Helping others at school: direct object pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use direct objects pronouns 'me' and 'te' to replace a person in simple French sentences.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letter 'h' is often silent in French: heure.
- A word ending in a silent consonant followed by a word starting with a silent [h] has a liaison: c'est horrible.
- Some words replace their final letter with an apostrophe before a silent [h]. This is called elision: j'habite.
- A direct object is a noun that receives the action of the verb. It answers either what? Or whom?
- The direct object what or whom can also be a pronoun; 'me' and 'te' are the direct object pronouns 'me' and 'you'.
Keywords
[h] - silent 'h’, pronounced as in 'heure'
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when a word starting with a vowel follows
Elision - when a vowel sound is dropped and two words combined with an apostrophe to make speech smoother e.g. j'habite
Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb e.g. me, you, it, them: il me regarde - he is looking at me
Me, te - direct object pronouns meaning: me, you
Common misconception
The letter 'h' is pronounced like in English.
The letter 'h' is in fact often silent in French: j'habite.
Teacher tip
Ask pupils to memorise and perform the French tongue twister (exercise A1) to the class.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French words to their English meanings.
hunger
midday
midnight
fear
pain
Q2.What does 'prendre' mean in English?
Q3.What is the direct object in the sentence: 'Je prends un livre.'?
Q4.Put the sentence in the correct French word order.
Q5.Match the subject pronoun to the correct form of 'faire' (to do).
fais
fait
faisons
font
Q6.Which sentence includes a verb that has a direct object?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match the French and the English.
to force to do
research
result
clear
extra, additional
almost
Q2.Fill in the blank with the correct form of the French for 'I': habite
Q3.Which sentence contains a direct object pronoun?
Q4.Correct this sentence to mean 'he corrects you.': Il corrige tu
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