Une famille française : indirect object pronouns 'lui' and 'vous'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can use the indirect object pronouns 'lui' and 'vous' to describe the indirect actions of verbs alongside direct object pronouns in social situations.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- When someone or something receives the action of a verb indirectly, use 'lui' to mean 'to him/her': 'je lui parle'.
- When the indirect receiver of the action of the verb is formal 'you', use 'vous' to mean 'to you': 'elle vous parle'.
- Indirect object pronouns are also used after verbs followed by 'à', e.g., 'il lui parle, nous vous téléphonons'.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is done to me, for you, to them
Lui - to him, to her
Vous - to you (plural, singular formal)
Common misconception
When using the verb 'rappeler', you need to have a suitable word for 'about', e.g., 'I am reminding you about the party'.
When using the verb 'rappeler', there is no need to include a word for 'about'. 'Rappeler' contains this idea within the verb.
Teacher tip
When introducing the family tree, describe this in full sentences in the target language to model good practice to students.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French words below to the correct English translations.
somebody, someone
not anything, nothing
not anyone, no one
late
to get up, stand up
Q2.Which of these is the correct verb form for 'il'?
Q3.Which of these is the correct verb form for 'je'?
Q4.True or false? In the sentence 'Je te donne un cadeau', 'te' is a direct object pronoun.
Q5.Which words are missing in the following translation of the sentence 'He explains the problem to me.'? 'Il le problème.'
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to translate the following sentence into French: 'I am speaking to you in French'.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French nouns below to the correct English translations.
night
living room
room, play, piece
day
stairs, staircase
England
Q2.Which of these verbs require an indirect object pronoun to replace the object in the sentence?
Q3.Match the indirect object pronouns in French below to the correct English meanings.
(to) me
(to) you
(to) him, her
(to) you plural, singular formal
Q4.Which is the correct translation of 'He explains his excellent idea to her.'?
Q5.Which words are missing from the following sentence 'Je pour parler de la soirée.' (I phone you (formal) to talk about the party.)
Q6.Sort the words below into the correct order to make a sentence in French.
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