today we will: - look at masculine and feminine adjectival agreement. - - case study french
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Today we will:- Look at masculine and
feminine adjectival agreement.
- - case study French
…..but how do you know when nouns are masculine or feminine in French ?
Here are some pointers…..keep clicking!
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… end in a consonant … end in –ment … end in –on … end in –é … end in –eau … end in -ède, -ème, -
ège … end in –age … end in -ou
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MOST masculine nouns are those that…
(moment)
(fish)
(market)
(boat)
(system)
(cheese)
(knee)
(shop) Le magasin
Le moment
Le poisson
Le marché
Le bâteau
Le système
Le fromage
Le genou
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… end in -e … end in a vowel + -e … end in –ion … end in –ise … end in -ance, -ence … end in –ière … end in –ude, -ure … end in –ace, -ade
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MOST feminine nouns are those that…
(bank)
(nation)
(church)
(chance)
(beer)
(car)
(salade)
(table) La table
La banque
La nation
L’ église
La chance
La bière
La voiture
La salade
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Masculine nouns usually … end in a consonant … end in –on … end in –eau … end in –ageFeminine nouns usually … end in –e … end in a vowel + -e … end in –ance, -ence
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BUT there are exceptions…
(drink)
(skin)
(page)
(cheese)
(museum)
(silence)
(tooth) La dent
La boisson
La peau
La page
Le fromage
Le musée
Le silence
BUT…..
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WS – m or f? Look for the clues and decide.
A B C
FE
D
G H
1. une robe 2. une casquette 3. un chemisier 4. un tee-shirt
5. un jean 6 .un pull 7.une jupe 8. un pantalon
A B C
FE
D
G H
Type into the boxes the correct colour IN FRENCH.
Jaune Rouge Bleu Marron
Orange Rose Violet Vert
Quiz Fill in the missing colours and
adjectives.
ColourMASCULINE FEMININE
Singular Plural Singular Plural
rouge rouges rouge rouges
orange oranges orange oranges
jaune jaunes jaune jaunes
rose roses rose roses
bleu bleus bleue bleues
vert verts verte vertes
noir noirs noire noires
gris *gris grise grises
blanc blancs blanche blanches
violet violets violette violettes
marron marron marron marron
1) I’m wearing blue jeans.
2) I’m wearing a yellow shirt.
3) I’m wearing an orange skirt.
Word order.In French, most describing words (adjectives) come after the thing you are describing.
1. 2.
e.g. Je porte un pantalon rouge.
Write the sentences
Clothing
Colour
Le verb “porter” Je porte Tu portes Il/elle porte Nous portons Vous portez Ils/elles portent
The present tense of – er verbs is made up out of 2 parts
Stem + ending Porter = infinitive Take the infinitive and remove the
ending –er port
You have to agree the subject with the verb! Lets take the verb porter.
Je porte = ending e Tu porte = ending es Il/elle porte ending e Nous portons ending ons Vous portez ending ez Ils/elles portent ending ent
How do we say? I am wearing trousers. Je porte les pantalons.
Jean-Paul is wearing a coat. Il porte un manteau.
We are wearing a jumper. Nous portons un pull.
They are wearing a yellow dress. Ils portent une robe jaune.
WS – which gender are these nouns? WS – translate the English into French.
Level 3 ReadingBonjour! Je m’appelle Cécile. J’ai quatorze ans. Je porte un pantalon et un tee-shirt, c’est super!
I have achieved level 3