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Qu'en penses-tu ? Possessive adjectives, direct & indirect object pronouns

Learning outcomes

I can understand and give opinions on artwork and I can recognise a range of different pronouns and possessives.

I can apply liaison rules accurately when reading aloud.

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Year 11
Edexcel

Qu'en penses-tu ? Possessive adjectives, direct & indirect object pronouns

Learning outcomes

I can understand and give opinions on artwork and I can recognise a range of different pronouns and possessives.

I can apply liaison rules accurately when reading aloud.

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Key learning points

  1. Use possessive adjectives with nouns to say who things belong to.
  2. When there is an '-s' or '-n' at the end of a possessive, and a vowel follows, liaison occurs.
  3. Direct object pronouns are: 'me', 'te', 'le', 'la', 'l'', 'nous', 'vous', 'les'. They go before the verb.
  4. Indirect object pronouns are: 'me', 'te', 'lui', 'nous', 'vous', 'leur'. They go before the verb.

Keywords

  • Possessive adjective - a word that goes before a noun to show ownership or belonging

  • Direct object pronoun - replaces the noun receiving the action of the verb, e.g., 'me', 'you', 'it', 'them'

  • 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'

Common misconception

'Nous' always means 'we'.

'Nous' means 'we' when used as a subject pronoun, but it means 'us' when used as a direct object pronoun and '(to) us' when used as an indirect object pronoun.


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6 Questions

Q1.
'Je ressemble __________ ma mère.'. Choose the correct missing word.
Correct answer: à
avec
ça
comme
pas
Q2.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:Fête nationale (f),Bastille Day

Bastille Day

Correct Answer:Fête de la musique (f),World Music Day

World Music Day

Correct Answer:Saint-Sylvestre (f),New Year's Eve

New Year's Eve

Correct Answer:Pâques (m),Easter

Easter

Q3.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:actuel,current (m)

current (m)

Correct Answer:clair,light (m)

light (m)

Correct Answer:génial,great (m)

great (m)

Correct Answer:noir,black (m)

black (m)

Correct Answer:rouge,red (m, f)

red (m, f)

Correct Answer:triste,sad (m, f)

sad (m, f)

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'a white chair and a white bed'.
1 - une
2 - chaise
3 - blanche
4 - et
5 - un
6 - lit
7 - blanc
Q5.
Write in English: 'The festival will be exciting.'
Correct Answer: Le festival sera passionant.
Q6.
Write in French: 'The firework display was beautiful.'
Correct Answer: Le feu d'artifice était beau.

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the sentences to the correct meaning of 'nous' used.
Correct Answer:Nous trouvons le prof.,we

we

Correct Answer:Le prof nous recherche.,us

us

Correct Answer:Le prof nous décrit le livre.,to us

to us

Q2.
Which of these sentences require liaison?
Correct answer: mon espace
ta chaise
ses boissons
Correct answer: nos œufs
votre couleur
Q3.
Match the French and English.
Correct Answer:mon,my (m)

my (m)

Correct Answer:ma,my (f)

my (f)

Correct Answer:mes,my (plural)

my (plural)

Correct Answer:ton,your (m)

your (m)

Correct Answer:ta,your (f)

your (f)

Correct Answer:tes,your (plural)

your (plural)

Q4.
Order the words to say: 'The photos of the celebration, I like them.'
1 - les photos
2 - de
3 - la
4 - fête
5 - je
6 - les
7 - aime
Q5.
Order the words to say: 'His parents explain the works to us.'
1 - ses
2 - parents
3 - nous
4 - expliquent
5 - les
6 - œuvres

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