KS2 · French · Year 3
Numbers: 1-12, plural nouns, 'il y a'
Numbers: 'il y a', plural nouns
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Your learning goal
I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns to understand how many there are.
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Download original PowerPoint ↓What you’ll learn
I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns to understand how many there are.
Key learning points
- The sound-symbol correspondence [oi] sounds like the ‘oi’ in 'trois', 'three'.
- To make nouns plural French often adds ‘s’.
- Numbers 1-12 go before nouns to indicate how many there are; numbers don’t change their spelling for gender or number.
- ‘Il y a’ means there is, there are.
Words to know
- [oi]
- pronounced as in 'trois'
- plural noun
- a word that refers to more than one person, place or thing
- il y a
- irregular verb phrase meaning ‘there is’ or ‘there are’
Common mistakes
The French sound [oi] starts with a 'w'.
The French SSC [oi] does is spelt 'oi' and does not start with a 'w'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Listen to and sing the numbers song again at the end of the lesson and at the start of the next lesson to consolidate pupils' learning of numbers in French. Use numbers at any opportunity within the classroom, for social and organisational interactions.