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La vie quotidienne ici et ailleurs : extended speaking and writing
I can compare daily life in different countries in speaking and writing, using prepositions and emphatic pronouns.
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La vie quotidienne ici et ailleurs : extended speaking and writing
I can compare daily life in different countries in speaking and writing, using prepositions and emphatic pronouns.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Moi', 'toi', 'lui', 'elle', 'eux', and 'elles' mean 'me', 'you', 'him', 'her', and 'them' as emphatic pronouns.
- Emphatic pronouns can also be used after a comparative, e.g. 'il est plus sérieux que toi'.
- Planning a speaking task answer carefully, pre-rehearsal and immediate repetition of the task improve performance.
Keywords
Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Emphatic pronoun - a word used to emphasise a person, or when the pronoun stands alone
Common misconception
'Elle' only means 'she' and 'elles' only means 'they', when naming a group of girls or women.
When used as emphatic pronouns, 'elle' means 'her' and 'elles' means 'them'.
Cycle 2 focuses on the cities of Plymouth, UK and Brest, France. Teachers using this resource will most likely wish to adapt the material in this cycle to better suit their own setting.
Teacher tip
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pen, if available, would be useful.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are adverbs?
Which words are adverbs?
zéro
à bientôt
Q2.Match the tense, mood with the French sentence.
Match the tense, mood with the French sentence.
Q3.The imperfect tense stem for most verbs is formed by ...
The imperfect tense stem for most verbs is formed by ...
taking the 'vous' form of the verb in the present tense and removing -ez.
taking the 'ils, elles' form of the verb in the present tense and removing -ent.
taking the 'il, elle' form of the verb in the present tense and removing -e.
Q4.Which verb does not use the 'nous' for in the present tense to create its imperfect tense stem?
Which verb does not use the 'nous' for in the present tense to create its imperfect tense stem?
Q5.Which is the missing word in this sentence? 'Quand j'étais petit(e), je le ménage pour aider mon père.'
Which is the missing word in this sentence? 'Quand j'étais petit(e), je le ménage pour aider mon père.'
Q6.Put the words in order to make this sentence: We used to eat lunch at school in the past.
Put the words in order to make this sentence: We used to eat lunch at school in the past.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which pronoun is never an emphatic pronoun?
Which pronoun is never an emphatic pronoun?
moi
lui
elles
eux
Q2.What do 'elle' and 'elles' mean in this sentence? 'Elle sort souvent avec ses amies et va en ville avec elles.'
What do 'elle' and 'elles' mean in this sentence? 'Elle sort souvent avec ses amies et va en ville avec elles.'
she and they
her and they
her and them
Q3.Match the English and French emphatic pronouns.
Match the English and French emphatic pronouns.
Q4.Which emphatic pronoun is missing here? 'Mes frères sont négatifs. Je suis plus positif qu' .
Which emphatic pronoun is missing here? 'Mes frères sont négatifs. Je suis plus positif qu' .
Q5.Which emphatic pronoun is missing here? 'Ma sœur est malade mais je suis plus malade qu' .
Which emphatic pronoun is missing here? 'Ma sœur est malade mais je suis plus malade qu' .
