Is it going OK? 'Ça va ?'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can ask and answer the question 'Ça va ?'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Silent final consonants -s and -t can be practised by listening and matching speech to written words.
- Ça va can be the question ‘Is it going ok? or ‘how’s it going’? and the answer ‘it’s OK’.
- Different word-final spellings can have the same final sound, e.g., the -yn in Jocelyn and -en in bien.
Keywords
SFC (Silent Final Consonant) - Silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word.
Intonation - The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
Bien - Adverb meaning 'well'.
Mal - Adverb meaning 'bad'.
Common misconception
'Ça va ?' means 'How are you?' - it can only be a question.
‘Ça va ?’ with raised intonation at the end of the sentence is a question and means ‘is it going OK?' or ‘how’s it going’?. ‘Ça va’ without intonation is a statement and means ‘it’s going OK’.
Teacher tip
You may want to practise the song further as a call and response song in different groups, one group singing the question 'Ça va ?' and the other group responding with the answers. This could also be sung at the start of the lesson as a revision activity.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following letters can you pronounce at the end of a word?
Q2.True or false? You must leave a space before a ? or a ! in French.
Q3.To ask a question in French you your voice at the end of the sentence.
Q4.How would you greet a woman you do not know well?
Q5.How would you greet a man you do not know well?
Q6.Match the French and the English
présent
absent
ici
là
oui
non
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is an SFC?
Q2.Which four letters are not SFCs?
Q3.Choose the correct meaning. 'Ça va ?'
Q4.Choose the correct meaning. 'Ça va mal.'
Q5.How do you say 'well' in French
Q6.How do you say 'bad' or 'badly' in French?
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