Key learning points

1. Vocabulary should be practised little and often if you want to remember it.
2. 'Aux' means 'to the' for masculine and feminine plural nouns, 'au' means the same for singular masculine nouns.
3. 'Aux' sounds like 'au' unless it is followed by a vowel or an 'h', when the 'x' would be pronounced like 'z' in English.
4. We can ask intonation questions with questions words like 'où ?' in French, they go after the verb in the sentence.
5. When writing in French, it is useful to use refernce resources to personalise or add a touch of flair to our work.

Keywords

• Au - preposition 'à' meaning 'to' and 'at' combined with 'le' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'

• Aux - preposition 'à' meaning 'to' and 'at', combined with 'les' to mean 'to the' and 'at the'

• Reference materials - tools or materials designed to provide quick access to information that supports language learning

Common misconception