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Card sorting Cut out the cards, then try to sort them into 4 groups. You’ll need to think about: What the words mean How they’re spelt Which ones you think go together THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER – AS LONG AS YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHY YOU CHOSE THOSE GROUPS. What gender is this word? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Card sorting
Cut out the cards, then try to sort them into 4 groups. You’ll need to think about:
- What the words mean- How they’re spelt
- Which ones you think go together
THERE’S NO RIGHT OR WRONG ANSWER – AS LONG AS YOU CAN EXPLAIN WHY YOU
CHOSE THOSE GROUPS
What gender is this word?Copy the table and put each word in the right
column, to show if the word is masculine, feminine or plural
Clue: look at the word that comes before it!mon chien une souris ma soeur les chats
la tortue le chat mes parents un oiseauma cousine mon cousin les poissons
Masculine Feminine Plural
Le chat Une souris Les chats
Un oiseau Ma souris Mes parents
Mon cousin Ma souer Les poissons
Mon chien La tortue
AdjectivesAn adjective is a word that describes something.
Can you tell which of these English words are adjectives?
red play big funny maths
ten brown dog working school
boring sister happy boy friendly
three chatty pens hello
AdjectivesIf you want to use an adjective in French, you have to know the gender of the word it’s describing. You also
need to know if there is more than one of it.Why?? Look at these sentences and see if you can tell
why it’s important to know the gender of a word.
Mon chat est brun.Ma souris est brune.
Mon grand-père est amusant.Ma grand-mère est amusante.
Mes frères sont intelligents.Mes soeurs sont intelligentes.
Mes crayons sont bleus. Mes gommes sont bleues.
AdjectivesThe usual rules for adjectives are:
Describing a masculine word – leave it as it isBLEUDescribing a feminine word – add E BLEUEDescribing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUSDescribing a feminine plural word- add ES BLEUES
Can you fill in the right endings on these adjectives?1. Mon chat est noir.2. Ma souris est brune.3. Ma grand-mère est bleue.4. Mes cousins sont amusants.5. Le hamster est vert.6. Les cochons d’Inde sont petits7. La tortue est grande.
Adjectives (describing words)If you use an adjective in French, you have to know if the
word it’s describing is masculine or feminine. You also need to know if there is more than one of it.
The usual rules for adjectives are:Describing a masculine word – leave it as it is BLEUDescribing a feminine word – add E BLEUEDescribing a masculine plural word – add S BLEUSDescribing a feminine plural word - add ES BLEUES
Spotting mistakes!These adjectives all have the wrong ending.
Can you correct them? OK FIXED IT1. Mon chien est noir.2. Ma tortue est brune.3. Ma tante est intelligente.4. Mes cousines sont amusants.5. Le serpent est vert.6. Les lapins sont petits7. La tortue est grand.8. Le perroquet est bavard.
These adjectives follow the rule you wrote down. Can you write the French & English next to each other?
intelligent amusant bavard marrant grand
bleu strict vertbrun noir petit
Greeb=Vert
Blue =Bleu
Brown =Brun
Black =noir
Big/tall =grand
Small =petit
Funny =amusant
Clever =intellegent
Chatty =bavard
Fun =marrant
Strict =strict
vert gris
rouge
brun
jaune
bleu
noir
rose
Add:
E for feminine words
S for masculine plural
ES for feminine plural
Add:
S for plural words
Add:
E for feminine words
ES for feminine plural