Une critique d'un film : extended writing
I can write about a film in detail, using present and perfect tenses, and decide when to use the active or passive voice.
- Year 11
- AQA
Une critique d'un film : extended writing
I can write about a film in detail, using present and perfect tenses, and decide when to use the active or passive voice.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The passive voice places the emphasis on the person or thing affected by the action.
- The passive can be used to add style, clarity or emphasis in everyday and formal written French.
- Using regular and irregular past participles in active and passive sentences adds variety and complexity to your work.
- When developing a personal response, it is helpful to use reference materials to look up new vocabulary.
Keywords
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Passive voice - when the subject is affected by the action of the verb, but does not 'do' the action of the verb, e.g. the house is sold
Common misconception
There is no agreement needed with 'avoir' verb past participles in the passive voice.
Because the passive voice uses 'être', all past participles used must agree in number and gender with the noun subject, including 'avoir' verbs. E.g. La fille est choisie par le réalisateur.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens are useful, if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these numbers is written correctly in French for 92?
Q2.In the sentence "Le film est sorti l'année dernière," what does 'sorti' mean in this context?
Q3.Translate the imperative command: "Écris !"
Q4.In the sentence "Ils vont choisir un nouveau film," what is the meaning of 'choisir'?
Q5.Match the French infinitive with its correct past participle:
