Free time: verbs + 'de' or 'à' + noun
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can describe what I do in my free time, including verbs with 'à/de' before nouns.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [au] is pronounced as in 'gauche'.
- Many French verbs are followed by 'à' or 'de' and a noun; 'à' and 'de' link to the definite article before the noun.
- 'De' is 'du' before masculine nouns, 'de la' (feminine), 'des' (plural) or 'de l'' before a vowel.
- 'À' is 'au' before masculine nouns, 'à la' (feminine), 'aux' (plural) or 'à l'' before a vowel.
- The present endings for verbs like 'entendre' are -s, -s, -, -ons, -ez, -ent. 'Mettre' drops a 't' in the singular form.
Keywords
[au] - pronounced as in 'gauche'
Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common misconception
'Mettre' is a verb like 'entendre' and it follows the same pattern.
'Mettre' has the same present tense endings as verbs like 'entendre' but the stem is different in the singular forms. Drop one of the 't's from the infinitive, leaving the remaining 't' as a silent final consonant.
Teacher tip
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Order the days of the week. Start with Monday.
Q2.Match the French and English.
to write, writing
to play, playing
to go, going
to go down, going down
to wait, waiting
to start, to begin
Q3.Match the French and English.
February
guitar
door
mum
dad
window
Q4.Order the words to say: 'What do you want to do?'.
Q5.Write in English: 'je vais en voiture'.
Q6.Write in French: 'the group sings a lot'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which French words include the sound [au]?
Q2.Which verbs are used with the preposition 'de'?
Q3.Match the sentence halves.
football
guitare
école
pain
stade
eau
Q4.Write in French: 'I hear and I put'.
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