Sounds like the [ou] in 'nous', meaning 'we' in French.

Sounds like the [u] in 'tu', meaning you (singular) in French.

French verb meaing 'you go, you are going'.

Preposition meaning 'by' when placed between the verb 'aller' and a mode of transport e.g. je vais en train (I go by train).

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Ask where: 'vas', intonation questions with 'où', 'comment', 'quand'

French

In this unit, pupils learn the highly frequent verb 'aller' in all forms. Talking of going to places, they learn the forms of 'à' meaning 'to'. Practice of intonation questions is expanded with the question words 'où', 'comment' and 'quand'.  Silent final e and é (-er, -ez) are revisited.

Places to go: singular 'aller'

Match the English questions words to the French.

Match the singular forms of 'aller' to the English.

How many times do you hear [ou] or [u] in the following sentences:
Bonjour ! Aujourd'hui tu vas où ? Nous allons au supermarché en bus.

In which of the following sentences would the 's' in 'vas' be pronounced like 'z' in English?

Read the following sentences in English, then match together the correct sentence halves of the French translation below.
I go by plane. You go by boat. He goes by car. She goes by bus.

Does he think that you are going to Paris?

Match the following intonation questions with their English translation.

Which words contain the sound-symbol correspondence [ou]?

Match the French question words with the English.

Read the following in English. Match the correct halves of the French translation.
You (polite) are very tall. We are quite young. I am a bit small. You (singular) are well-behaved. He is so strict

Which of the following nouns for places are feminine?

Choose the 4 words that you need to correctly translate the following sentence into French. There is only one word you won't need.
I am going to the shop.

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.

Ask where: 'vas', intonation questions with 'où', 'comment', 'quand'

Lesson outcome

This lesson will be removed by end of Summer Term 2025.