A birthday: -er verbs 'she, he'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use a range of singular verbs and definite articles to talk about birthday activities.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- For closed [eu] the tongue is near the top of the mouth, for open [eu] the tongue is near the bottom of the mouth.
- The definite article 'the' in French is 'le' for masculine and 'la' for feminine nouns.
- L' is the definite article used in front of masculine and feminine nouns starting with a vowel sound.
Keywords
[eu] - Pronounced closed [eu] as in 'un peu' and open [eu] as in 'peur'
Noun - a word for a person, place or thing
Definite article - the words le, la and l' meaning the
Grammatical gender - way to categorise all nouns as feminine or masculine
Common misconception
l' is only for feminine nouns.
l' is the article for all nouns starting with a vowel sound.
Teacher tip
Put labels around the room on school furniture and objects with the French name and articles so that the pupils are exposed to the language outside of French lesson time. You might invite them to label objects in their home too.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Find the words that have an open [eu] sound.
Q2.True or false? The definite article l' is both feminine and masculine and therefore can be in front of of both feminine and masculine nouns.
Q3.Match the French and English.
the father
the mother
a father
a mother
the brother
a brother
Q4.Which sentences are spelt correctly?
Q5.Write the missing day of the week: lundi, mardi, , jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.
Q6.Write in French: 'The child gives a present'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Find the words that have a closed [eu] sound.
Q2.True or false? 'Le' and l' can both be in front of a feminine noun.
Q3.Which words can have 'la' as an article?
Q4.Which word is the odd one out?
Q5.Match the sentence halves.
cadeau
animal a une peluche
le film
famille
Q6.Write the sentence in the correct order.
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