Understand what others do: -er verbs 3rd persons singular and plural
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'il/elle' and 'ils/elles' with a range of -er verbs to say what others do.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound symbol correspondence [a] is very common in French and sounds like the 'a' in 'animal'.
- To say 'he/she' + -er verb in French, the verb ending is -e, which is an SFe and so is silent.
- To say 'they' + -er verb, the ending is -ent which is also silent. We call this the third person plural verb form.
- 'Ils' means 'they' when referring to a group of boys or a mixed gender group.
- 'Elles' mean 'they' when referring to a group of girls. The final 's' of 'ils/elles' is a SFC.
Keywords
[a] - Sounds like the 'a' in 'animal'.
Ils - The subject pronoun for 'they' in French, referring to a group of boys or mixed gender.
Elles - The subject pronoun for 'they' in French, referring to a group of girls.
Common misconception
The -ent ending of the 3rd person plural of the verb is pronounced.
The -ent ending of the 3rd person plural of the verb is not pronounced. It is therefore difficult to tell the difference between the 'il/elle' form and the 'ils/elles' form of verbs when spoken.
Teacher tip
There is lots of verb formation practise in this lesson so mini whiteboards and pens will be really useful.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following are verbs?
Q2.Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
I
you
he
she
we
Q3.Which subject pronoun refers to the 1st person singular?
Q4.Which subject pronoun refers to the 1st person plural?
Q5.Which verbs are in their 1st person plural form?
Q6.Match the French to the English.
He eats outside.
She works outside.
We walk to school.
We like the school.
He prepares lunch.
We eat lunch.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Read the following sentence in French. How many times do you hear [a]?
'L'animal est malade, il est sur la table.'
Q2.Which words are cognates or near-cognates?
Q3.Match the English to the French verbs.
regarder
chanter
jouer
trouver
préparer
écouter
Q4.Which subject pronouns indicate that the verb which follows is in its 3rd person plural form?
Q5.Which of these verbs are in their 3rd person plural form?
Q6.Match the English to the French.
Il cherche une solution.
Ils cherchent une solution.
Elles portent un uniforme.
Elle porte un uniforme.
Elle trouve ça intéressant.
Ils trouvent ça intéressant.
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