New Year in Algeria: -er verbs in the perfect tense with 'être'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the perfect tense with the correct part of 'avoir' or 'être' to describe New Year in Algeria.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [a] is pronounced as in 'animal'. The tu and il/elle forms of 'avoir' contain [a].
- [è/ê] is pronounced as in 'tête'. The tu and il/elle forms of 'être' contain [è/ê].
- Vowels with circumflex accents often show removal of letters from French words of Latin origin. English retains the 's'.
- Most verbs take ‘avoir’ in the perfect tense, but movement verbs and 'rester' take ‘être’.
Keywords
[a] - pronounced as in 'animal'
[è/ê] - pronounced as in 'tête'
Common misconception
Always use the verb 'avoir' to help you form the perfect tense.
Remember - for movement verbs and 'rester' use 'être', instead of 'avoir', to help you form the perfect tense.
Teacher tip
The final written activity could be made more challenging by just giving students the open question 'What did you do for New Year?' with students encouraged to draw on their own repertoire and use reference material if appropriate.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of these celebrations is a long dinner that you eat in the evening preceding Christmas Day and New Year's Eve?
Q2.Which of the following are parts of the verb 'être'?
Q3.Which sentence means 'She never arrived on time'.
Q4.Which is correct?
Q5.Which sentences are correct translations? 'On Sunday, I brought the money.'
Q6.Match the sentences deciding if the verbs take 'avoir' or 'être' in the perfect tense.
joué au foot avec ses copains
resté en France
apporté l'argent chez elle dimanche
arrivée en Algérie
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Put the numbers in order lowest to highest.
Q2.How do you say, 'at (someone’s house)', in French?
Q3.Which of the following verbs take 'être' in the perfect tense?
Q4.Fill in the missing verb. Elle est __________ en Algérie avec sa famille.
Q5.Yennayer is a public holiday in Algeria and Morocco on January 12th. It marks the start of the Berber (Amazigh) New Year. Match the sentences below to find out how much you know about Yennayer.
3,000-year-old new year's celebration.
made the occasion an official national holiday.
Berber words: yan, meaning "one," and ayyur, meaning "month." January.
preparation of a special, symbolic meal of couscous and chicken.
love, fertility, and prosperity, welcoming the new agricultural year.
the Amazigh ('free man'), descend from North Africa’s pre-Arab people.
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