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Brussels: perfect tense intonation questions

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I can use the perfect tense to form intonation questions with 'ce, cet, cette and ces'

I can pronounce the sound [r].

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Brussels: perfect tense intonation questions

Learning outcomes

I can use the perfect tense to form intonation questions with 'ce, cet, cette and ces'

I can pronounce the sound [r].

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Key learning points

  1. The [r] is a common sound in French and is tricky to pronounce, so keep practising your tongue-twisters!
  2. 'Ce, cet, cette and ces' are demonstrative adjectives, used to specify which noun you are referring to.
  3. 'Ce' means 'this' for masculine nouns, 'cet' if they start with a vowel or 'h'. 'Cette' goes before feminine nouns.
  4. 'Ces' goes with all plural nouns and means 'these'.
  5. We can add a demonstrative adjective to an intonation question to make it more specific.

Keywords

  • [r] - sound-symbol correspondence like the [r] in 'rue'

  • Ce, cet, cette, ces - demonstrative adjectives indicating 'this' and 'these'

  • Demonstrative adjective - a word to specificy a particular noun, indicating 'this', 'that', 'these' or 'those'

  • Intonation questions - questions that are formed by raising the tone of voice at the end of a statement

Common misconception

I can express 'this' for all masculine nouns with 'ce'.

There is another way of expressing 'this' in French for masculine nouns, which is 'cet', this is for masculine nouns beginning with a vowel or an 'h'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the countries in English and French.
Correct Answer:l'Angleterre,England

England

Correct Answer:la Belgique,Belgium

Belgium

Correct Answer:l'Algérie,Algeria

Algeria

Correct Answer:la France,France

France

Correct Answer:les États-Unis,The United States

The United States

Correct Answer:l'Écosse,Scotland

Scotland

Q2.
Which nouns are masculine?
Correct answer: livre
voiture
Correct answer: homme
Correct answer: musée
lettre
Q3.
Match the English to the French.
Correct Answer:date (f),date

date

Correct Answer:tradition (f),tradition

tradition

Correct Answer:bientôt,soon

soon

Correct Answer:préférer,to prefer, preferring

to prefer, preferring

Correct Answer:célébrer,to celebrate, celebrating

to celebrate, celebrating

Correct Answer:allemand,German

German

Q4.
What does intonation mean?
Correct answer: when you raise or lower your pitch at the end of a statement
when the adjective agrees with the noun
when you pronounce the silent final consonant
Q5.
Pick out the sentences in the perfect tense.
Tu travaille.
Correct answer: J'ai mangé.
Je mange.
Correct answer: Tu as travaillé.
Correct answer: J'ai marché.
Q6.
Match the 2 halves of the French translation of the following: You worked at school. I walked home. I ate lunch. You celebrated your birthday.
Correct Answer:J'ai marché ...,... chez moi.

... chez moi.

Correct Answer:J'ai mangé ...,... le déjeuner.

... le déjeuner.

Correct Answer:Tu as célébré ...,... ton anniversaire.

... ton anniversaire.

Correct Answer:Tu as travaillé ...,... à l'école

... à l'école

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French with the English.
Correct Answer:évènement (m),event

event

Correct Answer:avion (m),airplane

airplane

Correct Answer:lettre (f),letter

letter

Correct Answer:différent,different (m)

different (m)

Correct Answer:prochain,next (m)

next (m)

Correct Answer:demain,tomorrow

tomorrow

Q2.
'Ce, cet, cette and ces' are adjectives which mean 'this' and 'these'.
Correct Answer: demonstrative
Q3.
Is it 'ce, cet, cette or ces'?
Correct Answer:___ musée.,Ce

Ce

Correct Answer:___ avion.,Cet

Cet

Correct Answer:___ voiture.,Cette

Cette

Correct Answer:___ stylos.,Ces

Ces

Q4.
Complete the sentence. est la capitale de la Belgique.
Correct Answer: Bruxelles
Q5.
Finish the sentence with an appropriate noun.
Correct Answer:J'ai visité cet ...,... appartement.

... appartement.

Correct Answer:J'ai aimé ce ...,... voyage.

... voyage.

Correct Answer:J'ai organisé cette ...,... fête.

... fête.

Correct Answer:J'ai préféré ces ...,... vacances.

... vacances.

Q6.
Fill the gap in the intonation questions with the correct demonstrative adjective.
Correct Answer:Tu as aimé ___ bâtiment ?,ce

ce

Correct Answer:Tu as préféré ___ monuments ?,ces

ces

Correct Answer:Tu as utilisé ___ aéroport ?,cet

cet

Correct Answer:Tu as visité ___ place ?,cette

cette

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