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Travel in France: infinitive used as a noun
Learning outcomes
I can use infinitives, like nouns, as the subjects of sentences to express an activity.
I can recognise and pronounce words ending in -que in French.
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- Year 9
Travel in France: infinitive used as a noun
Learning outcomes
I can use infinitives, like nouns, as the subjects of sentences to express an activity.
I can recognise and pronounce words ending in -que in French.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [qu] is pronounced as in 'question.
- Words ending in -que in French are often cognates with words ending in -c in English: hisorique - historic
- The infinitive is the long form of the verb. It always ends in: -er, -ir or -re.
- To say who is or what is doing the action, we change the infinitive to a short form of the verb: regarder - je regarde
- An infinitive can be used as the subject of a sentence to express an activity (like a noun): conduire, c'est difficile
Keywords
[qu] - pronounced as in 'question'
Noun - word for a person, place, or thing
Infinitive - form of the verb giving its general meaning, with no subject or tense
Common misconception
Words ending in -c (like historic) also end in -c in French.
Words ending in -c in English often end in -que in French: historique.
Research in more detail the two regions visited in this lesson: Centre-Val de Loire and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ask pupils to find five facts about each region.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
Match the French to the English.
Q2.Which word means 'castle'?
Which word means 'castle'?
région
entreprise
piscine
stage
Q3.Order the words to say 'the director of the company has a positive attitude'.
Order the words to say 'the director of the company has a positive attitude'.
Q4.'Vous __________ respecter les autres.' Which word completes this sentence?
'Vous __________ respecter les autres.' Which word completes this sentence?
doivent
devons
dois
doit
Q5.'Voir les amis, c'est important.' Translate this sentence into English.
'Voir les amis, c'est important.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.Put this sentence in order to make a question
Put this sentence in order to make a question
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
Match the French to the English.
Q2.'__________ les devoirs, c'est fatiguant.' Which word completes this sentence?
'__________ les devoirs, c'est fatiguant.' Which word completes this sentence?
faites
fais
faisons
font
Q3.'Trouver la plage, c'est difficile?' What are the best translations of this sentence?
'Trouver la plage, c'est difficile?' What are the best translations of this sentence?
Is it difficult to go into the town centre?
Is it difficult to drive to the beach?
Is the beach far away?
Q4.Order the words to say 'does he work with kind colleagues?'.
Order the words to say 'does he work with kind colleagues?'.
Q5.'Parle-t-elle bien le français?' Translate this sentence into English.
'Parle-t-elle bien le français?' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'Is he driving to school this morning?' Translate this sentence into French without using 'est-ce que'.
'Is he driving to school this morning?' Translate this sentence into French without using 'est-ce que'.
