KS2 · French · Year 3
What is he or she like? Intonation questions
Me and others: singular 'être' and regular adjectives
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Your learning goal
I can use ‘être’ with adjectives to ask and answer intonation questions and write short sentences describing people.
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I can use ‘être’ with adjectives to ask and answer intonation questions and write short sentences describing people.
Key learning points
- The sound-correspondence [an/en] can be practised with similar but contrasting sounds.
- ‘Je suis’, ‘tu es’ and ‘elle, il est’ are all parts of the verb ‘être’ (to be, being).
- Statements become yes/no questions by raising your tone of voice at the end.
Words to know
- [an/en]
- pronounced as in 'enfant'
- il est / elle est
- from the verb 'être', meaning ‘he is / she is’
- intonation
- the rise and fall of the voice in speaking
- adjective agreement
- a change in adjective ending; for example, adding -e to describe a girl or woman
Common mistakes
Changing intonation doesn't affect meaning.
If you raise your voice at the end, you can turn a statement into a question.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Once the 'guess who' game in the third learning cycle is completed, you may wish to do a 'guess who' activity in the class, allowing pupils to guess different class members using intonation questions, if you feel it appropriate.