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  • Year 9

Shopping: direct object pronouns 'le' and 'la', numbers 70-99

Learning outcomes

I can understand and say how much something costs in French using the verb 'payer', numbers 70-99 and the direct object pronoun 'it' in the context of shopping.

I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [th]

Lesson 5 of 6
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  • Year 9

Shopping: direct object pronouns 'le' and 'la', numbers 70-99

Learning outcomes

I can understand and say how much something costs in French using the verb 'payer', numbers 70-99 and the direct object pronoun 'it' in the context of shopping.

I can recognise and pronounce the SSC [th]

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Key learning points

  1. In French the SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) [th] makes a t sound, as in 'théâtre'.
  2. Soixante-dix is 70, quatre-vingts is 80, quatre-vingt-dix is 90 and cent is one hundred.
  3. In France, the euro symbol € comes after the number and a comma is used instead of a decimal point: 40,25 €.
  4. The verb payer (to pay) has two different spellings in the singular form: je paie / je paye.
  5. When using the pronoun 'it' as a direct object in French, we use either 'le' (masculine) or 'la' (feminine).

Keywords

  • [th] - SSC (sound symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'thé'

  • 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

  • Le, la, l' - direct object pronoun meaning 'it', ‘him’ or ‘her’ in the masculine and feminine forms: je la trouve, I am finding it

Common misconception

Numbers 70, 80 and 90 are one word numbers in French, just like 20 (vingt), 30 (trente), 40 (quarante) etc.

In French, the numbers 70 (soixante-dix), 80 (quatre-vingts), and 90 (quatre-vingt-dix) are not single-word numbers. Unlike 20 (vingt), 30 (trente), and 40 (quarante)—which are single words—70, 80, and 90 are constructed using compound expressions.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the numbers.

Correct Answer:2,deux

deux

Correct Answer:4,quatre

quatre

Correct Answer:7,sept

sept

Correct Answer:8,huit

huit

Correct Answer:11,onze

onze

Correct Answer:13,treize

treize

Q2.
Put the multiples of 10 in the correct order.

1 - dix
2 - vingt
3 - trente
4 - quarante
5 - cinquante
6 - soixante

Q3.
Match the currency to the French speaking country.

Correct Answer:Switzerland,Franc

Franc

Correct Answer:France, Belgium,Euro

Euro

Correct Answer:Algeria,Dinar

Dinar

Correct Answer:Mali,West African CFA Franc

West African CFA Franc

Correct Answer:Morocco,Dirham

Dirham

Q4.
Tick all the words linked to 100.

Correct answer: century
Correct answer: centurion
Correct answer: centimetre
Correct answer: centipede
Correct answer: cent

Q5.
Which number is missing in this sequence? onze, douze, treize, quinze, seize.

Correct Answer: quatorze, 14

Q6.
What is a direct object?

A direct object is carries out the action of the verb.
A direct object is a verb.
Correct answer: A direct object is a noun that receives the action of the verb.

Assessment exit quiz

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5 Questions

Q1.
Which is the odd one out in terms of sound spelling correspondence?

bibliothèque
maths
thé
Correct answer: treize
sympathique

Q2.
Put the multiples of 10 in the correct order.

1 - soixante
2 - soixante-dix
3 - quatre-vingts
4 - quatre-vingt-dix
5 - cent

Q3.
How would you write 'forty euros, twenty five centimes' correctly?

40€25
Correct answer: 40,25 €
40.25 €
€40,25

Q4.
Which of the following sentences is not correct?

Tu payes toujours avec une carte bancaire.
Tu paies toujours avec une carte bancaire.
Correct answer: Tu pays toujours avec une carte bancaire.

Q5.
Tu conduis la voiture (you drive the car). How would you say, you drive it?

Correct answer: Tu la conduis.
Tu le conduis.
Tu les conduis.