Où habiter : extended writing
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can write about different places to live using a writing frame for support.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- 'Moi', 'toi', 'lui', 'elle', 'nous', 'vous', 'eux', elles mean me, you, him, her, us, you and them as emphatic pronouns.
- It is important to plan both the ideas and language needed and to think about structure when writing a longer text.
Keywords
Imperfect tense - tense used to describe how things were or used to be in the past, or to say what was happening
Conditional - verb form used to mean what could or would happen under certain conditions
Emphatic pronoun - used to emphasise a person, or when the pronoun stands alone, or after certain prepositions
Common misconception
Sentences such as 'when I was little, I would do the shopping with my mother' can be translated by using both the imperfect tense and the conditional mood.
In French, when writing or translating sentences about what used to happen, all verbs should be in the imperfect tense. 'Used to' and 'would' (meaning habitually) are translated by the imperfect.
Teacher tip
Photos and locations used in the slide deck can be substituted for places you are more familiar with.
Equipment
Mini whiteboards and pens would be useful if available. Students will require paper for the extended writing task.
Licence
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which words are feminine nouns?
Q2.Which sentence is in the imperfect tense?
Q3.Match the imperfect verb endings with the subject pronouns.
-ais
-ait
-aient
-ions
-iez
Q4.Match the French and the English verb phrases.
I used to go
I used to be, was
I used to have
I used to see
I used to do, make
I used to drink
Q5.Complete the translation: 'Réussir à l'école est difficile '. (Succeeding at school is difficult for her)
Q6.Put the words in order to make a sentence.
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Which tense is needed to write this sentence in French? When I was young, I would eat vegetables.
Q2.Translate the missing part of the sentence into French: 'Quand j'étais petit(e), à l'école'. (When I was little, I would walk to school)
Q3.What does the O in BORDER stand for?
Q4.Which sentence contains an example of Development?
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