Mother's day in 'la Francophonie': 'il' and 'elle' meaning 'it'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can read and understand a text about ‘la fête des mères’ in 'la Francophonie'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letter c makes a soft sound before the letters e and i. It makes a hard sound before the letters a, o and u.
- The letter ç (c cedilla) makes a soft sound before a, o and u.
- The pronouns 'il' and 'elle' can be translated as 'it' in French, as every French noun has a gender.
- 'La Francophonie' refers to countries in the world which share the common language of French.
- La fête des mères is celebrated across 'la Francophonie'.
Keywords
[c/ç] - pronounced as in 'ici'
Pronoun - word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'
Il - French pronoun meaning 'he' or 'it'
Elle - French pronoun meaning 'she' or 'it'
Francophonie - a group of countries in which the language is culturally significant
Common misconception
The pronouns 'il' and 'elle' can only mean 'he' and 'she' in French.
The pronouns 'il' and 'elle' mean 'he' and 'she', they can also be translated as 'it' as all noun have a gender in French.
Teacher tip
Start a class discussion about French speaking countries, whether pupils have family in them, what other languages are spoken in them, research their native cultural heritage and postcolonial cultural practices.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French word to its English meaning.
brother
house
film
song
Q2.How do you say 'sister' in French?
Q3.Which of these is the correct French word for 'to have'?
Q4.Put these numbers in the correct order from smallest to largest.
Q5.Choose the correct sentence that means 'I have a brother and a sister.'
Q6.Which sentence uses 'avoir' correctly?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Match each French word to its correct English meaning.
he or it
she or it
sister
father
Q2.What is the keyword 'la Francophonie'?
Q3.Which word below has a soft 'c' sound?
Q4.What is the name of the mark under the letter 'ç' that makes the 'c' sound soft?
Q5.Which of the following shows all translations for the word 'elle' in this sentence: 'Elle est grande.' ?
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