Two musicians: singular 'être', singular adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use the verb 'être', the structure 'ne … pas' and adjectives to describe people, including francophone singers.
I can identify and pronounce silent final consonant and silent final -e.
- Year 9
Two musicians: singular 'être', singular adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use the verb 'être', the structure 'ne … pas' and adjectives to describe people, including francophone singers.
I can identify and pronounce silent final consonant and silent final -e.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Most final consonants + final letter 'e' are silent e.g. 'dans' and 'timide'. Pronounce the consonant preceding a SFC.
- Adjectives agree with the noun they describe. Add -e to most adjectives in the feminine form and learn other patterns.
- The singular pronouns in French are 'je', 'tu', and 'il/elle'. The irregular verb 'être' means to be'.
- Put ne … pas around the verb to negate it. 'Ne' becomes 'n' before a vowel/silent h.
- Languages are not fixed; they adopt new words to reflect how people live and speak.
Keywords
Silent final -e - silent letter (e) at the end of a word
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
Languages don't change; they have a fixed number of words in them.
Languages are not fixed; they are changing all the time, adopting new words to reflect how people live and speak.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and English.
Q2.What is the correct form of the verb 'être' in the present tense 'je' form?
Q3.Match the French and the English.
Q4.Fill in the missing word: adjectives agree in gender and with the noun they are describing.
Q5.Translate the following sentence into French: 'The woman is intelligent.'
Q6.Order the words to say: 'The woman is not very ambitious.'
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which of the following best explains how language changes over time?
Q2.Fill in the missing word in this: Most final letter 'e's are silent e.g. 'timide'. Pronounce the preceding a silent final 'e'
Q3.Match up the beginning and ending of the sentences. Feminine forms of adjectives are as follows:
