Jobs: singular 'avoir' or 'être', questions with 'est-ce que'
Learning outcomes
I can ask 'est-ce que' questions about people using the verbs 'avoir' and 'être'.
I can understand French stress syllabification.
- Year 8
Jobs: singular 'avoir' or 'être', questions with 'est-ce que'
Learning outcomes
I can ask 'est-ce que' questions about people using the verbs 'avoir' and 'être'.
I can understand French stress syllabification.
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- French is not a stress-timed language. Sound all vowels. Say syllables equally with a slight emphasis on the last one.
- 'Avoir' means 'to have, having', 'j'ai' means 'I have', 'tu as' means 'you have'.
- 'Être' means 'to be, being', 'je suis' means 'I am', 'il est' means 'he is' and 'elle est' means 'she is'.
- When using 'être' to describe professions, no article (un/une) is needed before the job noun in French.
- Ask questions in French with intonation, inversion and 'est-ce que'. Inversion is more formal than 'est-ce que'.
Keywords
Stress - pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Intonation - rise and fall of the voice in speaking
Inversion - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question
Common misconception
There is no need to use intonation when using inversion and 'est-ce que'.
Even when we form questions with inversion or 'est-ce que', it is still important to use intonation to signal that it is a question.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick the correct definition of 'intonation'.
Q2.Match the modal verbs in French and English.
Q3.Put the numbers in numerical order starting from smallest to biggest.
Q4.Fill in the missing possessive adjective in the sentence 'Are you doing your homework?' 'Tu fais devoirs ?'
Q5.What is the verb 'to work' in French?
Q6.Order the French sentence 'Here is my TV and my computer in my bedroom'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.When would you be more likely to use an 'est-ce que' question?
Q2.Match up the parts of 'avoir' and 'être' in French and English.
