Starter quiz
- What SSCs are there in the word 'enfant'?
- [a]
- [an] ✓
- [e]
- [en] ✓
- [i]
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Which word matches this picture?- grand
- petit ✓
- content
- triste
- anglais
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- Match the French and the English.
- grand⇔tall ✓
- content⇔pleased ✓
- anglais⇔English ✓
- français⇔French ✓
- triste⇔sad ✓
- How do you say: You are tall.
- 'Tu es grand.' ✓
- Which of the following means 'I am'?
- Je suis ✓
- Tu es
- Il est
- Elle est
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- Which of the following sentences is written about a girl?
- Il est présent.
- Elle est présente. ✓
- Elle est absente. ✓
- Il est absent.
- Je suis présente. ✓
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Exit quiz
- Which names have the [an/en] sound?
- André ✓
- Gabin
- Alain
- Henri ✓
- Nathan ✓
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- Pierre is talking about himself, true or false? Tu es français.
- 'False' ✓
Where is Haiti?- Europe
- Caribbean ✓
- Asia
- Africa
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- Who is Pierre talking to? 'Tu es contente.'
- Clémentine ✓
- Jean-Michel
- Yves
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- Which of the following adjectives does not change in the feminine form?
- content
- calme ✓
- grand
- triste ✓
- petit
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- Translate: She is English
- 'Elle est anglaise.' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [an/en] can be contrasted for practice with [a], [e] and [ain].
- Adjectives often add -e to describe a female person; adjectives already ending in -e do not change.
- 'Je suis', 'tu es' and 'elle, il est' are all parts of the verb 'être' to be, being.
Common misconception
French adjectives never change form.
French adjectives do change; this is called adjective agreement. One change is to match the gender of the person described.
Keywords
[an/en] - pronounced as in 'enfant'
être - verb meaning 'to be', being
Tu es - meaning 'you are' for one person
Adjective agreement - a change in adjective ending, for example, adding an -e to describe a woman or a girl
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