Countries and states: 'à' and 'en'
Learning outcomes
I can describe where people go and where they are in the context of holidays, using the correct prepositions.
I can distinguish between and correctly pronounce [ai] and [é/er/ez].
- Year 9
Countries and states: 'à' and 'en'
Learning outcomes
I can describe where people go and where they are in the context of holidays, using the correct prepositions.
I can distinguish between and correctly pronounce [ai] and [é/er/ez].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai'; [é/er/ez] is pronounced as in 'écrire'.
- Without an article, words like 'québecois' are adjectives, with a capital letter, they are nouns meaning a person.
- Use the preposition 'à' to talk about going to/being in a town/city and 'en' with feminine countries.
- Use 'au' ('à' + le) to talk about going to/being in masculine countries (usually country names not ending in -e).
Keywords
[ai] - pronounced as in 'vrai'
[é/er/ez] - pronounced as in 'écrire'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
The sound-symbol correspondences [ai] and [é/er/ez] sound the same in French.
The letters 'ai/ay' are the same as the SSC [é/er/ez] in French but [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai' with slightly more relaxed lips than 'ai/ay' in English.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
Q2.Which word means 'path' or 'way'?
Q3.Order the words to say 'my mother has a sore leg'.
Q4.'Elles vont __________Allemagne.' Which word completes this sentence?
Q5.'Tu vas bientôt au Canada.' Translate this sentence.
Q6.'We go to Italy tomorrow.' Translate this sentence into French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'grincheuse' mean?
Q2.'Nous __________ bien la capitale, Paris.' Which word best completes this sentence?
Q3.Match the French to the English.
