La vie en ville : extended writing and speaking, photo description
I can describe a town in detail, using the imperfect and present tenses. I can describe a photo and draw comparisons between two photos.
- Year 10
- AQA
La vie en ville : extended writing and speaking, photo description
I can describe a town in detail, using the imperfect and present tenses. I can describe a photo and draw comparisons between two photos.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- We use present tense for describing a photo, but a range of tenses, including imperfect, to extend the discussion.
- Use 'plus' and 'moins' followed by adjectives and 'plus de' and 'moins de' followed by nouns for contrasts.
- Immediate repetition of a speaking task, with reduced support, improves performance.
- It's important to plan to incorporate a range of past, present and future tenses when writing an extended text.
Keywords
Imperfect tense - tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening
Adjective - a word that gives more information about a noun
Noun - word for a person, place, or thing
Common misconception
Only the near future and future tenses can be used to refer fo the future.
It is possible to refer to the future using the conditional mood: phrases like 'je voudrais' and 'il voudrait' which are followed by an infinitive. This creates the idea of what someone would like to do, clearly referring to possible future events.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens are useful if available.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the imperfect verb forms with the subjects.
Q2.Match the imperfect verb endings with the subjects.
Q3.Which statement is a disadvantage (un inconvénient)?
Q4.Which sentences describe the way things used to be?
Q5.Match the French verbs with their English meanings.
