KS2 · French · Year 5
Dates: 'quel' and 'quelle'
Me and others: plural 'être' and regular adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can ask and answer what the date is in French.
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I can ask and answer what the date is in French.
Key learning points
- The SSCs [an], [en], [am] and [em] make the same sound: enfant, ensemble, chambre
- In English, we use ordinal numbers with dates (27th), in French we use cardinal numbers (27).
- When saying a date in French, we use 'le' before the number to say (on) the: c'est le trois avril.
- 'Quel' and 'quelle' mean 'which'. They match the gender of the noun they refer to: c'est quel jour / quelle date ?
- 'Quel' and 'quelle' are often translated into English more naturally as 'what'.
Words to know
- [an/en]
- SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'enfant'
- [am/em]
- SSC (sound-symbol correspondence) pronounced as in 'chambre'
- quel
- question word meaning 'which' (in the masculine form)
- quelle
- question word meaning 'which' (in the feminine form)
Common mistakes
Like in English, the SSCs [an] and [em] sound different: January and December.
The SSCs [an], [en], [am], and [em] sound the same in French: 'janvier' and 'décembre'
For parents, carers and teachers
- Ask pupils to choose one of the famous dates mentioned in exercise B2 and to research it in more detail. They could share their findings with the class in the format of a presentation.