Food and drink: definite and partitive articles
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use articles with specified and unspecified quantities to describe everyday life.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ill/ille] sounds like 'famille' with some exceptions (mille/Lille/tranquille/ville).
- Double 'l' after any other vowel is pronounced like a normal 'l' e.g. 'salle'.
- Change the partitive article (du/de la/de l') to de/d' after quantity expressions and negatives.
- Articles can't be omitted like in English. Use the definite article with specific nouns/giving opinions.
- Use the partitive article for non-specific and uncountable nouns.
Keywords
[ill/ille] - pronounced as in 'fille'
Partitive article - refers to parts of things; often means 'some' in English
Common misconception
Articles can be missed out in French like in English.
Articles can't be omitted in French. Use the definite article with specific nouns/giving opinions and the partitive article with uncountable and non-specific nouns.
Teacher tip
If you think students need more scaffolding and modelling, you could work through task C3a1 as a class with students working independently on C3a2.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the different parts of the verb 'boire' - to drink.
i drink
you (s) drink
he/she drinks
we drink
you (pl) drink
they drink
Q2.What is an uncountable noun?
Q3.Put the words below into a sentence which means, 'There isn't any milk in the tea.'
Q4.Which sentence means; 'There isn't any meat in the recipe'?
Q5.Which is the odd one out?
Q6.What word fills the gap? All of these nouns are : rice, music, sand, water.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and the English verbs.
to drink, drinking
to earn, earning
to manage, managing
to share, sharing
to eat, eating
to buy, buying
Q2.Match the French and the English .
water
meat
milk
coffee
tea
oranges
Q3.Which is the correct French for 'I eat a kilo of bread.'?
Q4.Which three words have the same sound for 'll' as 'famille'?
Q5.If you want to ask someone if they like bread, what would you say?
Q6.Put the sentences into the correct order to translate this passage.
Noura wants to share her dinner. Noura gives some fish to Apollon. But Apollon is a dog. Dogs prefer meat. Cats prefer fish.
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