Conversations: verbs like 'prendre' and 'dire'
Learning outcomes
I can use the singular forms of -re verb ‘dire’ and verbs like 'prendre' in the present tense.
I can recogonise and pronounce the SSC [(a)in].
- Year 7
Conversations: verbs like 'prendre' and 'dire'
Learning outcomes
I can use the singular forms of -re verb ‘dire’ and verbs like 'prendre' in the present tense.
I can recogonise and pronounce the SSC [(a)in].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The SSC [(a)in] is pronounced as in the French word 'train'.
- 'Je dis', 'tu dis' and 'il, elle dit' are the singular forms of the -re verb 'dire', to say, saying.
- 'Je prends', 'tu prends', 'il, elle prend' are the singular forms of the -re verb 'prendre', to take.
- The same verb endings can be applied to the -re verbs 'apprendre', to learn, and 'comprendre', to understand.
Keywords
[(a)in] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in ‘train’
Dire - French -re verb meaning 'to say, to tell'
Prendre - French -re verb meaning 'to take'
Common misconception
The verbs 'dire' and 'prendre' have the same verb endings.
‘Dire’ and ‘prendre’ are high frequency -re verbs that have slightly different endings from each other, and from the most common -re pattern of endings.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and English pronouns.
Q2.'Être' means to be or being. Match the pronoun and the verb.
Q3.'Avoir' means to have or having. Match the pronoun and the verb.
Q4.'Faire' means to do, make. Complete: Complete: je fais, tu fais, il, elle
Q5.'Montrer' is an -er verb and means to show. Complete: je montre, tu montres il, elle
Q6.Choose the correct English translation: J'aime regarder des films avec ma famille.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words have the [(a)in] sound?
Q2.Match the French and the English.
