Refugees in France: reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Learning outcomes
I can use direct object and reflexive pronouns to talk about life as a refugee.
I can confidently pronounce [gn] and [j/soft g] and know when to use soft 'g' and when to use hard 'g'.
Refugees in France: reflexive pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Learning outcomes
I can use direct object and reflexive pronouns to talk about life as a refugee.
I can confidently pronounce [gn] and [j/soft g] and know when to use soft 'g' and when to use hard 'g'.
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Key learning points
- [gn] is pronounced as in 'ligne'. [j/soft g] is pronounced as in 'jour'.
- 'g' is hard before 'a', 'o', 'u', 'r', 'l' and 'm'. 'g' is soft before 'e', 'i' and 'y'.
- When ‘me’ or ‘you’ is the direct object of a verb, we use the direct object pronouns 'me' and 'te' before the verb.
- Sometimes, the ‘doer’ (subject) and the ‘receiver’ (object) is the same (myself/yourself). These are reflexive pronouns.
- Use 'me and 'te' as reflexive pronouns in French. Shorten them to m', t' before a vowel or silent 'h'.
Keywords
Reflexive pronoun - used to indicate doing something to yourself, words like ‘myself’ and ‘yourself’
Common misconception
'Me' and 'te' are always the direct object pronouns 'me' and 'you'.
'Me' and 'te' are used as direct object pronouns but also the reflexive pronouns meaning 'myself' and yourself'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'always'?
Q2.Which sentences correctly translate 'What is your name?'.
Q3.Match the French and English.
to buy, buying
to help, helping
to send, sending
to prepare, preparing
to leave, leaving
to stay, staying
Q4.Match the French and English.
plane
ticket
day
family
wife, woman
country
Q5.Write in English: 'il y a beaucoup de montagnes'.
Q6.Write in French: 'the children are ill'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.In French, [g] is soft before ...
Q2.Match the sentence halves.
trouve
trouves
achète
achètes