Story: Soura, la souris
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can read and understand a short story in French.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The final consonant of a word is often silent in French. We call this SFC for Silent Final Consonant: dans.
- The vowel 'e' is often silent at the end of a word. We call this SFe, Silent Final ‘e’: timide.
- Adjectives change spelling based on the gender of the noun they describe.
- Most adjectives add an 'e' in the feminine form: perdu, perdue. Some adjectives change spelling: sérieux, sérieuse.
- Some adjectives end in an 'e' in both the masculine and feminine forms: calme.
Keywords
SFC - silent final consonant, as in 'dans'
SFe - silent final 'e', as in 'timide'
Feminine form - form of an adjective that describes a girl, woman or feminine noun
Common misconception
Similar to English, you can pronounce the last consonant of a word in French.
The final consonant of a word is often silent in French: le petit chat. The letters c, r, f and l are exceptions to this rule: le sac neuf.
Teacher tip
Print out copies of the story or provide parents with the link to practise at home. Pupils could also act out and film the story for assembly to share with the rest of the school. This could be integrated into a computing or drama lesson.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these sentences means 'she is tall'?
Q2.Which of the following sentences is written about a girl?
Q3.Who is Paul talking to? 'Tu es contente.'
Q4.Translate 'He is absent'.
Q5.C'est lundi. Which day of the week is it?
Q6.What is the French for Sunday?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What sort of an animal is 'une souris'?
Q2.Which of these words have a silent final consonant (SFC)?
Q3.Which letter sound do we hear at the end of this word? Voiture.
Q4.Translate 'je suis inquiet'.
Q5.Match the adjectives.
lonely
calm
ready
small
happy
serious
Q6.Put the words in order to say what happened to Soura at the end of the day. It means 'I am with my friends'.
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