Rock en Seine : plural 'être', plural adjectives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the verb 'être' and plural adjectives to talk about music and music festivals.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letters 'd', 's', 't' and 'x' are usually silent at the end of words in French.
- The plural forms of être are 'nous sommes', (we are) 'vous êtes' (you are) and 'ils/elles' sont (they are).
- The most common adjective agreement pattern for plural adjectives is the addition of -s.
- Adjectives already ending -s/-x don't change + masculine plural adjectives ending -al change to aux in the plural form.
Keywords
Silent final consonant (SFC) - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Être - to be, being
Adjective agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number
Common misconception
Add -s to make all adjectives plural.
Regular adjectives usually need -s adding in the plural form, however there are other patterns and differences between the masculine and the feminine form with adjectives ending in -x and -al.
Teacher tip
If time permits, there are opportunities to listen to music by the Francophone artists mentioned in the lesson and/or find out what students already know about Francophone music/festivals, including showing the Rock en Seine lineup from the last few years.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
to work, working
to sing, singing
to speak, speaking
to listen, listening
to be, being
to go, going
Q2.Which word means 'new'?
Q3.Order the words to say 'the singer is natural when she dances'.
Q4.Which word completes the sentence 'ils sont assez mais sont travailleurs'?
Q5.'Les chansons sont heureuses et tristes.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'My favourite group is old.' Translate this sentence into French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French to the English.
time
singer
group
language
rapper
instrument
Q2.'C'est un chanteur algérien.' Which word completes this sentence?
Q3.Order the words to say 'our favourite group is modern and happy'.
Q4.Match the French to the English.
I am
you are (informal)
he, she is
we are
you are (polite)
they are
Q5.'They (f) are beautiful and open.' Translate this sentence into English.
Q6.'Ils sont petits mais ambitieux.' Translate this sentence into French.
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