KS2 · French · Year 5
Birthdays: numbers 1-31, months
Me and others: plural 'être' and regular adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can count to 31 in French and I can listen to and recognise somebody's birth date and month.
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I can count to 31 in French and I can listen to and recognise somebody's birth date and month.
Key learning points
- The SSC [i] is pronounced as in 'midi'.
- Numbers 21 and 31 are different to other two digit numbers in French, they include an 'et': vingt-et-un, trente-et-un
- Months of the year are cognates. Unlike in English, months of the year do not use capital letters in French.
- When saying your birthday in French, the number always comes before the month: c'est le trois avril.
- 'Quand' means 'when'. When giving your birthday, use 'le' before the number to say (on) the: c'est le trois avril.
Words to know
- [i]
- SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'midi'
- quand
- question word meaning 'when'
Common mistakes
Months of the year use capital letters in French, like in English.
Unlike in English, months of the year do not use capital letters in French. They start with lowercase letters, unless at the start of a sentence.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Instead of asking pupils to raise their hand when they hear their birth month during the months song, you could ask pupils to stand up, allowing for more movement and interaction in the lesson.