Family activities: singular regular -er verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -er verbs to say what I do at the weekend.
I can distinguish between the [e], [è] and [é] sounds.
- Year 4
Family activities: singular regular -er verbs
Learning outcomes
I can use singular -er verbs to say what I do at the weekend.
I can distinguish between the [e], [è] and [é] sounds.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter in French. The SSCs [e], [è] and [é] make different sounds.
- 'Manger' (to eat) and 'passer' (to spend) are two regular -er verbs.
- In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
- In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
- Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.
Keywords
[e] - prnounced as in 'cheval'
[è] - pronounced as in 'frère'
[é] - pronounced as in 'répéter'
-er verb - a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
Present tense - describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly
Common misconception
There are two ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English. For example: I watch and I am watching.
There is only one way to refer to the present tense in French: je regarde. This can be translated as both 'I watch', and 'I am watching'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these French words doesn't have the [e] sound.
Q2.Match the French to the English.
Q3.Which French verb means 'to wear, wearing'.
Q4.Translate into English 'c'est facile de parler en anglais'.
Q5.Match the French to the English.
Q6.Which word would help translate 'Samedi, je un film avec mon ami'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
Q2.Match the English to the French.
