Understand what others do: -er verbs 3rd persons singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' with a range of -er verbs to say what others do.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [a].
- Year 7
Understand what others do: -er verbs 3rd persons singular and plural
Learning outcomes
I can use 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' with a range of -er verbs to say what others do.
I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [a].
Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The sound symbol correspondence [a] is very common in French and sounds like the 'a' in 'animal'.
- To say 'he/she' + -er verb in French, the verb ending is -e, which is an SFe and so is silent.
- To say 'they' + -er verb, the ending is -ent which is also silent. We call this the third person plural verb form.
- 'Ils' means 'they' when referring to a group of boys or a mixed gender group.
- 'Elles' mean 'they' when referring to a group of girls. The final 's' of 'ils/elles' is a SFC.
Keywords
[a] - Sounds like the 'a' in 'animal'.
Ils - The subject pronoun for 'they' in French, referring to a group of boys or mixed gender.
Elles - The subject pronoun for 'they' in French, referring to a group of girls.
Common misconception
The -ent ending of the 3rd person plural of the verb is pronounced.
The -ent ending of the 3rd person plural of the verb is not pronounced. It is therefore difficult to tell the difference between the 'il/elle' form and the 'ils/elles' form of verbs when spoken.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are verbs?
Q2.Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
Q3.Which subject pronoun refers to the 1st person singular?
Q4.Which subject pronoun refers to the 1st person plural?
Q5.Which verbs are in their 1st person plural form?
Q6.Match the French to the English.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Read the following sentence in French. How many times do you hear [a]?
'L'animal est malade, il est sur la table.'
Q2.Which words are cognates or near-cognates?
Q3.Match the English to the French verbs.
Q4.Which subject pronouns indicate that the verb which follows is in its 3rd person plural form?
Q5.Which of these verbs are in their 3rd person plural form?
Q6.Match the English to the French.
