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Des plats typiques : use of 'y' and 'en'

I can recognise a range of typical French foods and dishes and can use 'y' and 'en' with correct word order.

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Year 11
Edexcel

Des plats typiques : use of 'y' and 'en'

I can recognise a range of typical French foods and dishes and can use 'y' and 'en' with correct word order.

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Key learning points

  1. [y] sounds like 'y' in 'physique'
  2. Y can replace the object of a verb followed by à e.g. elle y a pensé.
  3. We do not use 'y' for people. We use pronouns in this case e.g. Je pense à lui.
  4. Il y en a means 'there is/are some'. It can also be used in the past tense: il y en avait and the future: il y en aura.

Keywords

  • Y - indirect object pronoun meaning ‘there’ and '(to, about, in) it'

  • En - indirect object pronoun meaning 'of it/them' used to replace 'de + noun'

Common misconception

In the perfect tense, the pronouns y and en go before the past participle.

Both y and en go before the auxiliary verb in the perfect tense e.g. il y est allé, il en a mangé.


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Learning cycle 2 practises y and en in more depth. It is useful for foundation students to recognise the general use of these pronouns and, in particular, the set phrase 'il y en a'. Teachers may wish to adapt the practice tasks in this cycle or spend more time on vocabulary practice instead.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which pronoun can replace 'à + place'?
en
Correct answer: y
le
les
lui
Q2.
The pronoun replaces 'de + noun'.
Correct Answer: en
Q3.
Match the vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:le chocolat,chocolate

chocolate

Correct Answer:les frites,chips

chips

Correct Answer:les légumes,vegetables

vegetables

Correct Answer:la quantité,quantity

quantity

Q4.
Which word is the French for 'to weigh, weighing'.
conversation
nourrir
Correct answer: peser
naturel
suisse
Q5.
Which statements are correct relating to uncountable nouns e.g. eau, riz?
Correct answer: They don't have plural forms.
They have plural forms.
They use the definite article.
Correct answer: They use the partitive article.
Q6.
Create a sentence with these words.
1 - nous
2 - en
3 - mangeons
4 - souvent

6 Questions

Q1.
Which words in French contain [y]?
Correct answer: high school
Correct answer: pen
world
two
between
Q2.
Complete the sentence: 'Y' can replace the object of a verb introduced by .
Correct Answer: à
Q3.
Choose the correct possible pronouns. Tu penses à ...
Correct answer: moi
y
en
Correct answer: lui
Correct answer: elle
Q4.
Put this sentence into the correct order.
1 - hier
2 - tu
3 - y
4 - es
5 - allé
Q5.
Match the phrase to the tense.
Correct Answer:il y en aura,there will be some

there will be some

Correct Answer:il y en avait,there was/were some

there was/were some

Correct Answer:il y en a,there is/are some

there is/are some

Q6.
Match the vocabulary together.
Correct Answer:pleurer,to cry, crying

to cry, crying

Correct Answer:apprentissage,apprenticeship

apprenticeship

Correct Answer:se mériter,to have earned, having earned

to have earned, having earned

Correct Answer:streaming,streaming

streaming

Correct Answer:publicité/pub,advert

advert

Correct Answer:établissement,establishment

establishment

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