KS3 · French · Year 8

Interviews: plural -re 'écrire' verbs, intonation and inversion questions

Language learning: plural -RE verbs in the present

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Your learning goal

I can use verbs like 'écrire' in the present tense, including within questions in the context of an interview.

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What you’ll learn

I can use verbs like 'écrire' in the present tense, including within questions in the context of an interview.

Key learning points

[y] is pronounced as the ‘y’ in ‘il y a’ and [oy] is pronounced as in 'envoyer'.
Verbs like 'écrire' add -v to the stem in plural forms; the endings are the same as regular -er verbs.
Ask questions in French by using intonation, using the questioning device 'est-ce que' and using inversion.

Words to know

[y]: pronounced as the 'y' in 'il y a'
[oy]: pronounced as in 'envoyer'
inversion: when the subject pronoun and the verb switch place to form a question

Common mistakes

If you use inversion or 'est-ce que' as a questioning device, you don't need to change your intonation.

Even if you are changing the word order to use inversion, or adding 'est-ce que', you still need to make your voice go up at the end of a sentence to show that you are asking a question.

For parents, carers and teachers

The listening task C2 could be differentiated by providing pupils with some of the missing information, leaving them to supply the missing pronoun and verb. Equally with task C3b, teachers could provide pupils with multiple choice options.