Shopping: direct object pronouns 'le' and 'la', numbers 70-99
Lesson details
Learning outcome
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.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- In French the SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) [th] makes a t sound, as in 'théâtre'.
- Soixante-dix is 70, quatre-vingts is 80, quatre-vingt-dix is 90 and cent is one hundred.
- In France, the euro symbol € comes after the number and a comma is used instead of a decimal point: 40,25 €.
- The verb payer (to pay) has two different spellings in the singular form: je paie / je paye.
- 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.
Teacher tip
Play a counting game with your class. Ask pupils to stand in a circle and to count to 99. Whenever a pupil lands on a multiplication of 10 they must sit down. Who is the last person standing?
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the numbers.
deux
quatre
sept
huit
onze
treize
Q2.Put the multiples of 10 in the correct order.
Q3.Match the currency to the French speaking country.
Franc
Euro
Dinar
West African CFA Franc
Dirham
Q4.Tick all the words linked to 100.
Q5.Which number is missing in this sequence? onze, douze, treize, quinze, seize.
Q6.What is a direct object?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which is the odd one out in terms of sound spelling correspondence?
Q2.Put the multiples of 10 in the correct order.
Q3.How would you write 'forty euros, twenty five centimes' correctly?
Q4.Which of the following sentences is not correct?
Q5.Tu conduis la voiture (you drive the car). How would you say, you drive it?
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