How people celebrate: 'son, sa, ses' meaning 'his', 'her', 'your (in general)'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can say more about how people celebrate using 'son, sa, ses' to mean 'his, her' or 'your, their (in general)'.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [om] is the same sound as [on], like in 'non' and 'nom'.
- When this sound appears in front of the letters -p or -b, it is spelled with [om] instead of [on].
- To say 'his', 'her' we use the possessive adjectives 'son' (masculine) 'sa' (feminine) or 'ses' (plural).
- Possessive adjectives agree with the noun that follows so we often need context to identify the 'possessor'.
- 'Son', 'sa' 'ses' can also mean 'your' or 'their' when talking about things belonging to people in general.
Keywords
[om] - SSC like the [om] sound in 'nom' which means 'name'
[on] - SSC like the [on] in 'non' which means 'no'
Possessive adjective - a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging
Son, sa, ses - possessive adjectives for 'his, her' and 'your, their' (in general)
Common misconception
The possessive adjective 'son, sa, ses' matches the person who owns the noun that follows. So 'his' is 'son, 'her' is 'sa' and 'their' is 'ses'.
In French, the possessive pronoun matches the noun that follows it, not the person to whom the object belongs. This is why sometimes you cannot tell whether the owner is male or female because the words for 'his' and 'her' are the same in French.
Teacher tip
This lesson features the French celebration 'la Fête Nationale' which takes place on July 14th, teachers may wish to explore this important date with their students in more detail.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and English.
the brother
the sister
the friend
the dog
the family
the animal
Q2.Match the French and English.
the party, celebration
holidays
the present
the house
Q3.Which words are adjectives?
Q4.Put the first six months of the year in order.
Q5.Which word is missing in this date? ' cinq mai'
Q6.Write in French: 'the first of January'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put the last six months of the year in the correct order.
Q2.Match the French and English.
to organise, organsing
each person
general
birthday
Q3.What types of words are: 'son', 'sa', 'ses', 'mon', 'ma', 'mes'?
Q4.In which of these sentences does 'son, sa, ses' mean 'your' or 'their'?
Q5.Match the correct possessive adjective to each noun.
amie (my)
cadeau (his)
sacs (my)
voiture (her)
vêtements (his)
sœur (my)
Q6.Write in French: 'His garden and her church'.
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