Greetings: 'je suis' and 'il, elle est'
Learning outcomes
I can greet my friend and my teacher and I can use 'je suis' and 'elle, il est' to say 'I am' or 'she, he is'.
I can recognise silent final consonants.
- Year 3
Greetings: 'je suis' and 'il, elle est'
Learning outcomes
I can greet my friend and my teacher and I can use 'je suis' and 'elle, il est' to say 'I am' or 'she, he is'.
I can recognise silent final consonants.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Many word-final consonants in French are not pronounced.
- ‘Salut’ ('hi') is a more informal greeting than ‘bonjour’ ('hello').
- The irregular verb ‘être’ means to be, being.
- ‘Je suis’ means ‘I am’; ‘elle, il est’ means ‘she, he is’; the -s and -t are silent final consonants.
Keywords
SFC (Silent Final Consonant) - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Être - French verb meaning 'to be, being'
Je suis - French verb meaning 'I am'
Elle est, il est - French verb meaning 'she is, he is'
Common misconception
Consonants at the end of words are pronounced in French.
Often, consonants are silent at the end of words in French. The exception to this rule are the letters c, r, f and l, which are pronounced.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? French is spoken in many different countries across the world.
Q2.True or false? French is pronounced exactly the same as in English.
Q3.Which of the following letters are consonants?
Q4.Order the following greetings from the least formal (1) to the most formal (3).
Q5.What is a verb?
Q6.Match the French and the English.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True of false? French is spoken by some people in Haiti, though almost everyone generally speaks Haitian Creole.
Q2.Which of the following words have SFCs (Silent Final Consonants)?
Q3.Match the French and the English.
Q4.Match the French and the English.
