Les musées français : Indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te'
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can confidently use indirect object pronouns 'me' and 'te' in dialogue about French museums
Vocabulary and transcripts for this lessons
Key learning points
- Use me and te when 'me' or 'you' is indirectly receiving the action of the verb: elle me donne un cadeau (gives to me).
- Me and te are used frequently in dialogue between two people.
- [gn] is pronounced like 'ligne', [th] like 'thé', j like [jour] and [r] like 'rue'.
- When transcribing, use your knowledge of French sounds to carefully write down what you hear. Check spelling carefully.
Keywords
Indirect object pronoun - replaces the person, people or thing(s) that the verb action is done to, when the action is to me, for you, to them
Me, (m’) - me, to me
Te, (t’) - you, to you
Common misconception
In France, the famous painting is called Mona Lisa, just like in English.
The French have their own name for the Mona Lisa, 'la Joconde', taken from the name of the lady in the painting - 'la Gioconda' in Italian.
Teacher tip
For reading aloud with a partner tasks, use a timer to dictate when pupils should swap who is reading. If no timer is available, give an instruction of 'at each full-stop' or 'at each punctuation'.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Which English translation matches each French word?
to keep, look after
Chinese
to please, be pleasing
humanity
victim
Q2.Complete the sentence paying attention to the spelling of the adjective needed: 'Je vais à une école ...' (I go to a public school.)
Q3.Complete the sentence paying attention to the spelling of the adjective needed: ' C'est dans l'intérêt ...' (It's in the public interest.)
Q4.Which word in this sentence is an indirect object pronoun? Je te donne mon vélo.
Q5.Put the words in the right order to mean: you help me to understand the text.
Q6.Complete the translation of the sentence 'I show you the art museum': Je le musée d'art.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Complete the sentence: L'île de la Réunion est à l'est de ...
Q2.Match the vocabulary together.
volcanoes
forest
beaches
sea
beautiful countryside
town
Q3.Match the vocabulary together.
to notice, see
anger
era, period, time
suffering
thanks to
western
Q4.Which verbs require an indirect object pronoun?
Q5.Which is the missing word? 'Je t' sur le pont' - I notice you on the bridge.
Q6.Put the words in the right order to make the sentence: You look at me when I talk to you.
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