AS-TU UN ANIMAL?
WALT: Recognise words for pets and say which ones I have in French
WILF:
• To be able to write a sentence saying what pets I have for
Step 2
• To be able to use plurals and a connective accurately for
Step 3
Un chien
Un chat
Un lapin
Un poisson
Un hamster
Un oiseau
Un cheval
Un serpent
Un cochon d’Inde
Une araignée
Une gerbille
Une souris
WRITE THE DATE AND THE TITLE “LES ANIMAUX” IN YOUR BOOKS
COPY EACH OF THE WORDS FOR PETS IN FRENCH AND ENGLISH. YOU CAN
ADD YOUR OWN DRAWING OF EACH PET IF YOU LIKE. COPY THE WORDS
FIRST AND LEAVE ENOUGH ROOM FOR THE PICTURES AFTERWARDS.
SET YOUR WORK OUT LIKE THIS…
UN
CHAT
A CAT
WHEN YOU HAVE DONE ALL 12 PETS, GET YOUR TEACHER TO CHECK
YOUR SPELLINGS, THEN GO TO THE NEXT SLIDE.
TO ASK SOMEONE “DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?” IN FRENCH, THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY…
“AS-TU UN ANIMAL?”
IT IS PRONOUNCED “AH-TO UN A-NEE-MAL”
WRITE THIS TITLE IN YOUR BOOK ….
“TALKING ABOUT MY PETS”
WRITE “AS-TU UN ANIMAL?” = “DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?” IN YOUR BOOK
THE NEXT SLIDES WILL SHOW YOU HOW TO ANSWER THIS QUESTION IN FRENCH.
TO ANSWER SOMEONE “DO YOU HAVE ANY PETS?” IN FRENCH, THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY…
J’AI……
= I HAVE…..
FOLLOWED BY THE WORD FOR YOUR PET.
FOR EXAMPLE….
J’AI UN CHAT = I HAVE A CAT
J’AI UN CHIEN ET UN LAPIN
= I HAVE A DOG AND A RABBIT
IF YOU DON’T HAVE ANY PETS, THIS IS WHAT YOU SAY…
JE N’AI PAS D’ANIMAL = I DON’T HAVE ANY PETS
COPY THESE EXAMPLES INTO YOUR EXERCISE BOOKS
HOW TO SAY IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF PET – “PLURALS”
MORE THAN ONE OF SOMETHING IS KNOWN AS A “PLURAL”.
IN ENGLISH, TO MAKE SOMETHING PLURAL, WE ADD AN “S” TO THE WORD
FOR EXAMPLE, 2 CATS, 4 DOGS, SOME RABBITS ETC.
THERE ARE SOME EXCEPTIONS OF COURSE… EG, A SHEEP, 2 SHEEP. 1 MOUSE, SOME MICE.
PLURALS ARE VERY SIMILAR IN FRENCH…
TO MAKE SOMETHING PLURAL YOU ADD AN “S”
DEUX CHATS
TROIS LAPINS
DES POISSONS (= SOME FISH)
AS IN ENGLISH, THERE ARE EXCEPTIONS TO THE RULE. THE NEXT SLIDE SHOWS SOME EXAMPLES…
SOME DIFFERENT PLURALS IN FRENCH
DEUX OISEAUX
DEUX CHEVAUX
DEUX SOURIS
(IF THE WORD ALREADY HAS AN “S” ON
THE END, YOU DO NOT ADD ANOTHER)
COPY THE FOLLOWING EXAMPLES INTO YOUR BOOKS
J’AI DEUX CHATS = I HAVE TWO CATS
J’AI TROIS LAPINS = I HAVE THREE RABBITS
J’AI DES POISSONS = I HAVE SOME FISH
J’AI DEUX OISEAUX = I HAVE TWO BIRDS
J’AI DEUX CHEVAUX = I HAVE TWO HORSES
J’AI DEUX SOURIS = I HAVE TWO MICE
NOW WRITE IN FRENCH A SENTENCE SAYING WHAT PETS YOU HAVE.
ALTHOUGH FRENCH AND ENGLISH ARE SIMILAR WITH THEIR
PLURALS, IN FRENCH, THE “S” IS SILENT WHEN PRONOUNCED.
NOW HAVE A GO AT THE EXERCISES ON THE NEXT SLIDES TO PRACTISE THESE PHRASES…
WRITE A SENTENCE IN FRENCH BASED ON EACH PICTURE. SET YOUR WORK OUT
LIKE THE EXAMPLE.
x4
x2
J’ai deux chiens
x1
+
3.
x4
x2
6.
9.
+
4.
some
7.
x5
2.
1.
Example
x1
x1
+
x2
5.
some
some
+
x2
+
x3
8.
some
10.
+
some
Some extra information to read. Make notes in your books if you like.
Une souris
Un chat
= A cat
= A mouse
Did you notice anything different about the French word for “a” with these pets?
That’s right, one says “un”, the other says “une”.
They both mean “a” so why are they different?
In French all nouns (person, place or things) are known as either Masculine or Feminine.
Read the next slide carefully as it will explain more
keywords
READ THIS SLIDE VERY CAREFULLY
Every NOUN in French is either Masculine or Feminine
A noun is a person, place or thing. Any word that you can put the word “a” or “the” in front.
In French, the words for “a” and “the” are different, depending on if the word is
masculine or feminine.
ENGLISH
MASCULINE
FEMININE
A
UN
UNE
THE
LE
LA
REMEMBER: It is the “word” itself which is either masculine or feminine. You might
own a female cat, but the word for “cat” in French will always be masculine.
How do you know if a word is masculine or feminine? You have to learn them!!
When you learn a new noun in French, you will always learn it with the extra words
“UN”, “UNE”, “LE” or “LA”. Just like you did with the words for pets.
WELL DONE FOR FINISHING ALL THE
EXERCISES. NOW GO TO
WWW.ZIMFLEX.COM,GO TO THE
FRENCH KEY STAGE 3 HOMEPAGE, CLICK
THE GAMES LINK AND ENJOY THE PETS
GAMES.
ALTERNATIVELY, CLICK THE LINK BELOW TO TAKE YOU STRAIGHT THERE
http://www.zimflex.co.uk/French/Games/Key%20Stage%203/Pets/petsgameshome.html