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Read about friends: feminisation of person nouns
Learning outcomes
I know how to make person nouns feminine and can read and understand a text about a friend.
I can recognise the silent final -e [SFe]
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- Year 7
Read about friends: feminisation of person nouns
Learning outcomes
I know how to make person nouns feminine and can read and understand a text about a friend.
I can recognise the silent final -e [SFe]
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- -e at the end of a word is usually silent in French.
- 'C'est' means it/this is but applied to people it means he/she is.
- An -e is often added to a person noun in the feminine form e.g une amie.
- Cognates are words where most of the letters are the same in two languages.
- We can use cognates and our knowledge of grammar to understand French texts.
Keywords
SFe - silent final -e
Person noun - a noun used for a person e.g. un professeur
Cognate - words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Common misconception
'C'est' only translates to 'it is/that is'.
When talking about objects, 'c'est' translates to 'it is/that is' but when applied to people it can also mean 'he/she is'.
Make the final reading task more interactive by placing students in pairs to analyse the text together.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Identify the words with SFC (Silent Final Consonant).
Identify the words with SFC (Silent Final Consonant).
malade
au revoir
Q2.Match the French adjectives to the English.
Match the French adjectives to the English.
Q3.Match the high frequency verbs.
Match the high frequency verbs.
Q4.Because of grammatical gender rules in French nouns, the two words for 'a/an' are and 'une'.
Because of grammatical gender rules in French nouns, the two words for 'a/an' are and 'une'.
Q5.What is the rule for making most adjectives feminine?
What is the rule for making most adjectives feminine?
Q6.Write the English for the French pronouns 'je', 'tu', 'il' and 'elle'
Write the English for the French pronouns 'je', 'tu', 'il' and 'elle'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French phrase to the English meaning.
Match the French phrase to the English meaning.
Q2.Which phonics rule is present in the words 'timide', 'monde', 'femme' and 'une'?
Which phonics rule is present in the words 'timide', 'monde', 'femme' and 'une'?
SFC
liaison
Q3.What does the adjective 'vrai' mean in English?
What does the adjective 'vrai' mean in English?
false
interesting
nice
Q4.Match the sentence halves.
Match the sentence halves.
Q5.'He, she is' (il est, elle est) can also be translated as ...
'He, she is' (il est, elle est) can also be translated as ...
Q6.'Timide' requires an extra 'e' in the feminine form. True or false?
'Timide' requires an extra 'e' in the feminine form. True or false?
