Des endroits touristiques : -ir verbs like 'venir', position of adjectives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use adjectives before and after nouns with -ir verbs like venir to describe and justify visiting places in France.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Many adjectives come after the noun in French.
- Adjectives that come before the noun fit into five categories: BRAGS (Beauty, Rank, Age, Good/Bad and Size/quantity).
- Some -ir verbs in the present follow the pattern of venir. The stem is vien(n) in all but the nous and vous forms.
- [ien] is pronounced like 'bien'. [e] can be lengthened to sound like [ê/è] in the ils/elles forms of verbs like venir.
- Pour + infinitive can be used to give reasons.
Keywords
Adjective positioning - the placement of adjectives within a sentence before or after the noun
Venir - an example of a common group of -ir verbs, and meaning ‘to come’
Pour + infinitive - to, in order to; often used to give reasons
Common misconception
French adjectives always come after the noun they are describing.
There are five categories of adjectives which come before the noun: beauty, rank, age, good/bad, size/quantity. Practise using these before the noun alongside other adjectives which come after the noun.
Teacher tip
It might be helpful to display in the classroom the prenominal adjective categories, using the acronym BRAGS, and the different groups of -ir verbs met: verbs like choisir, verbs like partir, and verbs like venir.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Where in the sentence do the majority of French adjectives come?
Q2.Match the forms of the adjective to their gender and number description.
masculine singular
masculine plural
feminine singular
feminine plural
Q3.Which of the following are possible translations of 'pour' ?
Q4.Match the nouns to their English meanings.
town centre
theatre
river
garden
bridge
town
Q5.Match the verbs to their English meanings.
to come
to choose
to leave
to sleep
to manage, succeed (in doing something)
to try (to)
Q6.In which of these words does the [e] sound more like [ê/è] in 'tête' than [e] in 'je'?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which of the following adjectives come before the noun?
Q2.Choose the correct translation of 'a beautiful, famous river.'
Q3.Match the -ir verbs to their English meaning.
to come
to come back
to hold
to belong
to obtain
to become
Q4.Which form of the verb must 'pour' be followed by in order to complete this sentence?: Je viens à Paris pour __________ les vieux bâtiments.
Q5.What is the stem of the verb venir in the present tense je, tu, il, elle and on form?
Q6.Put the parts of the sentence in the correct order.
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