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- Year 11
- Edexcel
Des francophones célèbres : word pattern rules, role-play (Edexcel)
I can identify and use word pattern rules and complete a role-play relating to a famous French-speaking person.
- Year 11
- Edexcel
Des francophones célèbres : word pattern rules, role-play (Edexcel)
I can identify and use word pattern rules and complete a role-play relating to a famous French-speaking person.
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- Ordinal numbers are created by (removing -e and) adding -ième to a number: 'deuxième', 'onzième'.
- in- or im- can be added to adjectives, adverbs or nouns to give the opposite meaning. English equivalent is un- or in-.
- -ion or -ation can be added to the verb stem to form a noun where the English equivalent is -ion or -ation.
- Agent nouns can be created by adding -eur or -ateur to the verb stem, e.g. 'consommer' - 'consommateur'.
Keywords
Ordinal number - a number defining the position of something in a series, such as 'first', 'second', or 'third'
Role-play - a task with a situation and prompts to ask and answer questions, simulating a conversation
Common misconception
It is better to give long answers in the role-play task than short responses.
The role-play task is a short exercise requiring relevant answers to each bullet point that contain a verb. Longer answers are not appropriate to this task.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What does the French word 'bonjour' mean?
Q2.Match the numbers.
70
80
86
90
75
Q3.Put the French words in the correct order to say 'a famous French singer'.
Q4.What is an ordinal number?
Q5.Match the French verb to its English meaning.
to sing, singing
to work, working
to understand, understanding
to translate, translating
to repeat, repeating
to express, expressing
Q6.Match the French adjective to its English meaning.
useful
exciting
famous
perfect
religious
global