Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'mon', 'ma' and 'ton', 'ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessive adjectives in French to describe preparations for 'la fête des mères'.
I can recognise and pronounce the soft [c/ç] sound.
- Year 4
Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'mon', 'ma' and 'ton', 'ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessive adjectives in French to describe preparations for 'la fête des mères'.
I can recognise and pronounce the soft [c/ç] sound.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letter c is soft before the letters e and i. It is hard before the letters a, o and u.
- The letter ç (c cedilla) makes a soft sound before a, o and u.
- The pronouns il and elle can be translated as it in French, as every French noun has a gender.
- Possessive adjectives have masculine forms 'mon' and 'ton' and feminine forms 'ma' and 'ta'.
Keywords
[c/ç] - pronounced as in 'ici'
Il - pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
Elle - pronoun meaning 'she' or 'it'
Mon, ma - masculine and feminine forms of the possessive adjective 'my'
Ton, ta - masculine and feminine forms of the possessive adjective 'your'
Common misconception
There is one form of the possessive adjective 'my' in French, as in English.
There are two forms of the possessive adjective 'my' in French: 'mon' (masculine) and 'ma' (feminine).
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'la' mean in French?
Q2.Match the French words to their English meaning
Q3.Order the words to make a correct French sentence.
Q4.What do the French pronouns 'il' and 'elle' mean in English when talking about things not people?
Q5.What is 'La Francophonie'?
Q6.Match people to the correct French word
