L'arrivée d'un réfugié chez nous : articles and possessive adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use articles to determine part or whole and possessive adjectives to say who things belong to.
I can recognise when to pronounce final [s] and final [n].
L'arrivée d'un réfugié chez nous : articles and possessive adjectives
Learning outcomes
I can use articles to determine part or whole and possessive adjectives to say who things belong to.
I can recognise when to pronounce final [s] and final [n].
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Key learning points
- Gender and number determine the words for 'a', 'the' and 'some' in French.
- 'Un, une' (indefinite article) describe ‘whole’ things, and 'du, de la, de l’' (partitive article) ‘parts’ of things.
- Use possessive adjectives (mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, notre, etc) with nouns to say who things belong to.
- When a final [s] or [n] is followed by a vowel, a liaison is created and we hear the [s] or [n].
Keywords
Possessive adjective - shows who something belongs to
Partitive articles - refer to parts of things; often mean ‘some’ in English
Liaison - pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a word starting with a vowel follows
Common misconception
Plural possessive adjectives agree with gender.
Plural possessive adjectives only agree with number.
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Starter quiz
6 Questions
It runs in the family.
and so forth
from mother to daughter
from father to son
poor me
poor you
Exit quiz
6 Questions
jumeau a de la chance d'être de ma famille.
jumelle est belle et donc moi aussi comme nous nous ressemblons.
grands-parents ont des fausses dents.
l'a suivi au paradis.
la viande le vendredi.
la limonade toute la journée.
sucre pour faire le gâteau.
de la joie quand vous le verez.
du café trop tard dans la journée.
fruits sur le marché.