Describe a person or thing: être 1st and 3rd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can say what 'I am' and 'she, he is' using some new and familiar adjectives.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [i].
Describe a person or thing: être 1st and 3rd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can say what 'I am' and 'she, he is' using some new and familiar adjectives.
I can recognise, write and pronounce [i].
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Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- [i] sounds like midi.
- être means 'to be, being', je suis means 'I am', il est means 'he is' and elle est means 'she is'.
- Je means 'I', il means 'he' and elle means 'she'. They are pronouns.
- Cognates are words which share most of the same letters in two languages (e.g. English and French).
Keywords
[i] - as pronounced in midi
Cognate - words with the same meaning and same or similar spelling in English and French
Conjunction - a word that links two ideas like 'and' or 'but'
Common misconception
'Elle' meaning she is pronounced with an [i] sound at the start.
'Elle' is pronounced with a hard e sound like in egg.
Equipment
Mini whiteboard and pen per pupil. Prompts (as in teacher tip) if desired.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
hello
to write, writing
to be, being
to listen, listening
goodbye
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