KS2 · French · Year 5

Presentation about Haiti: 'est-ce que' questions

Celebrations in France and Haiti: plural -ER verbs, est-ce que, negation

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Your learning goal

I can ask questions using intonation or 'est-ce que' to find out information about the French speaking country Haiti.

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What you’ll learn

I can ask questions using intonation or 'est-ce que' to find out information about the French speaking country Haiti.

Key learning points

The e at the end of the word makes no sound. It is a Silent final e -SFe. An é at the end of a word is pronounced: bébé.
The consonant before a SFe is pronounced: timide.
There are different ways to ask closed (yes/no) questions in French.
Change a statement into a question by raising your voice at the end: tu aimes l'histoire ?
Use 'est-ce que' at the start of a statement. Est-ce que literally means ‘is it that’: est-ce que tu aimes l'histoire ?

Words to know

SFe: silent final e (silent e at the end of a word)
é: pronounced as in 'bébé' (can be pronounced at the end of a word)
intonation: rise and fall of the voice when speaking (when used in a question the voice raises at the end of the statement: tu aimes le chocolat ?)
est-ce que: used at the start of a statement to ask a question: est-ce que tu aimes le chocolat ?

Common mistakes

Questions using intonation or 'est-ce que' have different meanings: Tu aimes l'histoire ? vs. Est-ce que tu aimes l'histoire ?

'Tu aimes l’histoire ?' and 'Est-ce que tu aimes l’histoire ?' mean the same thing, they are two different ways of asking the same question (using intonation or 'est-ce que').

For parents, carers and teachers

Ask pupils to prepare their own presentations and research a tradition of a French speaking country.