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Preferences: extending my sentences
I can use singular -er verbs in the present tense and extend sentences to give my opinion.
Lesson 4 of 4
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- Year 4
Preferences: extending my sentences
I can use singular -er verbs in the present tense and extend sentences to give my opinion.
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Key learning points
- Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.
- 'Adorer', 'aimer', 'préférer' and 'détester' are opinion verbs. They are regular -er verbs.
- Opinion verbs usually translate into the simple present tense in English.
- It is important to practise vocabulary regularly.
Keywords
Present tense - describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly
-er verb - a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
Common misconception
The verb 'aimer' means 'to like', and 'adorer' means 'to love'.
The verb 'aimer' means both 'to like' and 'to love'. 'Adorer' does also mean 'to love', but can be translated as 'to adore'. When saying 'I love you' in French, we say 'je t'aime'.
Following on from task C2, ask pupils to give their own opinions on animals in French, using 'j'aime', 'j'adore', 'je préfère' and 'je déteste'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the French days of the week.
Order the French days of the week.
Q2.Which nouns are masculine?
Which nouns are masculine?
fille
fête
Q3.Match the French to the English.
Match the French to the English.
Q4.Choose the correct translation for 'le samedi, la fille visite la fête'.
Choose the correct translation for 'le samedi, la fille visite la fête'.
On Saturday, the girl visits the school.
On Sunday, the boy visits the church.
On Monday, the lady visits the town.
On Saturday, the girl visits the village.
Q5.Translate into French 'the girl eats fruit every day'.
Translate into French 'the girl eats fruit every day'.
Le mère mange la fruit chaque jour.
La fille chante une chanson chaque année.
La fille mange le fruit chaque lundi.
Le garçon mange les pommes tous les jours.
Q6.Choose the correct translation for 'il aime le vendredi et le samedi'.
Choose the correct translation for 'il aime le vendredi et le samedi'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Translate into French 'I love my dog'.
Translate into French 'I love my dog'.
Q2.Match the French to the English.
Match the French to the English.
Q3.'Tu préfères la lecture j'aime les films'. Which words could complete this sentence?
'Tu préfères la lecture j'aime les films'. Which words could complete this sentence?
ou
parce que
donc
Q4.Translate into French 'you hate the week'.
Translate into French 'you hate the week'.
Q5.Which French verb would we use to mean 'love' in 'I love my sister'?
Which French verb would we use to mean 'love' in 'I love my sister'?
adorer
détester
préférer
passer
