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Year 8

Celebrations: numbers 13-31

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I can count up to 31 in French.

I can recognise and pronounce the sound [em/am].

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Year 8

Celebrations: numbers 13-31

Learning outcomes

I can count up to 31 in French.

I can recognise and pronounce the sound [em/am].

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Key learning points

  1. The SSCs [em] and [am] are identical nasal sounds.
  2. The verb 'célébrer' is a regular -er verb but the 2nd é in the stem changes to è in all forms except 'nous' and 'vous'.
  3. The French calendar months are similar to English but they do not have capital letters.
  4. French numbers 13-16 are 'treize', 'quatorze', 'quinze' and 'seize'.
  5. Numbers 17-31 are made up of a combination of hyphenated numbers e.g. 'dix-sept', 'vingt-deux', 'trente-et-un'.

Keywords

  • [em/am] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [am] in 'camp' or the [em] in 'temps'

  • Célébrer - French verb meaning 'to celebrate' or 'celebrating'

Common misconception

Combination numbers in French are written like this: 'dix sept', 'vingt deux'.

French numbers which are made up of a combination of more than one number must be hyphenated, e.g. 'dix-sept' (17), 'vingt-deux' (22), and 'trente-et-un' (31).


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the words and numbers.
Correct Answer:quatre,4

4

Correct Answer:deux,2

2

Correct Answer:huit,8

8

Correct Answer:un,1

1

Correct Answer:trois,3

3

Correct Answer:cinq,5

5

Q2.
Solve the equations.
Correct Answer:six - quatre =,deux

deux

Correct Answer:dix - deux =,huit

huit

Correct Answer:neuf - quatre - deux =,trois

trois

Correct Answer:huit - un =,sept

sept

Correct Answer:cinq + cinq =,dix

dix

Correct Answer:sept + quatre =,onze

onze

Q3.
How do you say 'my tradition'?
mon tradition
Correct answer: ma tradition
mes tradition
sa tradition
son tradition
Q4.
Which phrases can only be questions, not statements?
Correct answer: Est-ce qu’elle est avocate
Elle est avocate
Correct answer: Est-elle avocate
On célèbre la fête
Q5.
'Il' means 'he' and 'elle' means 'she'. Both words can also mean ' '.
Correct Answer: it
Q6.
Match the pronouns with the correct form of the verb.
Correct Answer:je,parle

parle

Correct Answer:tu,parles

parles

Correct Answer:nous,parlons

parlons

Correct Answer:vous,parlez

parlez

Correct Answer:ils,parlent

parlent

6 Questions

Q1.
Put the months of the year in the correct order.
1 - janvier
2 - février
3 - mars
4 - avril
5 - mai
6 - juin
Q2.
Match the numbers.
Correct Answer:dix-neuf,19

19

Correct Answer:treize,13

13

Correct Answer:dix-sept,17

17

Correct Answer:seize,16

16

Correct Answer:quatorze,14

14

Correct Answer:dix-huit,18

18

Q3.
Match the word to the correct category.
Correct Answer:verb,célébrer

célébrer

Correct Answer:noun,la date

la date

Correct Answer:preposition,devant

devant

Correct Answer:month,juin

juin

Correct Answer:number,vingt-cinq

vingt-cinq

Correct Answer:pronoun,nous

nous

Q4.
Match the two halves of the French sentences to translate the following: We celebrate in March. You celebrate in February. He celebrates in May. I celebrate in April.
Correct Answer:Nous célébrons,en mars.

en mars.

Correct Answer:Tu célèbres,en février.

en février.

Correct Answer:Il célèbre,en mai.

en mai.

Correct Answer:Je célèbre,en avril.

en avril.

Q5.
Solve the equations.
Correct Answer:dix + douze =,vingt-deux

vingt-deux

Correct Answer:cinq x quatre =,vingt

vingt

Correct Answer:vingt + dix =,trente

trente

Correct Answer:quinze + seize =,trente-et-un

trente-et-un

Correct Answer:dix-huit + sept =,vingt-cinq

vingt-cinq

Correct Answer:trente-et-un - deux =,vingt-neuf

vingt-neuf

Q6.
Write in French: 'We celebrate in January'.
Correct Answer: Nous célébrons en janvier.

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