KS2 · French · Year 4
Introductions: voici, 'je suis' and 'il, elle est'
Introductions: singular 'être', 'avoir', and regular adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can use singular 'être' and adjectives to introduce myself and others.
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Introductions: voici, 'je suis' and 'il, elle est': slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use singular 'être' and adjectives to introduce myself and others.
Key learning points
- Vowels [a] [o] [i] [o] [u] are pronounced differently in French and English.
- 'Voici' means 'this is or 'here is'. It can be used to introduce somebody.
- 'Je suis', 'I am', can be used to introduce myself, and 'elle, il est', 'she, he is', to introduce others.
- Adjectives often add -e in the feminine form to describe a girl or woman. This is adjective agreement.
Words to know
- être
- French verb meaning to 'be, being'
- je suis
- from the verb 'être', meaning 'I am'
- il, elle est
- from the verb 'être', meaning 'he, she is'
- adjective agreement
- a change in adjective ending, for example, adding an -e to describe a woman or a girl
Common mistakes
Adjectives remain the same when describing a boy or a girl.
Adjectives can change spelling based on the gender of the noun they describe. Adjectives often add an -e in the feminine form, when describing a girl or a woman.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Ask pupils to describe a classmate using 'il est' or 'elle est' and an adjective learnt in today's lesson. Can the class guess who it is?