Christmas around the world: adjectives, comparatives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use adjectives, including comparatives, to engage with a French song and discuss Christmas in different parts of the world.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Most French adjectives come after the noun they describe.
- Use BRAGS (beauty, rank, age, goodness, size) to remember pre-nominal adjectives.
- With more than one adjective, add 'et' after the noun. Nouns can also be surrounded by adjectives.
- To make comparisons in French, use the structures 'plus/aussi/moins' + 'que' with adjectives and adverbs.
- Some comparative forms are irregular, such as 'meilleur', 'mieux', and 'pire'.
Keywords
Pre-nominal adjective - adjective that appears before the noun it modifies
Comparative - form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Common misconception
All adjectives go after the noun in French.
Most adjectives go after the noun they describe but there are a group of adjectives (BRAGS adjectives) that go before the noun. We call these pre-nominal adjectives.
Teacher tip
There are many versions of the song online with lyric videos which could also be used in the lesson and a discussion into Christmas in other countries might be valuable.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Write the French word for 'Christmas'.
Q2.Match the French and English.
hat
kitchen, cooking
hand
coat
meal
rain
Q3.Match the French and English.
to take, taking
to give, giving
to do, make
to wear, wearing
to put down
to eat, eating
Q4.Order the words to say: 'he is a Christian and believes in God'.
Q5.Write in English: 'un matin froid'.
Q6.Write in French: 'an English girl'.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which adjectives go before the noun they describe?
Q2.Order the words to say: 'she has a long, blue coat'.
Q3.Match the French and English.
bigger than
smaller than
as big as
better than
worse than
Q4.Write in French: 'I have a strong black dog'.
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