KS3 · French · Year 7
What is that? C'est and singular indefinite articles
Belongings: singular 'avoir', nouns and indefinite articles
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Your learning goal
I can use ‘c’est’ and singular indefinite articles to describe what it is/that is.
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I can use ‘c’est’ and singular indefinite articles to describe what it is/that is.
Key learning points
- The [e] sounds like 'je'.
- The final 't' in 'c'est' is a silent final consonant but if followed by a vowel it is pronounced .
- 'Ce' means 'this/that' and 'est' means 'is'; together they make 'c'est', meaning 'it is' or 'this is'.
- Every noun has a gender: masculine or feminine. To say 'a/an', we use 'un' for masculine and 'une' for feminine nouns.
Words to know
- indefinite article
- the words 'un' and 'une' meaning 'a/an'
- vowel
- the letters 'a', 'e', 'i', 'o' and 'u'
- liaison
- pronouncing a usually silent final consonant because a vowel follows
- [e]
- pronounced as in 'je'
Common mistakes
There is only one way to say 'a' in French.
All nouns have a gender in French. We use 'un' for all masculine nouns and 'une' for all feminine nouns.
For parents, carers and teachers
- Repeating speaking activities immediately, one or more times, improves fluency and deepens vocabulary knowledge.