KS2 · French · Year 3
Numbers: 'il y a', liaison
Numbers: 'il y a', plural nouns
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Your learning goal
I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns and ‘avoir’ to talk about how many I and others have.
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I can use numbers 1-12 with nouns and ‘avoir’ to talk about how many I and others have.
Key learning points
- When numbers 2, 3 and 10 are followed by a noun beginning with a vowel, the -s and -x are pronounced; this is liaison.
- Adding -s to nouns makes them plural.
- Contrasting ‘il y a’ and ‘il a’ for practice helps to distinguish between them.
Words to know
- liaison
- pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a word starting with a vowel follows
- 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'
- avoir
- French verb meaning 'to have, having'
- il a
- from the French verb 'avoir', meaning 'he has'
Common mistakes
'Il y a' and 'il a' can both be used to say what there is/are.
'Il y a' and 'il a' sound similar but have different meanings. 'Il y a' means 'there is' or 'there are' and 'il a' means 'he has'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Use numbers at any opportunity within the classroom, for both social and organisational interactions.