Sept Couleurs Magiques (Mymi Doinet)
Learning outcomes
I can use prior knowledge and cognates to read a French poem and apply adjectival agreement to colours.
I can recognise and pronounce [qu].
Sept Couleurs Magiques (Mymi Doinet)
Learning outcomes
I can use prior knowledge and cognates to read a French poem and apply adjectival agreement to colours.
I can recognise and pronounce [qu].
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Key learning points
- [qu] sounds like 'question'.
- Colours can be used as adjectives and must agree with what they are describing.
- Use prior knowledge and cognates when reading longer French texts.
Keywords
[qu] - pronounced as in question
Cognate - words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Adjective - word that gives information about a noun
Common misconception
Colours are always nouns.
Colours can be used as nouns or adjectives. When used as adjectives, they must agree with the noun they are describing e.g. une chose bleue.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
a (masculine)
a (feminine)
the (masculine)
the (feminine)
the (plural)
the (before a vowel/h)
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
red
orange
yellow
green
blue
purple