Occupied France: perfect tense with verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the perfect tense, including past participles like 'sorti' and 'choisi' in the context of the Vichy regime in the 1940s.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [ain/in] is pronounced as in 'train' and [aim/im] is pronounced as in 'faim'.
- The nasal sounds [aim/im] and [ain/in] become non-nasal sounds when they come before a vowel.
- During WW2, after Paris was captured by Germany, France was divided into different zones.
- Use the perfect tense to talk about past specific/one-off events/actions. Use part of 'avoir/être' + a past participle.
- The past participles of verbs like 'sortir' and 'choisir' both end in -i. To form, remove -r from the infinitive form.
Keywords
Past participle - verb form that forms the perfect tense, together with the auxiliary verb
Common misconception
The letters 'ain' and 'aim' are always pronounced the same way.
Before a consonant or at the end of a word, [ain] and [aim] are nasal but before a vowel, they are non-nasal sounds.
Teacher tip
The historical element of the lesson relies on little background knowledge of the events of WW2 but it might be worth checking if some students have prior knowledge from history lessons. Maps of Europe and France under occupation from the internet would enhance the lesson.
Content guidance
Depiction or discussion of sensitive content
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these shows a past action correctly using 'avoir' or 'être'?
Q2.Choose the sentence that includes a past participle.
Q3.Match the French verb to its English meaning.
to sleep, sleeping
to fill, filling
to feed, feeding
to finish, finishing
to choose, choosing
Q4.Match the pronouns to the correct present tense form of 'finir'.
finis
finit
finissons
finissez
finissent
Q5.What is the past participle (for perfect tense use) of the verb 'remplir'?
Q6.Fill in the blank with the correct form of 'venir' in the present tense. 'Ils de Suisse.'
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which countries controlled part of France during World War 2?
Q2.In which word is [aim] or [im] pronounced as a non-nasal sound?
Q3.Which sentence is in the perfect tense and shows a completed action?
Q4.What is the stem of the verb 'choisir'?
Q5.Match the French word to its correct English meaning.
fish
behind
programme
glass
Q6.Write the correct past participle of 'remplir' - 'j’ai un verre'.
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