How people celebrate: 'on' for people in general
Learning outcomes
I can use the subject pronoun 'on' to discuss what people do to celebrate important events.
I can recognise and pronounce the sound-symbol correspondence [ain/in/aim/im].
How people celebrate: 'on' for people in general
Learning outcomes
I can use the subject pronoun 'on' to discuss what people do to celebrate important events.
I can recognise and pronounce the sound-symbol correspondence [ain/in/aim/im].
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Key learning points
- The SSCs [ain] and [in] sound the same. This is also the same sound as [aim/im].
- When this nasal sound appears in front of the letters -p or -b, it is spelled [im] instead of [in], e.g. 'timbre'.
- In French, the subject pronoun 'on' is used to talk about what people in general do.
- 'On' can be translated as 'everyone' (or 'people'), 'you' or 'one'. It is commonly used in French.
- The pronoun 'on' uses the same verb endings as 'il, elle'.
Keywords
[ain/in] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [ai] in 'train'
On - common French subject pronoun meaning 'everyone' (or 'people'), 'you' or 'one'
Common misconception
'On' is equivalent to 'one' in English and is therefore is very formal and rarely used.
'On' is very commonly used in French and can mean 'everyone', 'people', 'you' and 'one'.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
I
you (singular)
he
she
café
cinema
beach
street
behind
in between
le vingt-sept mars
le trois avril
le premier février
le dix-neuf mai
le trente-et-un janvier
le quinze juin
Exit quiz
6 Questions
[ain]
[em]
[in]
[en]
[an]
[aim]
de la musique dehors.
respecter les autres.
partager des fleurs.
la fête toute la journée.