Want and must: 'vouloir' and 'devoir' 1st and 3rd persons singular
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the modal verbs 'devoir' and 'vouloir' in the 1st and 3rd persons in the context of summer activities.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [tion] sounds like 'attention'
- To talk about what you have to, or want to do, use modal verbs 'devoir' and 'vouloir'.
- The 1st person (I) of 'devoir' is 'dois'; the 3rd person (she, he) is 'doit'.
- The 1st person (I) of 'vouloir' is 'veux'; the 3rd person (she, he) is 'veut'.
- Modal verbs are usually followed by another verb which must be in the infinitive form.
Keywords
[tion] - pronounced as in ‘attention’
Modal verbs - verb of necessity or possibility used with a 2nd verb in infinitive e.g. must, can, want
Devoir - modal verb meaning ‘to have to, must’
Vouloir - modal verb meaning ‘to want (to)’
Common misconception
You need to conjugate the verb following a modal verb.
The second verb following a modal verb must be in the infinitive form.
Teacher tip
There is no separate audio for this lesson, however, if you feel that your class needs more listening and writing practice, you could do the final task as a listening instead, where you read Amir's messages and students transcribe the French or make notes in English.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French and English adjectives.
easy
old
beautiful
good
new
difficult
Q2.Tick any of the sound spelling correspondences in the sentence, 'Nous habitons dans un nouveau bâtiment avec une belle vue'.
Q3.Add the correct form of the verb in the sentence 'He always tells the truth', 'Il toujours la vérité'.
Q4.Tick any verbs which could fit in the sentence 'Tu aimes __________ dans ta maison ?'
Q5.What does 'haut' mean in English?
Q6.Order the sentence 'I'm going to go on holiday to Germany in the future' in French.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word means 'the ticket' in French?
Q2.Match the English words with the correct Sound Symbol Correspondence, based on how they are pronounced in French.
[tion]
[ou]
silent final e
[u]
Q3.Match the French words, phrases with their English meanings.
to have to
I have to/must
he/she has to/must
to want (to)
I want (to)
he/she wants (to)
Q4.Put the words in order to make this sentence: 'I must learn a new language in the future'.
Q5.Which word is missing in this sentence? 'Elle veut quelle matière au collège ?' What language does she want to study in the future?
Q6.Put the words in order to make this sentence: 'Sophie wants to come to the cinema with us tomorrow'.
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