Special occasions: 'notre' and 'nos'
I can say more about how we celebrate special occasions using 'notre, nos' to mean 'our'.
- Year 8
Special occasions: 'notre' and 'nos'
I can say more about how we celebrate special occasions using 'notre, nos' to mean 'our'.
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Key learning points
- To express the date in French we add 'le' before the number and then add the month.
- To ask someone when their birthday is you say 'C'est quand ton anniversaire ?'.
- To say 'our' in French, we use the possessive adjectives 'notre' or 'nos'.
- The words for 'our' only agree with the number of the noun, it is 'notre' for masculine and feminine singular nouns.
Keywords
Possessive adjective - a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging
Notre, nos - possessive adjectives for 'our'
Common misconception
I use 'notre' to mean 'our' in French just with masculine nouns.
The possessive adjective 'notre' is used before masculine and feminine singular nouns to mean 'our' in French. We use 'nos' when the 'possessed' noun is plural.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Solve the equations.
huit
dix
douze
dix-huit
vingt-sept
trente-et-un
Q2.To ask information questions, the question word comes __________ 'est-ce que'.
Q3.Put the last six months of the year in French in order.
Q4.Match the English to the French.
11th April
1st July
21st September
30th October
18th November
16th December
Q5.Which sentences refer to 'you' in general?
Q6.What is the correct word for 'her' for these nouns?: 'voiture', 'copine', 'chambre'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which nouns are feminine?
Q2.Put the dates in order from earliest to the latest in the year.
Q3.Match the dates.
le premier décembre
le six février
le dix-sept septembre
le vingt-et-un juin
le trois aout
le trente avril
Q4.Match the English to the French.
birthday
church
bridge
building
garden
heart
Q5.Match the correct possessive adjectives to each noun.
anniversaire (his)
bâtiment (our)
maison (her)
enfants (our)
vêtements (his)