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Ma ville, mon pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns lui, elle, eux, elles

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I can describe my area in detail and describe people's roles within it using prepositions and emphatic pronouns.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ui] and [eu].

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Ma ville, mon pays : prepositions and emphatic pronouns lui, elle, eux, elles

Learning outcomes

I can describe my area in detail and describe people's roles within it using prepositions and emphatic pronouns.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [ui] and [eu].

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Key learning points

  1. [ui] sounds like 'huit' and [eu] sounds like 'deux'.
  2. Emphatic pronouns can be used for emphasis of the subject e.g. Moi, j'adore le chocolat !
  3. Other emphatic pronouns are lui (him), elle (her), eux (them) and elles (them).
  4. Emphatic pronouns are used with à to express possession e.g. Il est à toi, ce cahier?

Keywords

  • Preposition - a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word

  • Emphatic pronoun - used to emphasize a person, or when the pronoun stands alone, or after certain prepositions

Common misconception

'Elle' only means she and 'elles' only means they when naming a group of girls or women.

When used as emphatic pronouns, 'elle' means her and 'elles' means them.


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Two characters, Noura and Abdel, are presented in this lesson. You may wish to devote a short amount of time at the start of the lesson reminding students who they are and where they live/are from.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Which answer best fits this question? 'Tu veux manger à la maison ou dehors ?'
Je me concentre sur le repas.
Je veux manger un sandwich.
Correct answer: Ça m'est égal.
Mon ami me manque chaque jour.
Q2.
What is the imperfect tense used for?
To describe the way things are.
Correct answer: To describe the way things used to be.
To describe the way things are going to be.
To describe the way things should be.
Q3.
Complete the sentence: The imperfect stem for most verbs is formed by taking the 'nous' form in the tense and removing -ons ending.
Correct Answer: present
Q4.
Match the imperfect verb endings with the subjects.
Correct Answer:nous,ions
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ions

Correct Answer:elles,aient
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aient

Correct Answer:je,ais
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ais

Correct Answer:il,ait
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ait

Correct Answer:vous,iez
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iez

Q5.
What type of word do the emphatic pronouns 'moi' and 'toi' follow?
Correct Answer: preposition, a preposition, prepositions
Q6.
Put these words in order to make the sentence : You're going to Spain without me.
1 - tu
2 - vas
3 - en
4 - Espagne
5 - sans
6 - moi

5 Questions

Q1.
Match the French and English words.
Correct Answer:divers,varied
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varied

Correct Answer:,there
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there

Correct Answer:ailleurs,elsewhere
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elsewhere

Correct Answer:sembler,to seem
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to seem

Correct Answer:manière,way, manner
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way, manner

Correct Answer:avis,opinion, mind
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opinion, mind

Q2.
Match the French and English words.
Correct Answer:moi,me
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me

Correct Answer:toi,you
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you

Correct Answer:lui,him
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him

Correct Answer:elle,her
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her

Correct Answer:eux,them (m)
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them (m)

Correct Answer:elles,them (f)
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them (f)

Q3.
What does 'elle' mean in this sentence? 'Elle va souvent en ville avec ses amies.'
Correct Answer: she
Q4.
Which is the correct emphatic pronoun here? 'Mon frère est amusant et je ne sors pas sans .'
moi
toi
Correct answer: lui
elle
eux
Q5.
What is the meaning of 'elles' in this sentence? 'Mes amies sont toujours là pour moi et je passe tous les week-ends avec elles.'
Correct Answer: them

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