Celebrations: information questions with question word + 'est-ce que'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form information questions using question words and 'est-ce que'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When the nasal sound [en/an] appears before -p or -b it is spelled [em/am], e.g. 'jambe', 'camp'.
- Practising vocabulary 'little and often' helps to strengthen your knowledge.
- To ask information questions with 'est-ce que' the question word comes first.
- The subject and verb stay in the same order, there is no inversion.
- When the question word 'que' (what) is used before 'est-ce que', it becomes 'qu'est-ce que'.
Keywords
[en/an] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the [en] and [an] sounds in 'enfant'
Est-ce que - French questioning device
Common misconception
When I am forming information questions with 'est-ce que' I put the question word after it.
When forming information questions with 'est-ce que', the question word must come before it, e.g example: 'Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire demain ?' 'What are you going to do tomorrow?'.
Teacher tip
This lesson features some important Francophone cultural celebrations (the traditional Algerian New Year 'Yennayah', the Cannes film festival and International Francophonie Day), so there is scope for a more detailed look at these events. The 'journée de la Francophonie' is celebrated on 20th March.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and English.
to help, helping
to share, sharing
can, be able to
to know, knowing
to look for, looking for
Q2.Match the pronoun to the correct form of the verb 'célébrer'.
célèbre
célébres
célébrons
Q3.Put these numbers in descending order.
Q4.Match the French and English.
how much, how many
when
what
who
where
how
Q5.In French, the months of the year do not have a unless they are at the beginning of a sentence.
Q6.Match the month to the clue.
février
juin
avril
janvier
mars
mai
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English and French.
peut-être
désolé (m)
tu sais
savoir
je peux
pouvoir
Q2.Match the English and French.
derrière
devant
entre
dans
sur
sous
Q3.The question word comes 'est-ce que' in information questions.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'How are we going to go?'
Q5.When the question word 'que' is used before 'est-ce que' it becomes ...
Q6.Match the questions and answers.
Est-ce que tu vas célébrer la Saint-Valentin ?
Qu'est-ce que tu vas faire pour la Saint-Valentin ?
Qu'est-ce que tu penses du café devant le cinéma ?
Est-ce qu'il va aller à la plage aujourd'hui ?
Qu'est-ce qu'elle étudie ?
Est-ce qu'elle étudie le français ?
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