An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'tu as', with masculine and feminine nouns to ask and answer questions about items for a school trip.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [on] is a nasal sound, as in the word 'Non !'
- Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
- The verb 'avoir' means 'to have' in French. 'Tu as' means 'you have'.
- French yes/no questions don't have a word for 'do'. Intonation can change the statement 'you have' into do you have?'.
Keywords
[on] - pronounced [on] as in non !
Tu as - French verb meaning you have
Common misconception
We have to translate the word 'do' into French to ask the question 'do you have?'
There is no word for 'do' in French. We use intonation to change the statement 'you have' into the question 'do you have?'
Teacher tip
Teachers may find it helpful to support their teaching of intonation questions by using hand gestures to model rising intonation. Some pupils may find it helpful to use the same gestures themselves initially, as they practise.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words are nouns?
Q2.What does the verb 'avoir' mean in English?
Q3.What does the word 'quoi' mean in English?
Q4.We can change a statement into an intonation question by our voice at the end.
Q5.Match the French and English words.
I have a cat.
He has an orange.
She has a pen.
I have a book.
He has a cuddly toy.
She has a bottle.
Q6.'J'ai', 'il a' and 'elle a' are all forms of the verb in French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these words contain the [on] sound?
Q2.Match the nouns.
a pencil
a rubber
a ruler
a book
a bag
an exercise book
Q3.Which of the following nouns are masculine?
Q4.What does 'tu as' mean in English?
Q5.True or false? To turn a statement into an intonation question you raise your voice at the end.
Q6.Match the sentences.
Do you have a photo?
Do you have a rubber?
Do you have a banana?
Do you have a ruler?
Do you have a cat?
Do you have a ball?
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