Places in town: 'aller' 1st and 3rd persons singular, 'au' and 'à la'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'je vais' and 'il, elle va' with the preposition 'à' to say and understand where I and others go.
I can recognise and pronounce [ou].
- Year 7
Places in town: 'aller' 1st and 3rd persons singular, 'au' and 'à la'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'je vais' and 'il, elle va' with the preposition 'à' to say and understand where I and others go.
I can recognise and pronounce [ou].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The sound symbol correspondence [ou] sounds like the 'ou' in 'nous', meaning 'we in French.
- The verb 'aller' means to go, going. 'Je vais' is 'I go, I am going', 'il,elle va' is 'he, she goes, is going'.
- The 's' in 'vais' is usually a SFC, but when it is followed by a vowel, it is pronounced like the English 'z'.
- To express 'to (the)...' we use 'au' or 'à la' depending on whether the noun which follows is masculine or feminine.
Keywords
[ou] - sounds like the [ou] in 'nous', meaning 'we' in French
Je vais - French verb meaning 'I go', or 'I am going'
Il, elle va - French verb meaning 'he, she goes' or 'he, she is going'
Au, à la - preposition ‘à’ meaning to, at combined with ‘le’ or ‘la’ to mean ‘to the’ and ‘at the’
Common misconception
'à' + 'le' = 'à le'.
When 'à' is followed by 'le' it becomes 'au'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the -er verbs in French to the English.
Q2.Which of the following nouns are feminine?
Q3.Which of the following words have a silent final consonant?
Q4.Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
Q5.Match each definite article to a suitable noun.
Q6.Complete the sentence. Verbs that do not follow the normal grammatical patters are called verbs.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Say the following sentence aloud. How many times do you hear the SSC [ou]?
Coucou, le magasin est ouvert ?
Q2.Match the French to the English.
Q3.Read the following sentences and match the correct halves of the English translation below.
Je vais quand ? Il va où ? Elle va comment ?
