brun

lundi

jungle

commun

une peluche

 une bouteille

une orange

un univers

une banane

un ballon

un cahier

un stylo

 un jeu

un sac

What is it? Naming belongings with 'un' and 'une'

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

How many ways are there to say 'a/an' in French?

All French nouns are either masculine or {{}}.

True or false? 'Un' and 'une' make the same sounds in French.

Match each of these English words to the correct French translations.

'Stylo', 'cahier', 'jeu', 'sac' and 'ballon' are examples of {{}} nouns.

True or false? The sounds [an] and [en] in French are the same.

Match each vowel sound to the correct word and practise its pronunciation.

Match each of these pronouns to the correct version of the verb 'être': 'to be, being'.

Which of the following nouns have a silent-final consonant? 

In French, adjectives have to {{}} with the gender of the person they are describing. For example, 'Il est grand, elle est grande'.

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