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A school trip: -re verbs like 'entendre' 3rd person plural, intonation questions

Learning outcomes

I can use verbs like 'entendre' in the 3rd persons plural and ask intonation questions about a school trip.

I can confidently pronounce a range of SSCs with [il/ill] within them.

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Year 8

A school trip: -re verbs like 'entendre' 3rd person plural, intonation questions

Learning outcomes

I can use verbs like 'entendre' in the 3rd persons plural and ask intonation questions about a school trip.

I can confidently pronounce a range of SSCs with [il/ill] within them.

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Key learning points

  1. Sound-symbol correspondences [aill/ail], [eill/eil], [euill/euil] and [ouill/ouil] are pronounced like a vowel + 'yih'.
  2. The ending for -RE verbs like 'entendre' in the 3rd person plural form is -ent, the same ending as for -ER verbs.
  3. Pronounce the 'd' in the 3rd person plural with -RE verbs but not in the singular form.
  4. Ask questions with verbs like 'entendre' by using intonation; raise your voice at the end of a sentence.

Keywords

  • Sound-symbol correspondence - relationship between letters and their sounds

  • Silent final consonant (SFC) - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word

  • Intonation - rise and fall of the voice in speaking

Common misconception

The 3rd persons singular and plural with verbs like 'entendre' have different spellings but the same pronunciation.

The 'd' at the end of the 3rd person singular is a silent final consonant but the 'd' in the 3rd person plural is pronounced, whilst the -ent is silent.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which word means 'novel'?
piste
Correct answer: roman
texte
règle
histoire
Q2.
Which word is an adverb?
partir
soin
Correct answer: lentement
maman
seul
Q3.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:attendre,to wait, waiting

to wait, waiting

Correct Answer:descendre,to go down, going down

to go down, going down

Correct Answer:dépendre (de),to depend, depending

to depend, depending

Correct Answer:entendre,to hear, hearing

to hear, hearing

Correct Answer:répondre (à),to answer, reply, answering, replying

to answer, reply, answering, replying

Correct Answer:sortir,to go/take out, going out, taking out

to go/take out, going out, taking out

Q4.
Order the words to say 'they are waiting at the bottom of the ski-slope.'
1 - ils
2 - attendent
3 - en
4 - bas
5 - de
6 - la
7 - piste
Q5.
'Elle répond à quoi?' Translate this question into English.
Correct Answer: What is she replying to?, What does she reply to?
Q6.
'Why are you waiting?' Translate this question into French.
Correct Answer: Tu attends pourquoi?, Pourquoi attends-tu?

6 Questions

Q1.
'Elles descendent où?' Translate this sentence into English.
Where are they waiting?
What are they going down?
Correct answer: Where are they going down?
Why are they waiting?
Where are you going down?
Q2.
' répondent à la question'? Who is the subject of this sentence?
je
tu
Correct answer: elles
nous
Correct answer: ils
Q3.
Match the French to the English.
Correct Answer:médaille,medal

medal

Correct Answer:détail,detail

detail

Correct Answer:oreille,ear

ear

Correct Answer:soleil,sun

sun

Correct Answer:brouillard,fog

fog

Correct Answer:feuille,leaf

leaf

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'I hear an announcement, they are getting off the boat'.
1 - j'entends
2 - une
3 - annonce
4 - ils
5 - descendent
6 - du
7 - bateau
Q5.
'Vous répondez à qui?' Translate this sentence into English.
Correct Answer: Who are you replying to?, Who do you reply to?
Q6.
'Dad, I am waiting for a reply'. Translate this sentence into French.
Correct Answer: Papa, j'attends une réponse.

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