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Year 10
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Les musées français : Indirect object pronouns me and te

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I can confidently use indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te' in dialogue about French museums

I can recognise and pronounce [gn], [th], [j] and [r]

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Year 10
Edexcel

Les musées français : Indirect object pronouns me and te

Learning outcomes

I can confidently use indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te' in dialogue about French museums

I can recognise and pronounce [gn], [th], [j] and [r]

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Key learning points

  1. Use me and te when 'me' or 'you' is indirectly receiving the action of the verb: elle me donne un cadeau (gives to me).
  2. Me and te are used frequently in dialogue between two people.
  3. [gn] is pronounced like 'ligne', [th] like 'thé', j like [jour] and [r] like 'rue'.
  4. When transcribing, use your knowledge of French sounds to carefully write down what you hear. Check spelling carefully.

Keywords

  • Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them

  • Me, (m’) - me, to me

  • Te, (t’) - you, to you

Common misconception

In France, the famous painting is called Mona Lisa, just like in English.

The French have their own name for the Mona Lisa, 'la Joconde', taken from the name of the lady in the painting - la Gioconda in Italian.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Which English translation matches each French word?
Correct Answer:garder,to keep, look after

to keep, look after

Correct Answer:chinois,Chinese

Chinese

Correct Answer:plaire,to please, be pleasing

to please, be pleasing

Correct Answer:humanité (f),humanity

humanity

Correct Answer:victime (f),victim

victim

Q2.
Complete the sentence paying attention to the spelling of the adjective needed: 'Je vais à une école ...' (I go to a public school.)
Correct Answer: publique
Q3.
Complete the sentence paying attention to the spelling of the adjective needed: ' C'est dans l'intérêt ...' (It's in the public interest.)
Correct Answer: public
Q4.
Which word in this sentence is an indirect object pronoun? Je te donne mon vélo.
je
Correct answer: te
donne
mon
vélo
Q5.
Put the words in the right order to mean: you help me to understand the text.
1 - tu
2 - m'
3 - aides
4 - à
5 - comprendre
6 - le
7 - texte
Q6.
Complete the translation of the sentence 'I show you the art museum': Je le musée d'art.
Correct Answer: te montre

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: L'île de la Réunion est à l'est de ...
l'île Maurice
la France
Correct answer: Madagascar
l'Asie
Q2.
Match the vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:des volcans,volcanoes

volcanoes

Correct Answer:la forêt,forest

forest

Correct Answer:des plages,beaches

beaches

Correct Answer:la mer,sea

sea

Correct Answer:de beaux paysages,beautiful countryside

beautiful countryside

Correct Answer:la ville,town

town

Q3.
Match the vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:apercevoir ,to notice, see

to notice, see

Correct Answer:colère (f),anger

anger

Correct Answer:époque (f),era, period, time

era, period, time

Correct Answer:souffrance (f),suffering

suffering

Correct Answer:grâce à,thanks to

thanks to

Correct Answer:occidental,western

western

Q4.
Which verbs require an indirect object pronoun?
Correct answer: montrer
regarder
écouter
Correct answer: donner
Correct answer: parler
Q5.
Which is the missing word? 'Je t' sur le pont' - I notice you on the bridge.
Correct Answer: aperçois
Q6.
Put the words in the right order to make the sentence: You look at me when I talk to you.
1 - tu
2 - me
3 - regardes
4 - quand
5 - je
6 - te
7 - parle

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