Une équipe accomplie : present participle adjectives, comparatives, superlatives
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use comparatives and superlatives as well as present participles as adjectives to describe a sports team and its successes.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Present participles can be used as adjectives to describe a noun. e.g. 'une victoire surprenante'.
- As adjectives, present participles agree in number and gender with the noun they are describing.
- Some comparative adjective forms are irregular: 'bon' becomes 'meilleur' (better) and 'mauvais' becomes 'pire' (worse).
- Superlatives describe something as the best, the most or the least e.g: le/la/les + plus/moins + adjective.
- Some superlative forms are irregular: le/la/les + meilleur(e) (s) = the best; le/la/les + pire(s) = the worst.
Keywords
Present participle - verb form ending in -ant in French; the structure en + present participle translates into English as while or by + -ing
Comparative - a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Superlative adjective - a form of adjective or adverb used to express the highest degree of a quality e.g. 'the tallest', 'the most interesting'
Common misconception
To make comparatives and superlatives in French, add suffixes -er and -est to adjectives.
Suffixes -er and -est do not exist in French. To form comparatives, use the forms 'more', 'less ... than' - 'plus ... que' and 'moins ... que'. To form superlatives, use the forms 'the most', 'the least' - 'le, la, les plus' and 'le, la, les moins'.
Teacher tip
There are two versions of task C3. Option 2 is for students requiring extra support. Option 1 is included in the video. Due to trademark laws, team names in task B2 have been altered. Teachers may wish to replace team names with actual team names for added authenticity.
Equipment
A mini whiteboard and pen, together with paper and pen for making notes, would be useful if available.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which word describes a surprising victory in French?
Q2.How would you say 'a winning team' in French?
Q3.Which of these is the correct comparative form of 'bon' (good)?
Q4.How do you say 'worse' in French?
Q5.What is the structure for forming a superlative in French?
Q6.How would you say 'the best player' (masculine) in French?
Assessment exit quiz
4 Questions
Q1.Translate the following sentence into French: 'While watching the game, I ate popcorn.'
Q2.Which sentence correctly compares two football teams, saying Team A is better than Team B?
Q3.How would you say 'This is the worst result of the season' in French?
Q4.Complete the sentence: 'C'est l'équipe la ______ motivée du championnat.' (This is the most motivated team in the championship.)
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