Me and you: être 1st and 2nd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can say who I am and what kind of person I am.
I can recognise silent final consonants.
Me and you: être 1st and 2nd persons singular
Learning outcomes
I can say who I am and what kind of person I am.
I can recognise silent final consonants.
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Lesson details
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Je (I) and tu (you) are pronouns. They tell us who is doing the verb or who the verb is about.
- Être means 'to be, being', je suis means 'I am' and tu es means 'you are'.
- Consonants such as -s, -t, -x and -d at the end of a word are usually silent in French.
- Four important skills for learning are: écouter (listening), lire (reading), parler (speaking) and écrire (writing).
Keywords
Silent Final Consonant (SFC) - silent letter (d, s, t, x) at the end of a word
Verb - a word that communicates actions or states
Adjective - a word that gives information about a noun
Pronoun - a word that takes the place of a noun, like ‘it’, ‘you’, ‘she’
Common misconception
Final consonants that are pronounced in English are also pronounced in French.
The letters d, s, t and x are usually silent at the end of words in French.
Equipment
Mini whiteboard and pen
Licence
Lesson video
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
Any letter that is not a vowel.
A word that says what someone is doing or what is happening.
A word that gives information about a noun.
A word that replaces a noun in a sentence.
Exit quiz
6 Questions
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