Months of the year
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand the months of the year and when people's birthday are.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [am/em] sounds the same as [an/en], as in the months 'janvier' and 'septembre'.
- Many French months of the year are cognates but are pronounced differently from English.
- When followed by a vowel, 'mon' changes from a nasal to an oral sound, e.g. mon anniversaire.
Keywords
[am/em], [an/en] - pronounced as in 'chambre' and 'enfant'
SSC - sound-symbol correspondence, the relationship between letters and their sounds
Cognate - words with the same meaning that look and sound similar or the same in French and English
Mon, ma - possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine, feminine)
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when followed by a vowel, e.g. mon anniversaire
Common misconception
Months of the year start with capital letters in French, as in English.
Months of the year start with lowercase letters in French, unless at the start of a sentence.
Teacher tip
You may wish to research the different traditional French calendar events with your class when learning the months, in more detail.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a cognate?
Q2.Match the numbers.
3
5
4
1
6
2
Q3.Match the numbers.
9
11
7
12
10
8
Q4.How do you say 'my brother'?
Q5.How do you say 'my sister'?
Q6.How do you say: 'This is my friend, she is fun.'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the words with the [am/em], [an/en] sound.
Q2.Match the months.
janvier
février
mars
avril
mai
juin
Q3.Match the months.
juillet
aout
septembre
octobre
novembre
décembre
Q4.Write a month which has the [an, en], [am, em] sound.
Q5.How do you say 'my birthday'?
Q6.What type of sound does 'mon' make in 'mon anniversaire'?
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