Une personne sans tête : responding to a poem
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use my knowledge of French vocabulary and structures to understand simple French poetry and use my own repertoire and reference materials to adapt it.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Consonants such as -s, -t, -x and -d at the end of a word are usually silent in French.
- To talk about what you can/are able to do, use a form of the verb 'pouvoir'.
- If modal verbs are followed by another verb, it must be in the infinitive form.
- When developing a personal response, it's helpful to use reference materials to look up new vocabulary.
Keywords
Silent Final Consonant - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Pouvoir - to be able to (can)
Modal verb - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
Common misconception
You can look up any word in the dictionary, including verb forms.
The only form of the verb you find in the dictionary is the infinitive so you may still need to change it for the right person and tense.
Teacher tip
There are several opportunities for reading aloud in this lesson, particularly to practise the SFC and draw attention to the rhymes in the poem.
Equipment
Dictionaries (either phsical of accessed online) will be very helpful for the second learning cycle.
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French word to its English meaning.
to carry, to wear
to eat
to ask
to say
German
different
Q2.Match the correct form of 'which' (quel, quelle, quels, quelles) to the noun.
quelles
quel
quelle
quels
Q3.What is the correct way to make this sentence negative? Je veux manger une pizza.
Q4.Complete the sentence with the correct form of pouvoir: Je apprendre les langues à l’école.
Q5.Put the words in the correct order to form a question using inversion.
Q6.Which inversion question is correct?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Match each French noun with its English meaning.
language
hat
heart
head
Q2.Complete the sentence using the correct form of pouvoir: Je parler allemand.
Q3.Which sentence is correct?
Q4.What is the only form of a verb that you will find in a French dictionary?
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