Mon temps libre: subject pronouns, -er verbs and 'aimer' + infinitive
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can talk about what I do and what I like doing in my free time.
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Most final consonants and final letter 'e' are silent, [-er/-ez/-é] all make the same sound and [on] is a nasal sound.
- -er verbs take the following endings in the present tense: je-e, tu-es, il/elle/on-e, nous-ons, vous-ez, ils/elles-ent.
- 'on' can mean 'we' or you/people and 'vous' can be informal plural as well as formal.
- 'il(s)' and 'elle(s)' can be used for things (as well as people) and mean 'it' or 'they'.
- Two-verb constructions with 'aimer' are used to say what we like doing.
Keywords
Subject pronoun - represents the person, people or thing (s) doing the verb e.g. I, we, they.
Infinitive - the basic form of the verb, with no particular subject or tense indicated
Common misconception
'Il', 'elle', 'ils' and 'elles' only refer to people and not things. 'Il' therefore only means 'he' and 'elle' only means 'she'.
It is useful to keep in mind that 'il, elle' and 'ils, elles' can refer to things as well as people. In this case, 'il, elle' means 'it' rather than 'he, she'.
Teacher tip
Repeating short speaking activities immediately improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge. Teachers may additionally prompt pupils to challenge themselves to repeat activities without the initial support, e.g. by turning away from the board.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the -er verbs to their English translations.
to listen, listening
to play, playing
to speak, speaking
to practise, practising
to watch, watching
to visit, visiting
Q2.In which of these words do we not pronounce the 's' sound?
Q3.The verbs chanter, visiter and écouter are all in the form.
Q4.Match the subject pronouns to the present tense endings of regular -er verbs.
e
es
e
ons
ez
ent
Q5.Translate the infinitive verb 'to like' into French.
Q6.Translate the following question into English: Qu'est-ce que tu aimes faire ?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match the French -er verbs to their English translations.
to draw, drawing
to exchange, exchanging
to swim swimming
to dance, dancing
to travel, travelling
to like, liking
Q2.Which of the following verb endings sounds different to the others?
Q3.Which of the following best describes the role of a subject pronoun?
Q4.Choose the correct form of the verb to complete the sentence: 'Nous dans la piscine.'
Q5.'Nous échangeons' means 'we exchange'. How else could we translate 'we exchange' into French?
Q6.Select the verbs in the correct order to complete this sentence: Dans mon temps libre, j'aime _________. Normalement je _________ des animaux rares mais mes soeurs _________ des chats.
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