Belongings: possessive adjectives 'mon', 'ma', 'mes' and 'ton', 'ta', 'tes'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use possessive adjectives to talk about everyday life.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- French has different words for possessive adjectives because all nouns have grammatical gender.
- To say my/your, use 'mon/ton' for masculine singular nouns, 'ma/ta' for feminine singular and 'mes/tes' for plural.
- Pronounce the final letters of 'mon' and 'mes' when the next word starts with a vowel; we call this liaison.
Keywords
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a word starting with a vowel follows
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to, e.g. 'my', 'your'
Common misconception
Like in English, there is just one word for 'my' in French.
French has 3 words for 'my' and the gender of the possession determines which 'my' to use; 'mon' for masculine singular nouns, 'ma' for feminine singular nouns and 'mes' for plural nouns.
Teacher tip
Tasks 4a and 4b could be differentiated by providing students with the French nouns.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick any of the phrases that contain liaison.
Q2.Match the parts of the verb être (to be).
suis
es
est
sommes
êtes
sont
Q3.Tick any masculine, singular nouns.
Q4.What is 'yellow' in French?
Q5.Order the sentence 'What are you doing at school today?'
Q6.Translate 'there is a child here'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Tick any of the sound spelling correspondences in the sentence 'Le garçon regarde la télé dans le salon'.
Q2.Match the definite articles to the nouns.
portable
personne
devoirs
animal
Q3.Tick any phrases where you can use liaison.
Q4.Use 'mon' to say 'my' for masculine singular nouns, 'ma' for feminine singular nouns and for plural nouns.
Q5.Match the possessive adjectives and nouns.
chiens
livre
chambre
Q6.Order the translation for 'My sister and my friend are intelligent'.
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