Places in town: 'tu vas'
Learning outcomes
I can use singular forms of ‘aller’ with the correct prepositions and a range of nouns to say where I and you are going.
I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondences [a] and [ai] accurately.
- Year 6
Places in town: 'tu vas'
Learning outcomes
I can use singular forms of ‘aller’ with the correct prepositions and a range of nouns to say where I and you are going.
I can pronounce the sound-symbol correspondences [a] and [ai] accurately.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSCs [a] and [ai] sound different. The sound [a] is pronounced as in 'banane', [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai'.
- The verb 'aller' means 'to go, going'. 'Je vais' is 'I go, I am going' and 'tu vas' is 'you go, you are going'.
- To say 'to (the) ...' use 'au' before a masculine noun, 'à la' before a feminine noun and 'à l'' before a vowel or 'h'.
- To make a yes/no question clear, we can add 'est-ce que' (‘is it that …?) at the start of any statement.
- To ask a ‘where’ question, we can add 'où est-ce que' (‘where is it that …?’) at the start of any statement.
Keywords
Tu vas - French verb meaning 'I go' or 'I am going'
Au - to (the) for masculine nouns
À la - to (the) for feminine nouns
À l' - to (the) for masculine or feminine nouns starting with a vowel or 'h'
Où est-ce que ... - French 'where' question, literally 'where is it that ...?'
Common misconception
To say 'to (the) ...' in French before a masculine noun, use 'à le'.
There is no such thing as 'à le' in French; it becomes 'au'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which is the English for 'l'école'?
Q2.Match the places in the town.
Q3.Order the words to form a sentence.
Q4.Translate 'maison'.
Q5.Translate 'il fait chaud'.
Q6.Translate 'he goes to Portugal'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.What does 'dimanche' mean?
Q2.Match the days of the week.
