Belongings: adjective position after nouns and the alphabet
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can spell words out using the French alphabet and use adjectives to describe what I have and someone else has.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use 'je suis' for 'I am', 'tu es' for 'you are', 'il est' for 'he is' and 'elle est' for 'she is'.
- Use 'j'ai' for 'I have', 'tu as' for 'you have', 'il a' for 'he has' and 'elle a' for 'she has'.
- In French, adjectives normally come after the noun, e.g., 'un ordinateur cher'.
- An 'e' is added to many adjectives to form the feminine adjective, but not if the adjective already ends in -e.
- [ou] sounds like 'nous'.
Keywords
Adjective - a word that gives information about a noun
Noun - a word for a person, place or thing
Être - to be, being
[ou] - pronounced as in 'nous'
Common misconception
Adjectives usually come before the noun they are describing like in English.
Adjectives in French usually come after the noun they are describing.
Teacher tip
In the lesson cycle on the alphabet, you may wish to pause the video and take the opportunity to do some additional practice/chanting/singing.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means expensive?
Q2.Match these French words to their English translations.
a book
a computer
a bike, bicycle
a car
here is
Q3.What does the verb 'écouter' mean?
Q4.To ask a 'do you have' question, we need to use our intonation and the phrase ...
Q5.Which word helps us to remember the [u] sound?
Q6.Often, have two different spellings, a masculine and feminine version, like 'petit' and 'petite'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these French greetings helps us to practise the [ou] sound?
Q2.How do you say 'How do you spell that?' in French?
Q3.Match these French phrases to their English translations.
a fast thing
a fast computer
a fast bike
a fast car
Q4.Identify the sentences with the correct French word order.
Q5.Where do adjectives usually come in relation to the noun they are describing?
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to make the sentence 'she has a fast computer' in French.
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