Family activities: translating French present tense into English
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can translate French present tense sentences into English.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Accents can change the pronunciation of a letter in French. The SSCs [e], [è] and [é] make different sounds.
- 'Manger' (to eat) and 'passer' (to spend) are two regular -er verbs.
- In French, there is only one way to talk about things in the present tense: 'je regarde'.
- In English, there are two ways to refer to the present: 'I watch' and 'I am watchin'.
- Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: 'je' -e, 'tu' -es, 'il' -e and 'elle' -e.
Keywords
[e] - pronounced as in 'cheval'
[é] - pronounced as in 'répéter'
[è] - pronounced as in 'frère'
-er verb - a verb which has an infinitive form ending in -er
Present tense - describing an action that is currently happening, or an event that happens regularly
Common misconception
Accents are interchangable and do not change the pronunication of a letter. For example, [é] and [è] make the same sound.
Accents are not interchangable, they can change the pronunication of a letter. For example, [é] and [è] make different sounds.
Teacher tip
Allow pupils to research how their name is pronounced in French.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
to sing, singing
to give, giving
to wear, wearing
to speak, speaking
to watch, watching
to listen, listening
Q2.Which French word(s) have the [é] sound.
Q3.Which is the correct translation for 'he is preparing lunch'.
Q4.Translate into the following sentence into English: 'Tu portes un chapeau'.
Q5.Translate into French 'he is speaking English'
Q6.Match the French to the English.
You spend the weekend with your brother
I spend the weekend with my brother
He spends the weekend with his brother
She spends the weekend with her brother
To spend the weekend with one's brother
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word(s) makes the [è] sound.
Q2.Match the French to the English.
weekend
lunch
present
hat
uniform
song
Q3.Which sentence means 'I am eating fruit'.
Q4.Which of the following translate this sentence: 'Tu chantes à la radio' ?
Q5.Complete this sentence 'Il un uniforme à l'école.'
Q6.Translate into French 'she gives a present to her mother'.
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