Key learning points

1. Revisiting key phonics, vocabulary and grammar helps to embed knowledge.
2. [a], [oi], [i], [ou], [u], [(e)au], [eu] and [é] are common French sounds.
3. 'Je', 'tu' 'il', 'elle', 'nous', 'vous', 'ils' and 'elles' are French pronouns. Verbs change to match the pronoun.
4. Yes/no and information questions can be formed with inversion: swap the subject and the verb '(quand) sors-tu ce soir ?'
5. To make a sentence negative, use 'ne ... pas' around the verb.

Keywords

• SSC - sound-symbol correspondence, relationship between letters and their sounds

• Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning

• Inversion - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question

Common misconception