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What is that? C'est and singular indefinite articles

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I can use ‘c’est’ and singular indefinite articles to describe what it is/that is.

I can recognise and pronounce [e] and t-liaison.

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What is that? C'est and singular indefinite articles

Learning outcomes

I can use ‘c’est’ and singular indefinite articles to describe what it is/that is.

I can recognise and pronounce [e] and t-liaison.

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Key learning points

  1. The [e] sounds like 'je'.
  2. The final 't' in 'c'est' is a silent final consonant but if followed by a vowel it is pronounced .
  3. 'Ce' means 'this/that' and 'est' means 'is'; together they make 'c'est', meaning 'it is' or 'this is'.
  4. Every noun has a gender: masculine or feminine. To say 'a/an', we use 'un' for masculine and 'une' for feminine nouns.

Keywords

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

  • Vowel - the letters 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o' and 'u'

  • Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows

  • [e] - pronounced as in 'je'

Common misconception

There is only one way to say 'a' in French.

All nouns have a gender in French. We use 'un' for all masculine nouns and 'une' for all feminine nouns.

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which letters in the alphabet are vowels?
Correct Answer: a, e, i, o and u, aeiou, a, e, i, o, u, a,e,i,o,u
Q2.
Which words are examples of the Silent Final Consonant (SFC) rule?
Correct answer: suis
Correct answer: content
merci
calme
Q3.
Match the French pronouns to the English correctly.
Correct Answer:je,I
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I

Correct Answer:tu,you
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you

Correct Answer:il,he
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he

Correct Answer:elle,she
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she

Q4.
Choose the correct translation of 'être'.
to speak, speaking
Correct answer: to be, being
to read, reading
to listen, listening
to write, writing
Q5.
Which group of letters do we not pronounce at the ends of words?
Correct answer: d, s, t, x
f, a, c, o
r, i, u, b
Q6.
'petite' is the form of the adjective 'short'.
Correct Answer: feminine, femnine, female

6 Questions

Q1.
Which is the indefinite article in English?
he/she
the
Correct answer: a/an
I
Q2.
Which translations of 'c'est' are correct?
Correct answer: it's
there is
Correct answer: it is
Correct answer: this is
Q3.
Which word does not contain the [e] sound found in 'je'?
Correct answer: idée
second
rebelle
cheval
Q4.
Match up the French nouns with the English translations.
Correct Answer:un chien,a dog
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a dog

Correct Answer:une règle,a ruler
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a ruler

Correct Answer:un portable,a phone
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a phone

Correct Answer:une chambre,a bedroom
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a bedroom

Correct Answer:un cheval,a horse
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a horse

Q5.
Which of the below is an example of 'liaison'?
C'est bon.
C'est grand.
Correct answer: C'est une chose.
Q6.
'It's a dog'. 'C'est chien.
Correct Answer: un, Un, UN

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