Starter quiz
- Which of the following cities are in France?
- Paris ✓
- Nice ✓
- Londres
- Edimbourg
- Lyon ✓
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- Match the French and the English.
- bien⇔well ✓
- un magasin⇔a shop ✓
- un numéro⇔a number ✓
- une réponse⇔an answer ✓
- une visite⇔a visit ✓
- une promenade⇔a walk ✓
- Match the French and the English.
- la classe⇔class ✓
- la fenêtre⇔window ✓
- la porte⇔door ✓
- la salle⇔room ✓
- le tableau⇔tableau ✓
- le voyage⇔journey ✓
- How do you say 'we are' in French?
- 'nous sommes' ✓
- How do you say 'you are' when talking to a group of people in French?
- 'vous êtes' ✓
- Which of the following are part of the verb 'avoir'?
- je suis
- tu as ✓
- il regarde
- elle a ✓
- nous fermons
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Exit quiz
- Which words have the [(e)au] sound?
- beau ✓
- deux
- mauvais ✓
- restaurant ✓
- crapeau ✓
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- Fill in the gap with the correct indefinite article, 'un', 'une' or 'des'. Il y a ______ ordinateurs.
- 'des' ✓
- Avoir: match the pronoun with the verb.
- J'⇔ai ✓
- Tu⇔as ✓
- Elle⇔a ✓
- Nous⇔avons ✓
- Vous⇔avez ✓
- Choose the correct image: Vouz avez trois amis.
- Which sentences use a liaison?
- Il y a des enfants. ✓
- Nous avons un chat. ✓
- Vous avez des amis. ✓
- Il y a des chiens.
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- When is a liaison optional?
- Between a pronoun and a verb.
- Between a verb and an article. ✓
- Between an article and a noun
- It's up to you, you can decide when to use a liaison.
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The SSC [(e)au] is pronounced as in 'gauche'.
- 'Nous avons' and 'vous avez' are the 1st and 2nd persons plural of the verb 'avoir', to have, having.
- 'Nous avons' and 'vous avez' have a liaison; the -s in 'nous' and 'vous' is pronounced as it is followed by a vowel.
- 'Un' and 'une' are the indefinite article 'a/an.' 'Un' is used with masculine nouns, 'une' is used with feminine nouns.
- The indefinite article ‘des’ is ‘some’; it is used with plural nouns.
Common misconception
There is always a liaison when an 's' is followed by a vowel.
The liaison between a verb and an article (nous avons un chien) is in fact optional. An optional liaison is often used in a more formal setting, for example when reading aloud a prepared speech rather than in a more formal conversation.
Keywords
[(e)au] - pronounced as ‘gauche’
Avoir - irregular verb meaning to ‘have, having’
Nous avons - from avoir, meaning ‘we have’
Vous avez - from avoir, meaning ‘you have (pl)’
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant when followed by a vowel
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