A school exchange: plural verbs like 'sortir' and 'venir', 'sans' + infinitive
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my knowledge of the plural forms of -IR verbs like 'sortir' and 'venir' to understand information about a school exchange.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [eil/eill] sounds like [è] + 'yih' and [ouil/ouill] like [ou] + 'yih'.
- The verb 'sortir' can mean either 'to go out' or 'to take out' depending on the context of the sentence.
- To say without something use 'sans' before a noun. To say without doing something use 'sans' before an infinitive verb.
- -IR verbs like 'sortir' and 'venir' end in -ons in the 'nous' form and 'ez' in the 'vous' form.
- The pattern is the same for the verbs 'dormir', 'partir', 'devenir' and 'revenir'.
Keywords
[eil/eill] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the 'eille' in 'bouteille', which means 'bottle'
[ouil/ouill] - sound-symbol correspondence (SSC) like the 'ouill' in 'brouillard', which means 'fog'
Sans - French preposition meaning 'without'
Common misconception
Like in English, 'sans' is followed by the -ing form of a verb in French.
In French, 'sans' is followed by the infinitive form of a verb, e.g. 'elle part sans dire un mot' - 'she leaves without saying a word'.
Teacher tip
The SSCs [eil/eill] and [ouil/ouill] are featured in the phonics learning cycle of this lesson and are particularly tricky to pronounce, so it's good to give the students a lot of opportunity to practise these new sounds.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the words below.
To sleep
Mum
To organise
Dad
On the right
On the left
Q2.Match the noun with the correct partitive article.
de la
de l'
du
des
Q3.How would you say this sentence in English? 'Le zoo est ouvert chaque jour.'
Q4.Put the words in the correct order so the sentence means, 'she didn't eat pizza'.
Q5.What can you place at the beginning of a sentence as a questioning device for a closed question?
Q6.Which words has the same sound for 'll' as 'mille'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the correct English for 'venir'?
Q2.Match the words below.
To sleep, sleeping
Mum
Without
Dad
To come back, coming back
To go out, going out
Q3.Match the parts of the verb 'sortir'.
sors
sort
sortons
sortez
sortent
Q4.Which verbs are in the 'vous' form?
Q5.Put the words in the correct order to make the sentence, I can't work without my computer.
Q6.Which of these sentences should have the word 'sans' in the gap?
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