New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessives 'mon', 'ma', 'ton', 'ta' to introduce my friends.
I can pronounce confidently words with silent final consonants.
- Year 4
New friends: 'mon, ma', 'ton, ta'
Learning outcomes
I can use possessives 'mon', 'ma', 'ton', 'ta' to introduce my friends.
I can pronounce confidently words with silent final consonants.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Many words end in SFCs (silent final consonants). The letters c, r, f and l are, however, generally pronounced.
- 'Je suis'- I am, 'tu es'- you are, and 'elle, il est'- she, he is are all parts of the verb 'être', 'to be' or 'being'.
- Possessive adjectives have masculine forms 'mon', 'ton' and feminine forms 'ma' and 'ta'.
Keywords
SFC - silent final consonant, silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Être - French verb meaning 'to be', 'being'
Tu es - part of the verb 'être', meaning 'you are'
Mon, ma - possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine, feminine)
Ton, ta - possessive adjective meaning 'your' (masculine, feminine)
Common misconception
Like in English, most consonants are pronounced at the ends of words.
Many words have SFCs (silent final consonants) in which the last letter is not pronounced in French.
Equipment
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Say this word. What vowel sounds does it have?
Q2.Match the French and the English.
Q3.How do you say 'I am' in French?
Q4.How do you say 'she is' in French?
Q5.Write this adjective in its feminine form: intelligent
Q6.Translate into French: 'He is fun.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words end in a silent final consonant (SFC)?
Q2.Match the French and the English.
Q3.Match the French and the English.
