People and places: present and perfect tense
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils embed known grammar structures and present and past tenses with known and new vocabulary in describing travel in France, and learning about Senegal. Two verb structures are consolidated, along with feminine and plural noun formation rules. Pupils expand their competence in expressing opinions with the verb croire in singular form and the use of adjectives as nouns. Cultural depth is provided as students understand religions in French speaking countries.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know what an infinitive is.
- Pupils know to use aller + infinitive to talk about the near future and aimer + infinitive to say what they like doing.
- Pupils know to use modal verbs and 'il faut' followed by the infinitive.
- Pupils know how to negate a sentence with ne...pas and ne...jamais.
- Pupils know how to make questions using inversion with and without question words.
- Pupils know that feminine and plural nouns can be formed in different ways.
- Pupils know that adjectives agree with the noun they are describing.
- Pupils know how to conjugate verbs like 'venir' in the present tense.
- Pupils know the possessive adjectives mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses.
- Pupils know when to use 'tu' and when to use 'vous' to mean 'you'.
Threads
Why this why now
In this unit, pupils embed known grammar structures and present and past tenses with known and new vocabulary in describing travel in France, and learning about Senegal. Two verb structures are consolidated, along with feminine and plural noun formation rules. Pupils expand their competence in expressing opinions with the verb croire in singular form and the use of adjectives as nouns. Cultural depth is provided as students understand religions in French speaking countries.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils know what an infinitive is.
- Pupils know to use aller + infinitive to talk about the near future and aimer + infinitive to say what they like doing.
- Pupils know to use modal verbs and 'il faut' followed by the infinitive.
- Pupils know how to negate a sentence with ne...pas and ne...jamais.
- Pupils know how to make questions using inversion with and without question words.
- Pupils know that feminine and plural nouns can be formed in different ways.
- Pupils know that adjectives agree with the noun they are describing.
- Pupils know how to conjugate verbs like 'venir' in the present tense.
- Pupils know the possessive adjectives mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses.
- Pupils know when to use 'tu' and when to use 'vous' to mean 'you'.
People and places: present and perfect tense
Pupils revisit present and perfect tenses, two verb structures after aller, aimer and modal verbs and inversion questions in single and two-verb structures. The verb croire is introduced in singular persons, and feminine and plural noun formation and possessive adjectives are revised and extended.
8 lessons in unit
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