In-class activities: translating -er infinitive verbs into English | French

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True or false? [é] and [er] make the same sound.
- True ✓
- False
'Chanter', 'répéter' and 'utiliser' are all ...
- nouns.
- articles.
- conjunctions.
- verbs. ✓
- pronouns.
What is an infinitive?
- a word that gives information about a noun
- a word that communicates actions or states
- the general meaning of a verb ✓
- a word for a person, place, or thing
- a word with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Which of these words are infinitives?
- suis
- répéter ✓
- chanter ✓
- as
- utiliser ✓
Match the following words or phrases to their correct French translations.
- you have
  
  ⇔
  
  tu as ✓
- a rubber
  
  ⇔
  
  une gomme ✓
- a book
  
  ⇔
  
  un livre ✓
- a ruler
  
  ⇔
  
  une règle ✓
- with
  
  ⇔
  
  avec ✓
- easy
  
  ⇔
  
  facile ✓
What is the correct translation of the sentence 'C'est important de parler en classe.'?
- It's important to write in class.
- I speak in class, it's important.
- Writing in class is important.
- It's important to speak in class. ✓
- It's useful to speak in class.

Which of these words have the [é] and [er] sounds?
- cheval
- répéter ✓
- utiliser ✓
- règle
- phrase
Match the following French verbs to the correct English translations.
- utiliser
  
  ⇔
  
  to use, using ✓
- parler
  
  ⇔
  
  to speak, speaking ✓
- écouter
  
  ⇔
  
  to listen, listening ✓
- répéter
  
  ⇔
  
  to repeat, repeating ✓
- chanter
  
  ⇔
  
  to sing, singing ✓
Put the following words in the correct order to form an appropriate French sentence.
- 1
  
  ⇔
  
  tu
- 2
  
  ⇔
  
  as
- 3
  
  ⇔
  
  une
- 4
  
  ⇔
  
  règle
How many ways are there to translate a French infinitive into English?
- one
- two ✓
- three
- four
Fill in the missing word in the following sequence: ______, mardi, mercredi, jeudi, vendredi, samedi, dimanche.
- 'lundi' ✓
Which of the following adjectives describe something feminine?
- importante
- facile ✓
- normal ✓

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The sound-symbol correspondence [é] can be contrasted for practice with the sound [e].
French infinitive verbs translate two ways into English, e.g., ‘to sing’ and ‘singing’.
Practising word recall often helps to secure word knowledge.

[é] and [er] make the same sound as [e].

[é] and [er] make the same sound, which is different from [e].