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Year 5

All about me: presenting myself in French

I can present myself in French, sharing my age, my birthday, where I live and what I look like.

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Year 5

All about me: presenting myself in French

I can present myself in French, sharing my age, my birthday, where I live and what I look like.

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Key learning points

  1. We use the verb 'avoir' ('to have') when saying ages in French, e.g. 'j’ai neuf ans'.
  2. 'J'ai' means 'I have', 'je suis' means 'I am'.
  3. Months of the year are cognates in French and English.
  4. In French, adjectives often go after the noun, e.g. 'les yeux bleus'.
  5. Adjectives agree in gender and number with the noun they describe (adjective agreement), e.g. 'les cheveux bouclés'.

Keywords

  • J'ai - from the French verb 'avoir', meaning 'I have'

  • Je suis - from the French verb 'être', meaning 'I am'

  • Adjective agreement - ending of an adjective matching the noun it describes in gender and number

Common misconception

We use the verb 'je suis' ('I am') with ages in French.

When giving ages in French, we in fact use the verb 'j'ai' ('I have'), e.g. 'j'ai neuf ans' ('I have nine years').


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Ask pupils to not only present themselves to the class, but to also present a friend or friends, using third person singular of plural of the verbs 'avoir' and 'être'.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Order the numbers from largest to smallest.

1 - trente
2 - vingt-neuf
3 - vingt-huit
4 - vingt-sept
5 - vingt-six
6 - vingt-cinq
7 - vingt-quatre

Q2.
Match the dates in numbers and words.

Correct Answer:20/09,le vingt septembre

le vingt septembre

Correct Answer:21/09,le vingt-et-un septembre

le vingt-et-un septembre

Correct Answer:18/10,le dix-huit octobre

le dix-huit octobre

Correct Answer:19/10,le dix-neuf octobre

le dix-neuf octobre

Correct Answer:22/11,le vingt-deux novembre

le vingt-deux novembre

Correct Answer:23/11,le vingt-trois novembre

le vingt-trois novembre

Q3.
Match the French and English.

Correct Answer:brun,brown

brown

Correct Answer:court,short

short

Correct Answer:difficile,difficult

difficult

Correct Answer:indépendant,independent

independent

Correct Answer:noir,black

black

Correct Answer:vert,green

green

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I have blue and grey eyes'.

1 - j'
2 - ai
3 - les
4 - yeux
5 - bleus
6 - et
7 - gris

Q5.
Write in English: 'seize mois calmes'.

Correct Answer: sixteen calm months, 16 calm months

Q6.
Write in French: 'fifteen interesting books'.

Correct Answer: quinze livres intéressants, 15 livres intéressants

Assessment exit quiz

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4 Questions

Q1.
Order the months from earliest to latest.

1 - janvier
2 - février
3 - mars
4 - avril
5 - mai
6 - juin
7 - juillet

Q2.
'I am Léa and I am ten years old'. Which verbs would you use in French to translate this sentence?

j'ai, j'ai
j'ai, je suis
je suis, je suis
Correct answer: je suis, j'ai

Q3.
Order the words to say: 'my birthday is on the 13th of August'.

1 - mon
2 - anniversaire
3 - est
4 - le
5 - treize
6 - aout

Q4.
Write in French: 'I have curly hair'.

Correct Answer: j'ai les cheveux bouclés

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