Senegal: modals, 'il faut', possessive adjectives
I can form sentences about Sénégal using modal verbs, adjectives, the verbs 'croire' and 'connaitre' and possessive adjectives.
- Year 9
Senegal: modals, 'il faut', possessive adjectives
I can form sentences about Sénégal using modal verbs, adjectives, the verbs 'croire' and 'connaitre' and possessive adjectives.
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Key learning points
- Senegal is a postcolonial West African nation. French as an official language coexists with many national languages.
- 'Devoir', 'pouvoir', 'vouloir' and 'savoir' are modal verbs and they are followed by infinitives.
- We use 'devoir' to say what someone must or has to do. Another way to show necessity is to use 'il faut'.
- Adjectives ending in -if change to -ive in the feminine form.
- Possessive adjectives show who things belong to. They change to agree with the gender and number of the noun.
Keywords
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in the infinitive, e.g. 'must', 'can', 'want'
Feminine - form of an adjective that describes a girl, woman or feminine noun
Croire - French verb meaning 'to believe'
Connaitre - French verb meaning 'to know'
Possessive adjective - a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging
Common misconception
The 'il' in 'il faut' means 'he'.
'Il faut' is from the impersonal verb 'falloir' - 'to be necessary'. 'Il' does not mean 'he'; we translate 'il faut' as 'it is necessary' or 'you must'. It works like a modal verb in that it is usually followed by a 2nd verb in the infinitive form.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Mon chien aime __________ jouets'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q2.Match the French and English.
Q3.Match the French and English.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'the funny story and the funny poem'.
Q5.Write in English: 'chaque lit est jaune'.
Q6.Write in French: 'the teachers (m) are strict'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which statements are correct?
Q2.Which phrase means 'he must'?
Q3.Match the French and English.
