Teachers: 'nous sommes' and plural adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can write sentences describing what we are like, using 'nous sommes' and plural adjective agreement.
I can recognise, contrast and pronounce the SSCs [a] and [an/en].
- Year 5
Teachers: 'nous sommes' and plural adjective agreement
Learning outcomes
I can write sentences describing what we are like, using 'nous sommes' and plural adjective agreement.
I can recognise, contrast and pronounce the SSCs [a] and [an/en].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound [an/en] makes a nasal sound. When you say a nasal vowel, air passes through your nose and your mouth.
- The sound [a] makes an oral sound. When you say an oral vowel, air passes through your mouth.
- The verb 'être' means to be, being. 'Nous sommes' means we are. It is the first person plural of 'être'.
- Adjectives change spelling based on the gender and number of the noun they describe. This is called adjective agreement.
- We often add an 's' to adjectives in the plural form. It is a SFC (silent final consonant).
Keywords
[a] - pronounced as in 'banane'
[an/en] - pronounced as in 'enfant'
Nous sommes - first person plural of the verb être (to be): we are
Adjective agreement - an adjective matching the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
You can pronounce the 's' in plural adjectives: contents.
The 's' is often silent at the end of a word, it is an SFC. The 's' in plural adjectives is silent.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'funny'?
Q2.Match the French to the English.
Q3.Match the French to the English.
Q4.Order the words to say 'We are small but we can do a lot'.
Q5.'We are careful.' Translate this sentence into French.
Q6.'I am intelligent and calm.' Translate this sentence into French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.'Tu es jeune mais tu es triste.' What is the best translation for this sentence?
Q2.Match the French to the English.
