What someone has: avoir 1st and 3rd persons singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say what I have and someone else has using 'avoir'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [au/eau] sounds like 'gauche'.
- Avoir means 'to have, having', j'ai means 'I have', il a means 'he has' and elle a means 'she has'.
- The pronoun je becomes j' before a vowel.
- To say what someone has we can use part of the verb 'avoir' followed by un/une and a noun.
Keywords
[au] - pronounced as in 'gauche'
Avoir - to have, having
Indefinite article - the words 'un' and 'une' meaning 'a/an'
Common misconception
'Avoir' only means 'to have' in English.
'Avoir' can be translated both as 'to have' or 'having'.
Teacher tip
It is a good idea to emphasise the difference in pronunciation between 'un' and 'une' by (over)exaggerating facial movements, as these two indefinite articles come up constantly.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which sound-symbol correspondance appears in all four words 'cela', 'cheval', 'second' and 'petit'?
Q2.Complete the sentence: this is a bedroom. 'C'est chambre.'
Q3.Match up the parts of the verb 'être'.
I am
you are
he is
she is
Q4.What word is used to describe the pronunciation of a final consonant when the following word is a vowel?
Q5.There are two words for 'a/an' in French because all French nouns have a gender.
Q6.Write 'It's a horse.' in French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Translate 'c'est qui ?'
Q2.Match the parts of the verb 'to have'.
to have, having
I have
he has
she has
Q3.Translate 'elle a une chambre' into English.
Q4.Which sound does the word 'gauche' help us remember?
Q5.What are the two meanings of 'avoir' in English?
Q6.Translate into French 'He has a mobile phone'.
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