What you are like: 'tu es'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'je suis' and 'tu es' with adjectives to understand a variety of short sentences describing people's traits, e.g. 'anglais', and states, e.g. 'content'.
I can recognise that the SSCs [an/en] make the same sound.
- Year 3
What you are like: 'tu es'
Learning outcomes
I can use 'je suis' and 'tu es' with adjectives to understand a variety of short sentences describing people's traits, e.g. 'anglais', and states, e.g. 'content'.
I can recognise that the SSCs [an/en] make the same sound.
Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondences [an/en] sound the same, as in the word 'enfant' ('child').
- Silent final consonant -d is not pronounced, as in the adjective 'grand'.
- 'Tu es' means 'you are' and is part of the verb 'être' ('to be, being').
Keywords
[an/en] - pronounced as in 'enfant'
Être - verb meaning 'to be, being'
Tu es - meaning 'you are' for one person
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Common misconception
The SSCs [an/en] make different sounds.
The SSCs [an/en] make the same sound.
Equipment
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put the nouns in alphabetical order.
Q2.Who is saying 'Ça va mal'?
Q3.Match the French and the English.
Q4.True or false: You must always leave a space before a ? or a ! in French.
Q5.Match the name with the rhyming sentence.
Q6.How do you change a statement into a question using intonation?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.How frequently should you practise vocabulary learning?
Q2.True or false: the SSCs [en] and [an] sound the same.
Q3.Tick the words which have the [en]/[an] sound.
Q4.Match the French and the English.
