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Year 4

Likes: 'aimer', 'mon, ma' and 'ton, ta'

Learning outcomes

I can use the verb 'aimer' and other -er verbs in sentences.

I can recognise and pronounce the equivalent sound-symbol correspondences [è] and [ai].

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New
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Year 4

Likes: 'aimer', 'mon, ma' and 'ton, ta'

Learning outcomes

I can use the verb 'aimer' and other -er verbs in sentences.

I can recognise and pronounce the equivalent sound-symbol correspondences [è] and [ai].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondences (SSCs) [è] and [ai] make the same sound.
  2. Possessive adjectives have masculine forms 'mon', 'ton' and feminine forms 'ma' and 'ta'.
  3. 'Aimer' is a regular -er verb meaning 'to like'.
  4. Regular -er verbs have the following endings in the singular form: (je) -e, (tu) -es, (il) -e and (elle) -e.

Keywords

  • [ai] - pronounced as in 'vrai'

  • [è] - pronounced as in 'frère'

  • Mon, ma - possessive adjective meaning 'my' (masculine and feminine forms)

  • Ton, ta - possessive adjective meaning 'your' (masculine and feminine forms)

  • Aimer - French -er verb meaning to like, liking

Common misconception

The sound-symbol correspondences [ai] and [è] make different sounds.

The sound-symbol correspondences [ai] and [è] in fact make the same sound as in 'paire' and 'père'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
How do you say 'the' for masculine nouns?
la
Correct answer: le
un
Q2.
How do you say 'the' before these nouns? table, photo, fille.
Correct Answer: la
Q3.
In speaking how can you turn a statement into a question?
Correct answer: raise your voice at the end of the statement
lower your voice at the end of the statement
keep your tone of voice even throughout the statement
Q4.
Put this sentence in order.
1 - mon
2 - anniversaire
3 - est
4 - le
5 - quatre
6 - novembre
Q5.
Match these words.
Correct Answer:la gomme,the rubber

the rubber

Correct Answer:la règle,the ruler

the ruler

Correct Answer:la table,the table

the table

Correct Answer:la photo,the photo

the photo

Correct Answer:la fille,the girl

the girl

Q6.
Which is the correct form of chanter with 'tu' ? chantes or chante?
Correct Answer: chante

4 Questions

Q1.
Match the meaning of these verbs.
Correct Answer:aider,to help

to help

Correct Answer:aimer,to like

to like

Correct Answer:habiter,to live

to live

Correct Answer:aimer,to like

to like

Q2.
Which of these makes the same sound as [è] ?
[e]
Correct answer: [ai]
[er]
Q3.
How do you say 'my father' in French?
ma père
Correct answer: mon père
ton père
ta père
Q4.
What is the correct form of 'aimer' to say he likes? Il
Correct Answer: aime

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