Birthdays: 'quand', dates
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say what the date is and give my birthday in French.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letters [in], [ain], [im] and [aim] make the same sound: matin, main, simple, faim.
- The question word quand means 'when'. When saying your birthday in French, the number always comes before the month.
- In English, we use ordinal numbers with dates (27th); in French, we use cardinal numbers (27).
- When saying a date in French, we use 'le' before the number to say (on) the: c'est le trois avril.
- If we add a day to a date, we no longer need 'le': c'est mardi trois avril.
Keywords
[(a)in] - pronounced as in 'train'
[(a)im] - pronounced as in 'faim'
Quand - question word meaning 'when'
Common misconception
Like in English, when saying a date in French we use ordinal numbers: 27th July.
Unlike in English, when saying a date in French we use cardinal numbers: 27 juillet.
Teacher tip
Ask pupils to say their birthday in French, the other children in the class must listen and raise their hand to say when that pupil's birthday is.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French words with their English meanings.
brother
sister
wife, woman
husband, man
cousin (male)
cousin (female
Q2.What does the French word 'quand' mean?
Q3.Match the French colours with the correct English meanings.
blue
red
green
yellow
black
white
Q4.Put these French months in the correct calendar order. Start from January.
Q5.Write the correct French for 'It is the third of April' (write the number in full.)
Q6.Which of these numbers are written differently because they include 'et'?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match the numbers.
treize
quatorze
quinze
seize
dix-sept
dix-huit
Q2.Put the parts of this French date in the correct order.
Q3.How would you write 'It is the fifth of November' in French? (Use words not numbers)
Q4.Which of these is the correct French for '27th July'?
Q5.Rewrite this sentence in full by adding the day of the week, Tuesday, and use numbers not words: C'est le 28 février.
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