KS4 · French · Year 11
Une équipe francophone : adjective agreement, making comparisons
Lifestyle and wellbeing/Travel and tourism: la culture francophone
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Your learning goal
I can understand descriptions of a Francophone sports team, recognising and applying knowledge of adjective agreements and comparisons.
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I can understand descriptions of a Francophone sports team, recognising and applying knowledge of adjective agreements and comparisons.
Key learning points
- To make adjectives feminine add -e, change -x to -se, -el to -elle, -en to -enne, -f to -ve, -er to -ère, or no change.
- To form plural adjectives we add -s, unless the adjective ends in -x or -s. -al and -eau change to -aux and -eaux.
- To make comparisons in French we use 'plus ... que', 'moins ... que' and 'aussi ... que' with adjectives and adverbs.
Words to know
- adjective
- a word that gives information about a noun
- comparative
- a form of adjective or adverb used to compare people, things or ideas
Common mistakes
To make a comparative adjective in French, add the suffix -er to an adjective.
Most comparatives are formed using 'plus ... que' (more ... than), 'moins ... que' (less ... than), and 'aussi ... que' (as ... as). The adjective to compare goes in the middle and agrees with gender and number of the noun being compared.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Task A3 has two options. Option 1 is aimed at most students and Option 2 provides greater support for students who may require it.