Friends: adjectives ending in -e
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand when listening and reading whether a sentence is referring to a boy or to a girl.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [an/en] is a nasal vowel and [a] is an oral vowel; both appear in the word 'maman', mum.
- Adjectives already ending in -e do not change; the final consonant in the word is pronounced, e.g., malade.
- 'Je suis', 'tu es' and 'elle, il est' are all parts of the verb 'être' to be, being.
Keywords
[an/en] - pronounced as in 'enfant'
Nasal vowel - a sound produced by air passing through both the nose and mouth
Oral vowel - a sound produced by air passing through the mouth
Il est / elle est - from the verb être meaning 'he is / she is'
Adjective agreement - a change in adjective ending, for example, adding -e to describe a girl or woman
Common misconception
Adjectives already ending in -e follow the pattern of adjective agreement and change in the feminine form.
Adjectives already ending in -e do not change.
Teacher tip
Next lesson, take the register in French to practise adjective agreement: 'Je suis présent/présente', 'il est absent/elle est absente'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false: Clémentine and Jean-Michel speak French so they must live in France.
Q2.Match the cities and the countries.
Q3.Which words have the [an/en] sound?
Q4.Choose the correct meaning.
Q5.Who is Léa talking to or about? 'Tu es grand.'
Q6.Translate: she is pleased.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is a nasal sound?
Q2.True or false: the word 'maman' makes a nasal and an oral sound.
Q3.Match the French and the English.
Q4.Which sentence describes a girl?
Q5.Which of the following adjectives do not change when describing a boy or a girl?
Q6.Translate: He is calm.
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