KS2 · French · Year 4
I'm hungry: 'avoir' meaning 'be'
Introductions: singular 'être', 'avoir', and regular adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can understand 'avoir' when used to mean 'to be, being'.
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I can understand 'avoir' when used to mean 'to be, being'.
Key learning points
- French [r] is a raspy sound pronounced in the back of the throat; there is no sound like this in English.
- 'Avoir' means to have, having; it can also be used to mean 'to be, being', e.g. 'j'ai raison', 'I am right'.
- 'Avoir' is also used for age, e.g. 'j'ai quatre ans', 'I am four years old'.
Words to know
- [r]
- sound-symbol-correspondence (SSC) pronounced as in 'rue'
- avoir
- French verb meaning 'avoir' which can also be translated as 'to be' with certain expressions, e.g. 'avoir faim' - to be hungry
Common mistakes
The French [r] makes the exact same sound as the English 'r'.
The SSC [r] is pronounced very differently in French, compared to English, e.g. 'horrible'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Listen to the 'avoir' song again at the end of the lesson (it is to the tune of Bizet's opera Carmen). Pupils may wish to search for this at home and practise with the 'avoir' lyrics.