Description: 'ils, elles sont' and plural adjective agreement
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write sentences describing what people are like, using 'ils/elles sont' and plural adjective agreement.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSCs [on] and [om] make the same sound. They are nasal vowels. We use [om] before a 'p' or a 'b': tomber, compter.
- To refer to one boy we use 'il est': he is. To refer to a group of boys (or boys and girls) we use 'ils sont': they are.
- To refer to one girl we use 'elle est': she is. To refer to a group of girls we use 'elles sont': they are.
- Adjectives change spelling based on the gender and number of the noun they describe. This is called adjective agreement.
Keywords
[on] - pronounced as in 'non'
[om] - pronounced as in 'nom'
Être - French verb meaning 'to be'
Ils, elles sont - from the verb 'être', meaning they (m/f) are
Adjective agreement - an adjective matching the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
Like in English, there is one way of referring to a group of people: they.
In French, there are two different ways of saying 'they': masculine 'ils' or feminine 'elles'.
Teacher tip
Play a game of guess who in the classroom, using different forms of the verb être and adective agreement. Can the pupils guess who is being described?
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sentence means 'he is'?
Q2.Match the French to the English.
Q3.Order the numbers from smallest to biggest.
Q4.Match the French to the English.
Q5.Order the words to say 'she is small but she is stronger than her older brother'.
Q6.'We are very sad.' Translate this sentence into French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are conjunctions?
Q2.'Ils sont sérieux mais ils sont __________.' Which word completes this sentence?
Q3.Order the months from the beginning to the end of the year.
Q4.Order the words to say 'they are ill today but they are always happy'.
Q5.'My skirt is green and short.' Translate this sentence into French.
Q6.'The strawberries are too small.' Translate this sentence into French.
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