Preferences: singular verbs of opinion
Learning outcomes
I can form sentences to give my opinion using singular opinion verbs in the present tense.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [oi].
- Year 4
Preferences: singular verbs of opinion
Learning outcomes
I can form sentences to give my opinion using singular opinion verbs in the present tense.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [oi].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [oi] makes the sound as in 'trois'.
- In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: je regarde.
- In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: I watch and I am watching.
- 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, which usually translate into the simple present tense.
Keywords
[oi] - SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'trois'
Present tense - describes 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
There are two ways of referring to the present tense in French, as in English, e.g. 'I watch' and 'I am watching'.
There is only one way to refer to the present tense in French: 'je regarde'. This can be translated as both 'I watch' and 'I am watching'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French verbs to the English.
Q2.Which of these words means 'town'.
Q3.Match the French to the English
Q4.Which French verb means 'to live, living'?
Q5.Translate into English 'je donne un cadeau à ma soeur'.
Q6.Translate into French 'I am preparing a cake'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words don't have the 'oi' sound.
Q2.Match the French to the English.
