KS3 · French · Year 8
Where is that? prepositions with 'de'
Everyday activities: preposition 'de', partitive, frequent -IR and -RE verbs
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Your learning goal
I can use prepositions with de and the definite article to say where objects are.
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I can use prepositions with de and the definite article to say where objects are.
Key learning points
- [s] sounds like maison
- There are two 's' sounds in French. Use the hard 's' between 2 vowels and soft 's' in other words.
- The preposition 'de' can mean 'of', 'from' and sometimes it's not translated at all.
- 'De' changes before the definite article; use 'du' for masculine nouns, 'de la' for feminine and 'de l'' before vowels.
Words to know
- [s]
- pronounced as in 'maison'
- preposition
- a word that is used before a noun, a noun phrase, or a pronoun, connecting it to another word
Common mistakes
The sound 's' is always pronounced the same in French.
There are two 's' sounds, the hard 's' sound which sounds like a 'z', found between two vowels, including in liaisons and the soft 's' found in other words, often at the beginning, of words, between consonants and as a double 's'.
For parents, carers and teachers
- If time permits, directions and prepositions is a good opportunity for extra speaking and listening. You could have an object that moves around the classroom to make the vocabulary more memorable and students could even create their own map for a homework task to then use as a prompt for speaking.