KS2 · French · Year 3
What is it? C'est and liaison
What I and others have: singular 'avoir' and nouns
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Your learning goal
I can use c'est to identify things when I speak and write.
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What is it? C'est and liaison: slides adapted from the imported teaching text; recall questions created from its keywords, learning points and common mistakes. Self-check practice, with no automatic grading or XP. Answers stay on this page and are cleared when you leave.
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I can use c'est to identify things when I speak and write.
Key learning points
- C'est means 'it is' or it's and usually has a silent-final consonant.
- C'est can be used with any singular noun and its indefinite article to state what something is.
- When c'est is followed by 'un' or 'une' the 't' is pronounced; this is an example of liaison.
Words to know
- c'est
- two words 'ce, c' and 'est' meaning 'it is' or 'it's' in French
- liaison
- pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a word starting with a vowel follows
Common mistakes
The 't' in c'est is always a silent-final consonant.
The 't' in c'est is pronounced if it is followed by a word beginning with a vowel like 'un' or 'une'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- It is good to underline the importance of correct pronunciation in this lesson. Children like the challenge of 'sounding French' and applying the rule of 'liaison' helps them to do this. For additional challenge in Task B2 teachers may suggest pupils turn away and write the meanings.