Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of word families to expand my range of language when discussing people and their actions.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [eu/oeu] and [r].
- Year 11
- AQA
Pourquoi voter ? Creating nouns by adding -teur or -ateur to the verb stem
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of word families to expand my range of language when discussing people and their actions.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [eu/oeu] and [r].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [eu] is pronounced closed as in 'deux' and [eu/œu] is pronounced open as in 'cœur', and [r] is pronounced as in 'rue'.
- An agent noun is a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb.
- Agent nouns can be created by adding -eur or -ateur to the verb stem, e.g. 'consommer' - 'consommateur'.
Keywords
Agent noun - a noun describing a person or object doing the action of a verb
Common misconception
All agent nouns are formed by adding either -eur or -ateur to the stem of the verb.
Most agent nouns follow this rule but there are exceptions, for example 'éduquer' - 'to educate', becomes 'éducateur' - 'educator'. A stem change is needed here.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with pen and paper for making notes, would be useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Arrange the following words to create a grammatically correct sentence in French.
Q2.Match the word type
Q3.Which of the following is the correct stem of the verb présenter?
Q4.Write the noun form of the verb gérer. Use the pattern of adding -ion or -ation.
Q5.Which of these is an adjective that can be formed from the verb stem profiter?
Q6.Put the words in the correct order to form a grammatically correct sentence:
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of the following French words is an agent noun?
Q2.The verb organiser (to organise) becomes organisateur (organiser). What suffix has been added to the verb stem to form this agent noun?
Q3.Match the French verb on the left with its corresponding agent noun on the right.
