Starter quiz
- Which words have the [ai] sound?
- faire ✓
- extrait ✓
- casse
- bas
- étais ✓
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- Match the French and the English.
- prénom⇔first name ✓
- nom de famille⇔surname ✓
- nom⇔name ✓
Choose the correct answer.- les maths
- la science
- la musique
- la langue ✓
- la matière
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- Choose the correct word: 'Tu préfères quelle ______ ?'
- film
- musique ✓
- chanteur
- acteur
- chien
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- 'Tu aimes le chocolat ?' is ______.
- an inversion question
- a closed (yes/no) question ✓
- an open (information) question
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- Change this intonation question to an inversion question: 'Tu aimes le chocolat ?'
- 'Aimes-tu le chocolat ?' ✓
Exit quiz
- Which SSC makes the same sound as the SSC [ai]?
- [é]
- [e]
- [è/ê] ✓
- [a]
- [ain]
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- Match the French and the English.
- quand⇔when ✓
- quoi, que⇔what ✓
- quel, quelle⇔which ✓
- combien⇔how much, how many ✓
- où⇔where ✓
- comment⇔how ✓
- How do you say 'why' in French?
- 'pourquoi' ✓
- Select the inversion questions.
- Tu vas quand en vacances ?
- Que manges-tu ce soir ? ✓
- Tu aimes le chocolat ?
- Quelle matière aimes-tu ? ✓
- Combien de chiens as-tu ? ✓
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- Add the correct form of 'what' in French: ______ fais-tu le weekend ?
- 'Que' ✓
- Add the correct form of 'what' in French: Tu fais ______ le weekend ?
- 'quoi' ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- The SSC [ai] is pronounced as in 'vrai'. This makes the same sound as the SSC [è, ê] as in 'tête'.
- To form an information question, use intonation: 'Tu vas quand en vacances ?' The question word goes after the verb.
- Or use inversion: 'Quand vas-tu en vacances ?' Swap the verb and the subject and place the question word at the start.
- 'Quoi' and 'que' both mean 'what'. Use 'quoi' with intonation questions and 'que' with inversion questions.
- Listening to and reading a longer passage can help consolidate vocabulary and grammar.
Common misconception
The SSCs (sound-symbol correspondences) [ai] and [è/ê] make different sounds.
The SSCs (sound-symbol correspondences) [ai] and [è/ê] make the same sound in French: 'paire' and 'père'.
Keywords
[ai], [è/ê] - SSCs (sound-symbol correspondences) which are pronounced the same, as in 'paire' and 'père'
Intonation question - changing a statement into a question by simply raising one's voice at the end
Inversion question - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question
Information question - question starting with a wh- word that has more information in the answer than yes/no
Quoi, que - question words meaning 'what'; 'quoi' is used with intonation, 'que' is used with inversion
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