Helping others at school: direct object pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Learning outcomes
I can use direct objects pronouns 'me' and 'te' to replace a person in simple French sentences.
I can recognise and pronounce words in French starting with a silent 'h'.
- Year 9
Helping others at school: direct object pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Learning outcomes
I can use direct objects pronouns 'me' and 'te' to replace a person in simple French sentences.
I can recognise and pronounce words in French starting with a silent 'h'.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The letter 'h' is often silent in French: heure.
- A word ending in a silent consonant followed by a word starting with a silent [h] has a liaison: c'est horrible.
- Some words replace their final letter with an apostrophe before a silent [h]. This is called elision: j'habite.
- A direct object is a noun that receives the action of the verb. It answers either what? Or whom?
- The direct object what or whom can also be a pronoun; 'me' and 'te' are the direct object pronouns 'me' and 'you'.
Keywords
[h] - silent 'h’, pronounced as in 'heure'
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when a word starting with a vowel follows
Elision - when a vowel sound is dropped and two words combined with an apostrophe to make speech smoother e.g. j'habite
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb e.g. me, you, it, them: il me regarde - he is looking at me
Me, te - direct object pronouns meaning: me, you
Common misconception
The letter 'h' is pronounced like in English.
The letter 'h' is in fact often silent in French: j'habite.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French words to their English meanings.
Q2.What does 'prendre' mean in English?
Q3.What is the direct object in the sentence: 'Je prends un livre.'?
Q4.Put the sentence in the correct French word order.
Q5.Match the subject pronoun to the correct form of 'faire' (to do).
Q6.Which sentence includes a verb that has a direct object?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the French and the English.
