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An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions

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I can use 'tu as', with masculine and feminine nouns to ask and answer questions about items for a school trip.

I can recognise and pronounce [on].

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An excursion: 'tu as' and intonation questions

Learning outcomes

I can use 'tu as', with masculine and feminine nouns to ask and answer questions about items for a school trip.

I can recognise and pronounce [on].

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Key learning points

  1. The sound-symbol correspondence [on] is a nasal sound, as in the word 'Non !'
  2. Practising nouns helps us remember the word and the gender.
  3. The verb 'avoir' means 'to have' in French. 'Tu as' means 'you have'.
  4. French yes/no questions don't have a word for 'do'. Intonation can change the statement 'you have' into do you have?'.

Keywords

  • [on] - pronounced [on] as in non !

  • Tu as - French verb meaning you have

Common misconception

We have to translate the word 'do' into French to ask the question 'do you have?'

There is no word for 'do' in French. We use intonation to change the statement 'you have' into the question 'do you have?'

Teachers may find it helpful to support their teaching of intonation questions by using hand gestures to model rising intonation. Some pupils may find it helpful to use the same gestures themselves initially, as they practise.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words are nouns?
Correct answer: peluche
Correct answer: stylo
écrire
écouter
Correct answer: bouteille
Q2.
What does the verb 'avoir' mean in English?
to be, being
to write, writing
to listen, listening
Correct answer: to have, having
to read, reading
Q3.
What does the word 'quoi' mean in English?
Correct answer: what
when
who
why
Q4.
We can change a statement into an intonation question by our voice at the end.
Correct Answer: raising, RAISING
Q5.
Match the French and English words.
Correct Answer:J'ai un chat.,I have a cat.
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I have a cat.

Correct Answer:Il a une orange.,He has an orange.
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He has an orange.

Correct Answer:Elle a un stylo.,She has a pen.
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She has a pen.

Correct Answer:J'ai un livre.,I have a book.
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I have a book.

Correct Answer:Il a une peluche.,He has a cuddly toy.
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He has a cuddly toy.

Correct Answer:Elle a une bouteille.,She has a bottle.
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She has a bottle.

Q6.
'J'ai', 'il a' and 'elle a' are all forms of the verb in French.
Correct Answer: avoir, AVOIR

6 Questions

Q1.
Which of these words contain the [on] sound?
chercher
avoir
Correct answer: passion
Correct answer: bonjour
Correct answer: balcon
Q2.
Match the nouns.
Correct Answer:un crayon,a pencil
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a pencil

Correct Answer:une gomme,a rubber
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a rubber

Correct Answer:une règle,a ruler
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a ruler

Correct Answer:un livre,a book
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a book

Correct Answer:un sac,a bag
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a bag

Correct Answer:un cahier,an exercise book
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an exercise book

Q3.
Which of the following nouns are masculine?
peluche
Correct answer: jeu
Correct answer: stylo
orange
Q4.
What does 'tu as' mean in English?
I have
Correct answer: you have
he has
she has
Q5.
True or false? To turn a statement into an intonation question you raise your voice at the end.
Correct Answer: True
Q6.
Match the sentences.
Correct Answer:Tu as une photo ?,Do you have a photo?
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Do you have a photo?

Correct Answer:Tu as une gomme ?,Do you have a rubber?
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Do you have a rubber?

Correct Answer:Tu as une banane ?,Do you have a banana?
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Do you have a banana?

Correct Answer:Tu as une règle ?,Do you have a ruler?
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Do you have a ruler?

Correct Answer:Tu as un chat ?,Do you have a cat?
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Do you have a cat?

Correct Answer:Tu as un ballon ?,Do you have a ball?
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Do you have a ball?

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