Une personne sans tête : responding to a poem
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of French vocabulary and structures to understand simple French poetry and use my own repertoire and reference materials to adapt it.
I can apply the Silent Final Consonant rule to my spoken French.
- Year 7
Une personne sans tête : responding to a poem
Learning outcomes
I can use my knowledge of French vocabulary and structures to understand simple French poetry and use my own repertoire and reference materials to adapt it.
I can apply the Silent Final Consonant rule to my spoken French.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Consonants such as -s, -t, -x and -d at the end of a word are usually silent in French.
- To talk about what you can/are able to do, use a form of the verb 'pouvoir'.
- If modal verbs are followed by another verb, it must be in the infinitive form.
- When developing a personal response, it's helpful to use reference materials to look up new vocabulary.
Keywords
Silent Final Consonant - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Pouvoir - to be able to (can)
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
Common misconception
You can look up any word in the dictionary, including verb forms.
The only form of the verb you find in the dictionary is the infinitive so you may still need to change it for the right person and tense.
Equipment
Dictionaries (either phsical of accessed online) will be very helpful for the second learning cycle.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French word to its English meaning.
Q2.Match the correct form of 'which' (quel, quelle, quels, quelles) to the noun.
Q3.What is the correct way to make this sentence negative? Je veux manger une pizza.
Q4.Complete the sentence with the correct form of pouvoir: Je apprendre les langues à l’école.
Q5.Put the words in the correct order to form a question using inversion.
Q6.Which inversion question is correct?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match each French noun with its English meaning.
