Describe people and places: using correct adjectival position
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe my ideal town using pre-nominal and post-nominal adjectives.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The letter 'c' is naturally soft (sounds like s) before 'e' or 'i'. It is hard (sounds like k) before 'a', 'o' or 'u'.
- The 'c' is sometimes softened before 'a', 'o' or 'u' with a cedilla: 'ç'.
- Most adjectives add an 'e' in the feminine form. Some adjectives are irregular in the feminine: eg. beau (m), belle (f).
- Most adjectives come after the noun in French: 'un livre intéressant'.
- Some adjectives go before the noun. These adjectives refer to beauty, age, good/bad and size (BAGS): 'un vieux vélo'.
Keywords
[c/ç] - 'c' makes a soft sound (like 's') before 'e' or 'i': 'ici', 'ç' makes a soft sound before 'a', 'o' or 'u': 'français'
Pre-nominal adjective - a BAGS adjective (beauty, age, good/bad or size) that goes before the noun: 'un vieux vélo'
Post-nominal adjective - an adjective that goes after the noun: 'un livre intéressant' (most adjectives in French)
Common misconception
The letter 'c' makes a soft sound in front of 'a', 'o' and 'u'.
The letter 'c' makes a hard sound in front of 'a', 'o' and 'u'. We use the cedilla 'ç' to make a soft sound in front of 'a', 'o' and 'u': français.
Teacher tip
Pupils could use dictionaires in the final writing activity to search for more town vocabulary to use in the description of their ideal town. This will support the development of language dictionary skills.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which monument is this?
Q2.Which words make a soft [c/ç] sound?
Q3.Choose the correct meaning.
Q4.Choose the correct meaning.
Q5.Put the words in order to form a sentence.
Q6.Put the words in order to form a sentence.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words make a hard [c] sound?
Q2.Match the French and the English.
Q3.How would you describe this car?
Q4.What is 'nouveau' in the feminine form?
Q5.Put the words in order to form a sentence.
Q6.Translate: It is an old building.
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