On part pour la France : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir', adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use -ir verbs and adjectives to describe a visit to a landmark in France.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [i], [s/ss] and [r].
- Year 10
- AQA
On part pour la France : -ir verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir', adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use -ir verbs and adjectives to describe a visit to a landmark in France.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [i], [s/ss] and [r].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Adjectives often change their spelling for feminine and plural forms. Those ending in -e do not change in the feminine.
- Adjectives beau, nouveau and vieux have feminine forms: belle, nouvelle and vieille. Beau and nouveau add -x in plural.
- Many -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of choisir: remove -ir and add -is, -is, -it, -issons, -issez, -issent.
- Many -ir verbs follow the pattern of 'partir': remove -(t)ir and add: -s, -s, -t, -ons, -ez, -ent.
- The sounds [i] like 'midi', [s/ss] like 'saucisse' and [r] like 'rue' are common in verbs like 'choisir' and 'partir'.
Keywords
Adjective - a word that describes and usually agrees in number and gender with a noun or pronoun
Choisir - an example of a common group of -ir verbs, meaning ‘to choose’
Partir - an example of a common group of -ir verbs, meaning ‘to leave’
Common misconception
All -ir verbs follow the same pattern in the present tense, like -er verbs.
-ir verbs can be grouped into verbs like 'choisir', verbs like 'partir', verbs like 'venir' and verbs like 'ouvrir'. By learning the stem formation and endings for these four verbs, students should be able to use wide range of -ir verbs.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these places in a town to their English translations.
Q2.Which letter is normally added to an adjective to make it feminine?
Q3.In which of the words below is the [s] or [ss] a soft sound?
Q4.Match these adjectives to their gender and number description.
Q5.Match these verbs to their English translations.
Q6.Make the noun, verb and adjective in the following sentence plural: 'Le magasin est petit.' (The shop is small.)
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match these adjectives to their English translations.
Q2.What is added to the adjectives 'beau' and 'nouveau' to make their masculine plural form?
Q3.Match the verb endings for verbs like 'choisir' to the correct pronouns.
