Les matières les plus utiles: comparative and superlative adjectives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use comparative and superlative adjectives to express opinions and descriptions of school subjects precisely.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- To make comparisons in French we use plus ...que, moins ...que and aussi ...que with adjectives and adverbs.
- To describe something as the best, the most or the least, we use superlatives: le/la/les + plus/moins + adjective.
- [qu] sounds like 'quatre'. There is no sound equivalent to the 'qu' sound in English.
Keywords
[qu] - pronounced as in the French word 'question'
Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Superlative - a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality e.g. the tallest, the most interesting
Common misconception
[qu] is pronounced the same in French and in English.
[qu] is pronounced differently in French and in English. It is important to to recognise and pronounce sound-spelling links correctly to understand and be understood by other French speakers.
Teacher tip
Giving a notional time for short speaking tasks is a useful way to encourage pupils to speed up mental processing and increase spoken fluency. Teachers may want to repeat short speaking or writing activities, shortening the time with each repetition, according to the needs of their own classes.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the days of the week.
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Q2.Complete the translation 'I don't go to school on Sunday': je ne vais pas à l'école le ...
Q3.Match the opinion phrases.
I like
I like a lot
I love
I don't like
I don't really like
I hate
Q4.Which sentences are comparatives?
Q5.Which statements apply to adjectives in French?
Q6.Translate the sentence: French is more interesting than history.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the English and French vocabulary.
PE
art
chemistry
biology
music
German
Q2.Which French school subjects contain the sound [qu]?
Q3.Choose the comparative structures from the list.
Q4.Translate the sentence: English is more difficult than physics.
Q5.Is the following sentence a comparative or superlative sentence? 'La science est la matière la plus compliquée au collège.'
Q6.Translate the sentence: PE is the least complicated subject. 'L'EPS est la matière .'
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