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Trip preparations

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I can recall key grammar and vocabulary.

I can recognise and pronounce key sounds.

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Year 7

Trip preparations

Learning outcomes

I can recall key grammar and vocabulary.

I can recognise and pronounce key sounds.

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Key learning points

  1. Revisiting key phonics, vocabulary and grammar helps to embed knowledge.
  2. [a], [oi], [i], [ou], [u], [(e)au], [eu] and [é] are common French sounds.
  3. 'Je', 'tu' 'il', 'elle', 'nous', 'vous', 'ils' and 'elles' are French pronouns. Verbs change to match the pronoun.
  4. Yes/no and information questions can be formed with inversion: swap the subject and the verb '(quand) sors-tu ce soir ?'
  5. To make a sentence negative, use 'ne ...pas' around the verb.

Keywords

  • SSC - sound-symbol correspondence, relationship between letters and their sounds

  • Negation - two elements e.g. ne … pas around the main verb expressing negative meaning

  • Inversion - when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question

Common misconception

The SSCs [ou] and [u] make the same sound in French.

The SSCs [ou] and [u] are similar but make different sounds in French. [ou] is pronounced as in 'nous' and [u] is pronounced as in 'tu'.


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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:douze,twelve
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twelve

Correct Answer:cheval,horse
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horse

Correct Answer:bateau,boat
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boat

Correct Answer:aéroport,airport
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airport

Correct Answer:ciel,sky
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sky

Correct Answer:vue,view
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view

Q2.
Match the French and English pronouns.
Correct Answer:je,I
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I

Correct Answer:tu,you (sing)
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you (sing)

Correct Answer:il,he
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he

Correct Answer:nous,we
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we

Correct Answer:vous,you (pl)
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you (pl)

Correct Answer:elles,they (fpl)
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they (fpl)

Q3.
Choose the correct verb ending: Il regard_
es
Correct answer: e
ons
ez
ent
Q4.
Choose the correct verb form: Nous ...
fais
fait
Correct answer: faisons
faites
font
Q5.
Which of the following is a negative sentence?
Je mange avec ma famille.
J'aime regarder les films.
Correct answer: Je ne joue pas au sport ce weekend.
Je fais mes devoirs.
Il y a une grande maison.
Q6.
Translate: It is a tall building.
Correct Answer: C'est un haut bâtiment., C'est un haut batiment.

6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French and the English.
Correct Answer:apprendre,to learn
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to learn

Correct Answer:étudier,to study
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to study

Correct Answer:penser,to think
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to think

Correct Answer:travailler,to work
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to work

Correct Answer:dire,to say
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to say

Correct Answer:sortir,to go out
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to go out

Q2.
Choose the correct pronoun: avez une belle maison.
je
tu
il
nous
Correct answer: vous
Q3.
Translate: We are in the train.
Correct Answer: Nous sommes dans le train.
Q4.
Which of the following is an information question?
Sors-tu ce soir ?
Aimes-tu prendre le train ?
Vas-tu au concert samedi ?
Correct answer: Quand vas-tu faire tes devoirs ?
Faites-vous un dessert ?
Q5.
Make this statement a question using inversion: tu apprends l'anglais.
Correct Answer: Apprends-tu l'anglais ?
Q6.
Now translate: Where do you learn English?
Correct Answer: Où apprends-tu l'anglais ?

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