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Ask what someone has: 'avoir' 2nd person singular

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I can ask what you have and say what I have using ‘avoir’.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [u].

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Ask what someone has: 'avoir' 2nd person singular

Learning outcomes

I can ask what you have and say what I have using ‘avoir’.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [u].

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Key learning points

  1. 'Avoir' means 'to have, having', 'j'ai' means 'I have', 'tu as' means 'you have'.
  2. To ask a question, you can raise the pitch of your voice at the end of a sentence.
  3. Use 'c'est' plus an adjective or 'c'est' plus 'un/une' and a noun to say what something is.
  4. [u] sounds like 'tu' and [eu] sounds like 'deux'.

Keywords

  • Indefinite article - the words ‘un’ and ‘une’, meaning ‘a/an'

  • Avoir - to have, having

  • Intonation - the rise and fall of the voice in speaking

  • [u] - pronounced as in 'tu'

Common misconception

To ask 'do you have ...?' questions we need to know 'do you ...?' in French.

There is no phrase for 'do you ...?'. We use intonation to ask 'do you have ...?' questions.


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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 words help to practise the [au] sound?
Correct answer: bateau
devoirs
Correct answer: aussi
deux
Q2.
What does 'c'est' mean in English?
Correct answer: it is
Correct answer: this is
he has
you are
Q3.
Identify the words with the [eu] sound.
suis
Correct answer: peu
Correct answer: cheveux
tu
au revoir
Q4.
Match these French nouns to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:une chambre,a bedroom
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a bedroom

Correct Answer:un cheval,a horse
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a horse

Correct Answer:un chien,a dog
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a dog

Correct Answer:une chose,a thing
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a thing

Q5.
Match these French key verbs to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:je suis,I am
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I am

Correct Answer:tu es,you are
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you are

Correct Answer:il est,he is
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he is

Correct Answer:j'ai,I have
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I have

Correct Answer:il a,he has
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he has

Correct Answer:elle a,she has
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she has

Q6.
Fill in the gaps in the following sentence to say 'I have a bedroom and a dog': 'J'ai __________ chambre et __________ chien.'
un; un
un; une
Correct answer: une; un
une; une

6 Questions

Q1.
Identify the words with the [u] sound.
deux
fameux
Correct answer: jury
Correct answer: plus
Q2.
Match the parts of 'avoir' to their correct English meanings.
Correct Answer:avoir,to have, having
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to have, having

Correct Answer:j'ai,I have, I am having
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I have, I am having

Correct Answer:tu as,you have, you are having
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you have, you are having

Correct Answer:il a,he has, he is having
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he has, he is having

Correct Answer:elle a,she has, she is having
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she has, she is having

Q3.
Match these French adjectives to the correct English translations.
Correct Answer:anglais, anglaise,English
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English

Correct Answer:français, française,French
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French

Correct Answer:cher, chère,expensive
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expensive

Correct Answer:rapide,fast
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fast

Correct Answer:moderne,modern
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modern

Q4.
Identify the masculine nouns.
Correct answer: un livre
Correct answer: un ordinateur
une photo
une voiture
voici
Q5.
Sort the words below into the correct order to say 'Do you have a fast computer or a modern phone?' in French.
1 - Tu
2 - as
3 - un ordinateur
4 - rapide
5 - ou
6 - un portable
7 - moderne ?
Q6.
Fill in the missing word to complete the following sentence in French: 'J'ai portable mais c'est terrible.' ('I have a phone but it's terrible.')
Correct Answer: un, Un

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