When people celebrate: dates
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can form the date in French to express when people celebrate.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSCs [aim] and [im] sound identical in French.
- 'Préférer' is a regular -er verb but the 2nd -é in the stem changes to an -è in all forms apart from 'nous' and 'vous'.
- In French we add 'le' before a number to make it into a date. 'Of' in English is not translated, e.g. 'le deux mai'.
- We only use an ordinal number to express the first of the month in French, e.g. 'le premier janvier.'
Keywords
[aim/im] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [aim] in 'faim'
Préférer - French verb meaning 'to prefer, preferring'
Ordinal numbers - numbers that indicate the position of something in a series, e.g. 'first', 'second', 'third'
Common misconception
To express the date I use 'de' for 'of' so 2nd January would be 'le deux de janvier'.
There is no need to translate 'of' into French to express the date. For example 2nd January would be 'le deux janvier'.
Teacher tip
There are several interesting cultural references in this lesson which could be explored further, such as Epiphany, Feast of the Kings, April Fools and Candlemas.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Put the first six months of year in order in French.
Q2.Match the French to the English.
the event
the date
the tradition
to celebrate, celebrating
Q3.Select the three highest numbers.
Q4.Solve the equations.
treize
dix-huit
vingt-trois
vingt-neuf
trente
trente-et-un
Q5.Match the forms of 'célébrer' with the correct pronoun.
nous
tu
je, il, elle
vous
ils, elles
Q6.Match the word to the correct category.
verb
number
noun
preposition
month
adjective
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the word to the missing sound-symbol correspondence.
[ai]
[aim]
[im]
[i]
Q2.Put the following numbers in ascending order (lowest to highest).
Q3.In French, we add before a number to make it into a date.
Q4.Match the English to the French.
3rd January
1st April
16th March
29th February
10th June
19th May
Q5.Translate into English: 'Nous préférons.'
Q6.Translate into French: 'I prefer.'
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