Every week and this weekend: present tense with future meaning, 'choisir' verbs
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the present tense with adverbs of time to describe what I am going to do this week and what I do every week.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- The SSC [h] is silent in French, like in the words 'hôtel', 'hôpital' and 'heure'.
- Adverbs of time tell you when something happens, e.g. 'le week-end prochain' which means 'next weekend'.
- 'Mardi', used without an article, means 'on Tuesday' or 'this coming Tuesday'. 'Ce mardi' means the same.
- 'Le mardi' means 'on Tuesday' or 'every Tuesday'. We use this to talk about what we do every week.
- The 'nous' form of verbs like 'choisir' ends in -issons, the 'vous' form ends in -issez.
Keywords
[h] - sound-symbol correspondence which is silent in French, like in 'heure', 'hôpital' and 'hôtel'
Adverbs of time - words or phrases that tell you when something happens
Common misconception
We need to use the future tense in French to describe future activities.
The present tense can be used with time adverbs to describe a future activity. For example, 'Mardi je vais chez Léa.' means: 'This coming Tuesday I am going to Léa's house.'. This is a future activity but the present tense has been used here.
Teacher tip
This lesson covers what you do this weekend and what you do every weekend. You might like to ask your pupils at the beginning of this lesson what they do every weekend and this weekend to give them a relatable context.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the days mentioned are not weekdays?
Q2.Which is the correct date? 'le treize juillet'
Q3.How would you say please, when talking to one friend?
Q4.What does the word 'sans' mean?
Q5.The verb 'sortir' can mean either to go out or to take out depending on the context. In which sentences does 'sortir' mean 'to go out'?
Q6.Match the parts of the verb 'sortir'.
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Which of the following words start with a silent letter?
Q2.Give the English for 'nourrir'?
Q3.Which of the following verbs are in the 'nous' form for -ir verbs?
Q4.Match the adverbs of time.
Q5.Put the words in the correct order to form this sentence. 'This coming Tuesday I am going to Léa's house.'
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