La journée d'un jeune migrant : Extended writing and speaking
I can use the simple past, the present perfect and present tense + 'depuis' to describe past and ongoing events in the life of an immigrant.
- Year 10
- AQA
La journée d'un jeune migrant : Extended writing and speaking
I can use the simple past, the present perfect and present tense + 'depuis' to describe past and ongoing events in the life of an immigrant.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The perfect tense and present tense + 'depuis' can usefully be combined to talk about completed and ongoing events.
- [e] sounds like 'je' and [ui] sounds like 'huit'.
- When talking or writing about someone else, change pronouns, verbs and possessive adjectives from first to third person.
- It is important to carefully plan use of tenses when creating a longer text.
Keywords
First person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to yourself
Third person - form of pronouns and verbs used to refer to others
Perfect tense - describes what you did or have done in the past
Present tense - describes what you do habitually or what you are doing now
Depuis - for, since
Common misconception
When writing, talking about what someone does, has done using a text written in the first person for information, only the subject pronoun needs to be changed in each sentence.
When writing, talking in the third person using a text in the first person for information, change the subject pronoun, verb, object pronouns and possessive adjectives (words like 'my', 'your', 'his', 'her').
Equipment
Mini whiteboard and pen.
Content guidance
- Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French with the English.
Q2.Match the verb forms of 'avoir' and 'être' with the subject pronoun.
Q3.Use present tense + 'depuis' when:
Q4.Which is the most appropriate translation for this sentence? 'J'étudie le français depuis plus de trois ans.'
Q5.Which French translation is correct? He has been playing the violin since the age of seven.
Q6.Which is the correct word order to make the sentence: They have been going to school for ten years.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these phrases describes a point in the past?
Q2.Which is the correct translation? I have been cooking since the age of five.
Q3.Which verb phrase completes this sentence? ' au foot depuis août.' I have been playing football since August.
Q4.Which verb phrase completes this sentence? ' au foot depuis ce moment-lâ.' I have been playing football since that moment.
Q5.Match the first and third person words. There is a mixture of conjugated verb forms, possesive adjectives and pronouns.
