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Practice with French vowels and verbs for the classroom

Learning outcomes

I can recognise and understand four important verbs for the classroom.

I can read aloud short sentences with the French vowel sounds [a] [e] [i] [o] [u].

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Practice with French vowels and verbs for the classroom

Learning outcomes

I can recognise and understand four important verbs for the classroom.

I can read aloud short sentences with the French vowel sounds [a] [e] [i] [o] [u].

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Key learning points

  1. The French vowels [a], [e], [i], [o] and [u] can be practised by listening and distinguishing between the five sounds.
  2. Knowledge of French sound-spelling correspondences can be strengthened by reading aloud short sentences.
  3. Four important verbs to recognise and understand in the classroom are 'écouter', 'parler', 'lire', 'écrire'.

Keywords

  • [o] - pronounced as in 'moto'

  • [u] - pronounced as in 'univers'

  • Verb - a word that communicates actions or states

Common misconception

You read French in the same way as you read English.

French is pronounced, and therefore read, differently than English. This can be seen with the five vowel sounds which are pronounced and read differently in French and English.


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Playing a previously learnt song at the beginning of the lesson is a great way to help pupils settle swiftly into a language lesson, encourage participation and motivation by joining in straight from the start and tune in to the sounds of the new language.
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5 Questions

Q1.
Which of these countries is France?
An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Correct Answer: An image in a quiz
An image in a quiz
Q2.
What is the French word for this?
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midi
cheval
Correct answer: banane
Q3.
What is the French word for this?
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banane
Correct answer: midi
cheval
Q4.
What is the French word for this?
An image in a quiz
Correct answer: cheval
banane
midi
Q5.
Match these French words to their English translations.
Correct Answer:moto,motorbike
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motorbike

Correct Answer:univers,universe
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universe

Correct Answer:publique,public
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public

Correct Answer:nature,nature
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nature

Correct Answer:culture,culture
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culture

Correct Answer:adulte,adult
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adult

6 Questions

Q1.
Complete the following line of this song: '[e], [e], [e] [e] [e] __________.'
papa va à la cabane
Correct answer: le cheval y va aussi
on y va à midi
la moto est perdue
Q2.
Complete the following line of this song: [o], [o], [u] [u] [u] __________.
papa va à la cabane
le cheval y va aussi
on y va à midi
Correct answer: la moto est perdue
Q3.
What vowel sounds are in the word 'cheval'?
Correct answer: [a]
Correct answer: [e]
[i]
[o]
[u]
Q4.
Match each verb to its English meaning.
Correct Answer:écouter,to listen
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to listen

Correct Answer:parler,to speak
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to speak

Correct Answer:lire,to read
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to read

Correct Answer:écrire,to write
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to write

Q5.
Match each French instruction to its English meaning.
Correct Answer:Écoute !,Listen!
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Listen!

Correct Answer:Parle !,Speak!
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Speak!

Correct Answer:Lis !,Read!
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Read!

Correct Answer:Écris !,Write!
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Write!

Q6.
How do you say 'Read!' in French?
Correct Answer: Lis !, Lis, 'Lis !', Lis!, 'Lis!'

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