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Le 14 juillet : indirect object pronouns me, te, lui, vous, nous, and leur

I can understand and use singular and plural indirect object pronouns in texts describing the events of Bastille Day in France and its significance in French history.

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Year 11
Edexcel

Le 14 juillet : indirect object pronouns me, te, lui, vous, nous, and leur

I can understand and use singular and plural indirect object pronouns in texts describing the events of Bastille Day in France and its significance in French history.

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Key learning points

  1. Closed [eu] sounds like 'deux' or, when open or spelled [œu], sounds like 'coeur'.
  2. An indirect object pronoun replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to.
  3. The plural indirect object pronouns are: nous, vous, and leur.
  4. Unlike direct object pronouns, indirect object pronouns don't change according to the gender of the nouns they replace.

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

Common misconception

There are separate indirect object pronouns in French to replace masculine and feminine nouns.

French indirect object pronouns make no distinction for gender (unlike direct object pronouns). Lui means both '(to) him' and '(to) her'. Leur means '(to) them' and can refer to both masculine and feminine nouns.


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Task B3 has two versions. Option 1 is intended for most students. Option 2 gives further support to students who may need it. Option 1 only is included in the video. Teachers might also like to play students a recording of 'la Marseillaise' to pupils and look at the lyrics of the opening verse.
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Speaking task A3 uses dice on the presentation. Teachers may wish to use their own sets of dice in the classroom to allow pairs more freedom to create sentences.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the sentence: An indirect object pronoun replaces the indirect of the verb.
Correct Answer: receiver, object
Q2.
Complete the sentence: Indirect object pronouns go the conjugated verb.
Correct Answer: before, in front of
Q3.
Match the indirect object pronoun to its meaning in English.
Correct Answer:me (m),me

me

Correct Answer:te (t'),you (informal)

you (informal)

Correct Answer:lui,him, her

him, her

Correct Answer:vous,you (formal)

you (formal)

Q4.
Choose the best word to complete this sentence: Il faut toujours voyager à l'étranger avec son .
étoile
américain
numérique
offre
Correct answer: passeport
Q5.
Put these celebrations in date order, beginning in January.
1 - le nouvel an
2 - la Saint-Valentin
3 - la Fête de la musique
4 - la Fête Nationale
5 - Noël
6 - la Saint-Sylvestre
Q6.
Select the correct translation - She is replying to her today.
Elle te répond aujourd'hui.
Elle vous répond aujourd'hui.
Correct answer: Elle lui répond aujourd'hui.
Elle me répond aujourd'hui.

6 Questions

Q1.
Select the words which have an open [eu] sound.
feu
Correct answer: bonheur
Correct answer: cœur
deux
bleu
Q2.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:boite,box

box

Correct Answer:chaise,chair

chair

Correct Answer:foule,crowd

crowd

Correct Answer:bruler,to burn, burning

to burn, burning

Correct Answer:distribuer,to hand out, give out

to hand out, give out

Correct Answer:exact,exact, correct

exact, correct

Q3.
Complete the list. The plural indirect object pronouns are 'nous', 'vous' and ...
Correct Answer: leur
Q4.
Select the possible translations of 'lui'.
Correct answer: him
his
Correct answer: her
hers
Q5.
Match the French and English vocabulary.
Correct Answer:mur,wall

wall

Correct Answer:ressource,resource

resource

Correct Answer:rendez-vous,appointment

appointment

Correct Answer:porte,door

door

Correct Answer:tourisme,tourism

tourism

Correct Answer:courant,common, ordinary, normal

common, ordinary, normal

Q6.
Translate: I need to lend you some luggage.
1 - j'ai
2 - besoin
3 - de
4 - te
5 - prêter
6 - du
7 - bagage

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