School life: -IR verbs in the present, uses of 'vous' and 'on'
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In this unit, pupils consolidate and extend their knowledge of frequent irregular -ir verbs like sortir and venir in all forms. Verbs like choisir and finir are also learnt in all forms. Pupils extend their communicative competence with formal vs plural 'vous' and 'on' when asking and answering questions in the context of school exchange and school life in general. Pupils develop comprehension skills in listening to longer passages on French school life. New vocabulary and the present tense with future meaning supports more detailed dialogue on routine and upcoming plans.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use verbs like sortir in the present tense in first, second and third person singular.
- Pupils can use verbs like venir in the first, second and third person singular.
- Pupils know the subject pronouns je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles.
- Pupils know that the pronoun 'on' can mean 'people', 'you' or 'one'.
- Pupils know that il/elle and ils/elles can be used to talk about things as well as people.
- Pupils know how to form questions with intonation, inversion and est-ce que...
- Pupils can use verbs like choisir in the present tense in first, second and third person singular.
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Why this why now
In this unit, pupils consolidate and extend their knowledge of frequent irregular -ir verbs like sortir and venir in all forms. Verbs like choisir and finir are also learnt in all forms. Pupils extend their communicative competence with formal vs plural 'vous' and 'on' when asking and answering questions in the context of school exchange and school life in general. Pupils develop comprehension skills in listening to longer passages on French school life. New vocabulary and the present tense with future meaning supports more detailed dialogue on routine and upcoming plans.
Prior knowledge requirements
- Pupils can use verbs like sortir in the present tense in first, second and third person singular.
- Pupils can use verbs like venir in the first, second and third person singular.
- Pupils know the subject pronouns je, tu, il, elle, on, nous, vous, ils, elles.
- Pupils know that the pronoun 'on' can mean 'people', 'you' or 'one'.
- Pupils know that il/elle and ils/elles can be used to talk about things as well as people.
- Pupils know how to form questions with intonation, inversion and est-ce que...
- Pupils can use verbs like choisir in the present tense in first, second and third person singular.
School life: -IR verbs in the present, uses of 'vous' and 'on'
Here pupils extend their knowledge of -ir verbs like sortir and venir and add verbs like choisir in all forms. The formal 'vous' and 'on' and the present tense with future meaning give pupils more options to talk with others about activities and routines. Liaison, elision with h is taught.
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