositions and emphatic pronouns moi, toi ...
Learning outcomes
I can use a range of prepositions and emphatic pronouns to contrast where I and other people live.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [an] and [oi].
Chez moi, chez toi : prepositions and emphatic pronouns moi, toi ...
Learning outcomes
I can use a range of prepositions and emphatic pronouns to contrast where I and other people live.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [an] and [oi].
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Key learning points
- Emphatic pronouns are often used after prepositions.
- Emphatic pronouns include moi (me) and toi (you). They apply only to people, not things.
- sans (without), pour (for), avant (before) and chez (at the house/place of) are all followed by emphatic pronouns.
- [an] sounds like 'enfant' and [oi] sounds like 'voir'.
Keywords
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Emphatic pronoun - used to emphasize a person, or when the pronoun stands alone, or after certain prepositions
Common misconception
The letter combinations [en] and [an] are pronounced differently in French.
The letter combinations [en] and [an] make the same sound in French, as can be heard in the word 'enfant'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the prepositions.
with
to, at
for
without
at the place of, at someone's place
before
Q2.Which translations of this sentence could be right depending on context? Je faisais beaucoup de sport quand j'étais jeune.
Q3.Which of these statements is correct when instructing how to create the imperfect tense stem?
Q4.What is the imperfect tense spelling of 'faire' with 'il, elle'?
Q5.Which sentence is a correct translation of: I used to be famous when I was younger.
Q6.Which is the correct word order to make this sentence? She used to be nicer in the past.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which is the correct translation of 'without you'?
Q2.Match the French and English vocabulary.
manner, way
to protect, protecting
opinion, mind
some people