Packing a bag: singular 'avoir
Learning outcomes
I can use singular 'avoir' to understand and talk about packing items for holidays.
I can distinguish between [au] and [ou] when listening and speaking.
Packing a bag: singular 'avoir
Learning outcomes
I can use singular 'avoir' to understand and talk about packing items for holidays.
I can distinguish between [au] and [ou] when listening and speaking.
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Lesson details
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Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [au] sounds similar to [ou] but they are different so it is important to practise them.
- The verb 'avoir' means to have. It's singular forms are j'ai, I have, 'tu as', you have and 'il, elle a', he, she has.
- We can use 'quoi' with forms of 'avoir' to ask questions about what I and others have.
- It is fun to use reference resources to build up a treasure trove of vocabulary to use when writing in French.
Keywords
[au] - pronounced as in 'gauche', meaning 'left'
[ou] - pronounced as in 'nous', meaning 'we'
Quoi - meaning 'what' in French
Common misconception
I can only use the words I have learnt in lessons when speaking and writing in French.
Reference resources like bilingual dictionaries give you the freedom to look up new words that are important to you, and include them in your work. You can build up a treasure trove of vocabulary this way.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
je/j'
tu
il
elle
ai
as
a
Jeanne
Amandine
Michel
Nadine
Marc
Exit quiz
6 Questions
a book.
a present.
a cuddly toy.
a ball.