Months of the year
Learning outcomes
I can understand the months of the year and when people's birthday are.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sounds [an/en] and [am/em].
- Year 4
Months of the year
Learning outcomes
I can understand the months of the year and when people's birthday are.
I can recognise and pronounce the key sounds [an/en] and [am/em].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [am/em] sounds the same as [an/en], as in the months 'janvier' and 'septembre'.
- Many French months of the year are cognates but are pronounced differently from English.
- When followed by a vowel, 'mon' changes from a nasal to an oral sound, e.g. mon anniversaire.
Keywords
[am/em], [an/en] - pronounced as in 'chambre' and 'enfant'
SSC - sound-symbol correspondence, the relationship between letters and their sounds
Cognate - words with the same meaning that look and sound similar or the same in French and English
Mon, ma - possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine, feminine)
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when followed by a vowel, e.g. mon anniversaire
Common misconception
Months of the year start with capital letters in French, as in English.
Months of the year start with lowercase letters in French, unless at the start of a sentence.
Equipment
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a cognate?
Q2.Match the numbers.
Q3.Match the numbers.
Q4.How do you say 'my brother'?
Q5.How do you say 'my sister'?
Q6.How do you say: 'This is my friend, she is fun.'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the words with the [am/em], [an/en] sound.
Q2.Match the months.
Q3.Match the months.
