Jobs: plural 'avoir' or 'être', article use with professions
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use plural forms of 'être' and 'avoir' and articles to talk about jobs.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Omit indefinite articles with être + profession but include articles when describing jobs in general or with adjectives.
- être means 'to be, being', nous sommes means 'we are', vous êtes means 'you are' and ils/elles sont means 'they are'.
- avoir means 'to have, having', nous avons means 'we have', vous avez means 'you have' and ils/elles ont is 'they have'.
- Pronounce the 's' at the end of 'ils' when it is followed by a vowel; it sounds like a 'z'.
Keywords
Avoir - verb 'to have, having'
Être - verb 'to be, being'
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows
Common misconception
'Ils ont' and 'ils sont' sound the same.
Although these two verbs sound similar, there is a distinction between the 'z' sound created by s-liaison in 'ils ont' and the 's' sound at the beginning of 'sont' after the silent 's' on 'ils'.
Teacher tip
Pupils will benefit from brief, but frequent revisiting of être and avoir. One way to do this is to reprieve the song. Playing a previously learnt song at the beginning of the lesson is a great way to help pupils settle quickly and tune in to the sounds of the new language.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does 'avoir' mean in English
Q2.Match the English to the French.
I sleep, am sleeping
I am
he/she is
he/she sleeps, is sleeping
I have
he/she has
Q3.Match the English to the French.
quite
ticket
sometimes
under
on
to visit
Q4.What is the negative form of 'il y a'?
Q5.Make the statement into a question using 'est-ce que': tu es prudent.
Q6.Yes/no questions in French can be formed using intonation, est-ce que or ...
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the jobs in English and French.
male headteacher
female headteacher
lawyer
waiter
postman
doctor
Q2.Which of the following phrases have a liaison?
Q3.How do you say 'they have' when referring to a group of boys and girls, in French?
Q4.Add the missing word to the sentence 'She wants to be a secretary in a big office'. 'Elle veut être dans un grand bureau'.
Q5.He is a lawyer and they have a lawyer.
Q6.What is the French word for 'quite'?
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