Famous people: -er verbs in the present tense
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand short texts about famous people written in the 1st person singular of a range of verbs, then summarise them in French using the 3rd person singular.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Numbers in French should be practised regularly as they come up in many contexts.
- The 1st person singular of any verb is the 'je' form, the 3rd person singular is the 'il, elle' form.
- To summarise a text written in the 1st person singular, we switch the verb forms to the 3rd person singular.
- For regular -er verbs, these two forms are spelt the same, but for irregular verbs like 'être' they will be different.
Keywords
1st person singular - the 'je' form of the verb
3rd person singular - the 'il, elle' form of the verb
Common misconception
The 1st person singular and 3rd person singular verb forms are always spelt the same.
The 1st and 3rd person singular verb forms are spelt the same for regular -er verbs, but for irregular verbs like 'être' and 'avoir' they are different.
Teacher tip
There are several texts about famous people in this lesson. Which texts to include can be chosen to suit the interests of the class being taught. These texts could be used for a bigger whole class 'running dictation' style activity, if teachers are able to print them out to stick around the room.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the description to the correct pronoun.
je
tu
il, elle
nous
vous
ils, elles
Q2.Which is the correct order for numbers 1-12 in French?
Q3.Match the French and English.
to like, liking
to work, working
to create, creating
to live, living
to spend, spending (time)
to think, thinking
Q4.Match the English with the French.
le monde
les vêtements
le pays
l'Angleterre
une année
la Côte d'Ivoire
Q5.Which of the following verbs are in their 'je' form?
Q6.Match the correct verb infintive with its 'il, elle' form.
reste
change
étudie
est
habite
a
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Choose the missing number in each sequence.
trois
onze
sept
six
deux
huit
Q2.Work out the equations.
neuf
quatre
dix
cinq
douze
un
Q3.Which pronoun is the first person singular?
Q4.Regular present tense -er verbs in their 1st person singular form end in ...
Q5.Which of the following verbs are irregular in the third person singular form?
Q6.Which of the following verbs are in the third person singular form?
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