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Comment se mettre au travail ? Word patterns

Learning outcomes

I can use my knowledge of word families to expand my range of language.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [in/im] and recognise when to pronounce [x].

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Year 10
Edexcel

Comment se mettre au travail ? Word patterns

Learning outcomes

I can use my knowledge of word families to expand my range of language.

I can recognise, write and pronounce [in/im] and recognise when to pronounce [x].

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Lesson details

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Key learning points

  1. Ordinal numbers are created by (removing -e and) adding -ième to a number: deuxième, onzième.
  2. in- or im- can be added to adjectives, adverbs or nouns to give the opposite meaning. English equivalent is un- or in-.
  3. The letter [x] can be heard before a vowel. This is called liaison and is common in ordinal numbers.
  4. [in] sounds like 'train' and [im] sounds like 'faim': incorrect, impossible.

Keywords

  • Cardinal number - number form that shows how many of something there are

  • Ordinal number - number form that shows position or order of something in a list e.g. first, second, third

Common misconception

The letter x in the words 'sixième' and 'dixième' is pronounced the same as in English.

The letter x is pronounced as z due to liaison in these words and should be carefully practised to develop an authentic pronunciation.

A brief explanation of what cardinal and ordinal numbers are is in the slide deck but you may wish to go into this in more detail if there is a need to. Task B4 has Options 1 and 2. Option 2 is aimed at students who do not need exposure to more challenging vocabulary and structures.
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the French words with their English meanings.
Correct Answer:échapper à,to escape, avoid
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to escape, avoid

Correct Answer:rappeler,to remind, reminding
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to remind, reminding

Correct Answer:se rappeler,to remember, remembering
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to remember, remembering

Correct Answer:renvoyer,to send back, resend
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to send back, resend

Correct Answer:le soin,care
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care

Q2.
Which verb is correct to talk about escaping from prison?
renvoyer
échapper à
Correct answer: s'échapper de
s'ennuyer
Q3.
What is the adverb form of the adjective 'clair' (clear)?
Correct Answer: clairement
Q4.
What is the correct word order to translate this sentence? I slowly eat my lunch.
1 - je
2 - mange
3 - lentement
4 - mon
5 - déjeuner
Q5.
What is the adverb form of the adjective 'suffisant' (sufficient, enough)?
Correct Answer: suffisamment
Q6.
What is the correct order of words to make this sentence? I would like to work in a big company.
1 - je
2 - voudrais
3 - travailler
4 - dans
5 - une
6 - grande
7 - entreprise

5 Questions

Q1.
What sound does the letter x make at the end of most words in French?
s
z
ks
Correct answer: None, it's silent.
Q2.
In which of these words does 'x' make a sound?
deux
Correct answer: sixième
faux
doux
Correct answer: dixième
Q3.
Which word correctly fits the gap in this sentence? C'est ma visite au Louvre !
six
sept
lentement
Correct answer: cinquième
différemment
Q4.
If 'juste' means fair, what is the French word for unfair?
Correct Answer: injuste
Q5.
The prefix im- is used to create the opposite meaning of adjectives or adverbs that begin with the letters b or .
Correct Answer: p

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