A day in the life of a journalist: plural masculine nouns '-x' and '-aux'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use plural nouns to describe current events.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- French is not a stress-timed language. Sound all vowels. Say syllables equally with a slight emphasis on the last one.
- Add -s to the majority of nouns to make them plural.
- Add -x to masculine nouns ending in -eau or -eu. There is no difference in pronunciation because 'x' is a SFC.
- Masculine nouns ending -al or -ail end in -aux in the plural form; the singular and plural forms sound different.
Keywords
Stress - pronouncing one syllable more heavily than other syllables in a word
Noun - word for a person, place or thing
Common misconception
Add -s to make all nouns plural in French.
Many nouns do need an -s in the plural form but masculine nouns ending in -eau or -eu need -x adding in the plural form, and there are other exceptions.
Teacher tip
Activity A2 is a wonderful opportunity for a wider discussion about the French cities students may have visited or want to visit in the future.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which nouns are plural?
Q2.Match the French and English.
to go out, exit
to sleep, sleeping
to leave, leaving
to become, becoming
to come back, coming back
to come, coming
Q3.'Je sors mes parents'. Choose the correct missing word.
Q4.Order the words to say: 'he lives in France, near the Swiss border'.
Q5.Write in English: 'je traverse le forêt'.
Q6.Write in French: 'there was a mountain'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.In French, stress __________ with a slight emphasis on __________.
Q2.To make French nouns plural, add -s to the end of the word.
Q3.Match the French and English.
fire
fires
newspaper
newspapers
network
networks
Q4.Write in French: 'the dogs are big'.
Q5.Write in French: 'the birds are here'.
Q6.Write in French: 'the hospitals are small'.
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