Places in town: 'aller' 1st and 3rd persons singular, 'au' and 'à la'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use 'je vais' and 'il, elle va' with the preposition 'à' to say and understand where I and others go.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The sound symbol correspondence [ou] sounds like the 'ou' in 'nous', meaning 'we in French.
- The verb 'aller' means to go, going. 'Je vais' is 'I go, I am going', 'il,elle va' is 'he, she goes, is going'.
- The 's' in 'vais' is usually a SFC, but when it is followed by a vowel, it is pronounced like the English 'z'.
- To express 'to (the)...' we use 'au' or 'à la' depending on whether the noun which follows is masculine or feminine.
Keywords
[ou] - sounds like the [ou] in 'nous', meaning 'we' in French
Je vais - French verb meaning 'I go', or 'I am going'
Il, elle va - French verb meaning 'he, she goes' or 'he, she is going'
Au, à la - preposition ‘à’ meaning to, at combined with ‘le’ or ‘la’ to mean ‘to the’ and ‘at the’
Common misconception
'à' + 'le' = 'à le'.
When 'à' is followed by 'le' it becomes 'au'.
Teacher tip
Count to 11 when you are revealing the words to pronounce in Task A1 so that you don't move on to the feedback slide until you are ready!
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the -er verbs in French to the English.
to give, giving
to listen, listening
to go, going
to show, showing
to think, thinking
to ask, asking
Q2.Which of the following nouns are feminine?
Q3.Which of the following words have a silent final consonant?
Q4.Match the French subject pronouns to the English.
I
you (singular)
he
she
Q5.Match each definite article to a suitable noun.
moment
liste
effort
fenêtres
Q6.Complete the sentence. Verbs that do not follow the normal grammatical patters are called verbs.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Say the following sentence aloud. How many times do you hear the SSC [ou]?
Coucou, le magasin est ouvert ?
Q2.Match the French to the English.
the train
the park
the day
Saturday
the school
the checkout
Q3.Read the following sentences and match the correct halves of the English translation below.
Je vais quand ? Il va où ? Elle va comment ?
when ?
where ?
how ?
Q4.The 's' in 'vais' is usually a silent final consonant except if it is followed by a , whereby it is pronounced like the English 'z'.
Q5.How do you choose whether to use 'au' or 'à la' to express 'to (the)...' in French?
Q6.Fill in the gap.
Je vais porte = I go to the door.
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