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What is it like? Singular verbs like 'dire' and 'prendre', adjectives

Learning outcomes

I can use verbs like 'prendre' and adjectives to describe everyday activities.

I can confidently pronounce [ail/aill].

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What is it like? Singular verbs like 'dire' and 'prendre', adjectives

Learning outcomes

I can use verbs like 'prendre' and adjectives to describe everyday activities.

I can confidently pronounce [ail/aill].

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Key learning points

  1. [ail/ail] sounds like 'taille'.
  2. 'Dire' has the same ending pattern as sortir/venir, but verbs like 'prendre' are different in the 3rd person singular.
  3. Adjectives usually follow nouns they describe, but BAGS (beauty/age/goodness/size) adjectives come before the noun.
  4. Adjectives agree with the nouns they describe. Irregular adjectives include 'beau/belle' and 'vieux/vieille'.
  5. Regular adjectives need -e in the feminine/-s in the plural forms. Don't add another -e to adjectives already ending -e.

Keywords

  • [ail/aill] - pronounced as in 'taille'

  • Adjective - word that gives information about a noun

  • Adjectival agreement - when the ending of an adjective matches the noun it describes in gender and number

Common misconception

All adjectives come after the noun they describe in French.

Most adjectives follow the noun they describe, but not adjectives of beauty, age, goodness and size, which come before like English adjectives.


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Pupils will know many more adjectives than the ones listed in this lesson by now and slide 29 is an opportunity for questioning and for students to draw on adjectives they have within their own repertoire. If you don't have coins available for A1, pupils could make a tally in their books instead.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the following French words contains the [ail/aill] sound, similar to the 'tie' sound in English?
année
grand
Correct answer: taille
blanc
prendre
Q2.
Which of the following verbs has a different 3rd person singular conjugation pattern compared to 'sortir' and 'venir'?
dire
lire
mentir
Correct answer: prendre
comprendre
Q3.
Which of the following adjectives comes BEFORE the noun it describes?
français
grand
blanc
Correct answer: cher
année
Q4.
How do you make the adjective 'blanc' feminine?
Correct Answer: blanche
Q5.
Choose the correct form of the adjective to agree with the noun 'une année'.
beau
Correct answer: belle
bon
grands
grand
Q6.
Write the feminine form of 'vieux'.
Correct Answer: vieille

5 Questions

Q1.
Write the feminine form of 'beau'
Correct Answer: belle, Belle
Q2.
Which of the following is the correct order to describe 'une voiture' (a car)?
une jaune nouvelle voiture
une nouvelle jaune voiture
une jaune voiture nouvelle
Correct answer: une nouvelle voiture jaune
Q3.
Choose the correct adjective to describe 'les livres' (the books).
intéressant
intéressante
Correct answer: intéressants
intéressantes
Q4.
Which of the following adjective pairs demonstrate correct gender agreement?
Correct Answer:petite,fille
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fille

Correct Answer:grand,garçon
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garçon

Correct Answer:belles,voitures
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voitures

Correct Answer:beaux,châteaux
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châteaux

Q5.
Complete the sentence: 'C'est un ____ homme.' (It's a ____ man.) Use the correct form of 'nouveau'.
Correct Answer: nouvel, Nouvel

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