Starter quiz
- True or false? [é], [er] and [e] all make the same sound.
- True
- False ✓
- What is the general meaning of a verb called?
- 'the infinitive' ✓
- Put the words in the right order
- 1⇔tu
- 2⇔as
- 3⇔une
- 4⇔gomme
- Chanter can be translated as:
- sings
- to sing ✓
- singing ✓
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- Match the words.
- répéter⇔to repeat, repeating ✓
- chante⇔sing ✓
- utiliser⇔to use, using ✓
- répète⇔repeat ✓
- chanter⇔to sing, singing ✓
- utilise⇔use ✓
- What does 'tous les jours' mean?
- 'every day' ✓
Exit quiz
- True or false? 'Nez' and 'et' contain the same sound.
- True ✓
- False
- Match the expressions.
- Bonne année⇔Happy New Year ✓
- Bonne santé⇔Good health ✓
- Bonne année et bonne santé⇔Happy New Year and good health ✓
- Which of these nouns are feminine?
- une chanson ✓
- un chapeau
- un instrument
- un film
- une maison ✓
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- Write 'you watch'.
- 'Tu regardes' ✓
- Which sentences makes sense?
- Tu portes un uniforme. ✓
- Je porte un film.
- Je porte un uniforme. ✓
- Je regarde un uniforme. ✓
- Tu regardes un film. ✓
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- The verb form to use after 'I' in French ends with:
- -er
- -e ✓
- -es
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [-ez] and 'et', meaning and, sound the same as [é] and [-er].
- Verbs in the present tense change ending to match the pronoun: je-e, tu-es.
- Endings -e and -es sound the same because of the silent final consonant.
Common misconception
The verb ending for 'tu' is -e not -es.
The 's' in the -es ending is not pronounced. A useful way to embed the 'tu' - es form-meaning connection is in reading activities that omit the pronouns 'je' and 'tu'; pupils are compelled to focus on the verb ending to complete the task.
Keywords
[-ez] and 'et' - pronounced the same as [é] and [-er]
Pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun, like 'it', 'you', 'she'
Je - French pronoun 'I'
Tu - French pronoun 'you'
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