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What someone has: avoir 1st and 3rd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can say what I have and someone else has using 'avoir'.
I can recognise and pronounce [au].
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- Year 7
What someone has: avoir 1st and 3rd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can say what I have and someone else has using 'avoir'.
I can recognise and pronounce [au].
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [au/eau] sounds like 'gauche'.
- Avoir means 'to have, having', j'ai means 'I have', il a means 'he has' and elle a means 'she has'.
- The pronoun je becomes j' before a vowel.
- To say what someone has we can use part of the verb 'avoir' followed by un/une and a noun.
Keywords
[au] - pronounced as in 'gauche'
Avoir - to have, having
Indefinite article - the words 'un' and 'une' meaning 'a/an'
Common misconception
'Avoir' only means 'to have' in English.
'Avoir' can be translated both as 'to have' or 'having'.
It is a good idea to emphasise the difference in pronunciation between 'un' and 'une' by (over)exaggerating facial movements, as these two indefinite articles come up constantly.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sound-symbol correspondance appears in all four words 'cela', 'cheval', 'second' and 'petit'?
Which sound-symbol correspondance appears in all four words 'cela', 'cheval', 'second' and 'petit'?
Q2.Complete the sentence: this is a bedroom. 'C'est chambre.'
Complete the sentence: this is a bedroom. 'C'est chambre.'
Q3.Match up the parts of the verb 'être'.
Match up the parts of the verb 'être'.
Q4.What word is used to describe the pronunciation of a final consonant when the following word is a vowel?
What word is used to describe the pronunciation of a final consonant when the following word is a vowel?
Q5.There are two words for 'a/an' in French because all French nouns have a gender.
There are two words for 'a/an' in French because all French nouns have a gender.
Q6.Write 'It's a horse.' in French.
Write 'It's a horse.' in French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Translate 'c'est qui ?'
Translate 'c'est qui ?'
What is it?
Where is it?
Q2.Match the parts of the verb 'to have'.
Match the parts of the verb 'to have'.
Q3.Translate 'elle a une chambre' into English.
Translate 'elle a une chambre' into English.
she has a horse
she has a ruler
Q4.Which sound does the word 'gauche' help us remember?
Which sound does the word 'gauche' help us remember?
Q5.What are the two meanings of 'avoir' in English?
What are the two meanings of 'avoir' in English?
Q6.Translate into French 'He has a mobile phone'.
Translate into French 'He has a mobile phone'.
