Countries and states: 'à' and 'en'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe where people go and where they are in the context of holidays, using the correct prepositions.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai'; [é/er/ez] is pronounced as in 'écrire'.
- Without an article, words like 'québecois' are adjectives, with a capital letter, they are nouns meaning a person.
- Use the preposition 'à' to talk about going to/being in a town/city and 'en' with feminine countries.
- Use 'au' ('à' + le) to talk about going to/being in masculine countries (usually country names not ending in -e).
Keywords
[ai] - pronounced as in 'vrai'
[é/er/ez] - pronounced as in 'écrire'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
The sound-symbol correspondences [ai] and [é/er/ez] sound the same in French.
The letters 'ai/ay' are the same as the SSC [é/er/ez] in French but [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai' with slightly more relaxed lips than 'ai/ay' in English.
Teacher tip
You could add even more of a cultural dimension by looking at more maps of French speaking Canada, photos of Quebec or looking at French-Canadian celebrities like Celine Dion or the singer Cœur de Pirate.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
to know, be familiar with, knowing, being familiar with
to go, going
to do, doing
to give, giving
to speak, speaking
to write, writing
Q2.Which word means 'path' or 'way'?
Q3.Order the words to say 'my mother has a sore leg'.
Q4.'Elles vont __________Allemagne.' Which word completes this sentence?
Q5.'Tu vas bientôt au Canada.' Translate this sentence.
Q6.'We go to Italy tomorrow.' Translate this sentence into French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'grincheuse' mean?
Q2.'Nous __________ bien la capitale, Paris.' Which word best completes this sentence?
Q3.Match the French to the English.
arm
leg
head
stomach
back
face
Q4.Order the words to say 'she is staying in France until Thursday'.
Q5.'Son anniversaire est en mai.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'She is going to Australia next.'
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