the rise and fall of the voice in speaking.

task A1 -3

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chercher

chat

bouche

vache

cheval

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cest un chat Q

non chien

cest un chat

 cest un cheval

cest une orange

cest une peluche

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cest quoi Q

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What is it? Intonation questions and 'quoi'

French

In this unit a dream, a story and packing a bag offer multiple contexts for learning that nouns have grammatical gender and that this determines the word for a/an. Pupils learn to use c'est, it is, with liaison, and singular forms of the verb ‘avoir’. Key sounds learnt are un, on, ch, au, u and ou.

What I and others have: singular 'avoir' and nouns

Which of these words contain the [ch] sound? 

What is it called when you raise or lower your voice in speaking?

by keeping your voice the same throughout

When speaking, how would you change the statement 'c'est un chat' into a question?

What does 'c'est quoi ?' mean in English?

To remember words that you have learnt recently.

To know how to spell, pronounce and recognise the words that you have learnt.

To make words stick in your long term memory.

What are the best reasons to practise vocabulary regularly?

When it is followed by a word that starts with a consonant.

When it is followed by a word that starts with a vowel sound.

In which of the following sentences would you pronounce the 't' in 'c'est'?

Because all French nouns are girls or boys.

Because all French nouns have grammatical gender, they are masculine or feminine

Because all French nouns have biological gender, they are male or female.

Why are there two ways of saying 'a, an' in French, 'un' and 'une'?

'Vache', 'banane', 'orange', 'bouteille' and 'peluche' are all examples of {{}} nouns.

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