Talking about others: il/elle and ils/elles
‘s/he’ and ‘they’
-IR verbs
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Rachel Hawkes
Talking about others: il/elle and ils/elles
For regular – IR verbs:
finit → finissent
il/elle ils/elles
il elle ils elles
When we want to talk about more than one person (they),
rather than one person (he/she)…
[he] [she]
[they (m)] [they (f)]
-IR verbs
(letters in bold blue ‘finiss’ are all pronounced)
Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
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Rachel Hawkes
Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden
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Écouter
Listen. Marc is talking about his friend Pierre and his other friends. But you’re in a very noisy street! The verb ending tells you if Marc is referring to Pierre (tick ‘il’) or to all of his friends tick ‘ils’).
-IR verbs
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Rachel Hawkes
Stephen Owen / Emma Marsden
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ANSWERS
Écoute. Marc parle de son ami Pierre et de ses autres amis.
Coche [il] s’il parle de Pierre ou [ils] s’il parle de ses autres amis (ils).
-IR verbs
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Rachel Hawkes
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Vocabulaire
Emma Marsden / Stephen Owen
Écouter
finir | to finish |
choisir | to choose |
réussir | to succeed |
les devoirs | homework |
le cahier | exercise book |
le repas | meal |
un livre | book |
l’examen | the exam |
l’ épreuve | the test |
le travail | work |
une glace | ice cream |
la lettre | letter |
-IR verbs
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Rachel Hawkes
What did I say?
Imagine you are facetiming (or skyping etc) with a French friend. You are going to imitate one of those conversations where the connection isn’t great and keeps ‘glitching out’ so you can’t quite hear everything that is being said! So, when you are speaking you will miss out some words. You will see whether your partner can work out what you must have said by using the rest of the sentence.
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
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Rachel Hawkes
What did I say?
Imagine you are facetiming (or skyping etc) with a French friend. You are going to imitate one of those conversations where the connection isn’t great and keeps ‘glitching out’ so you can’t quite hear everything that is being said! So, when you are speaking you will miss out some words. You will see whether your partner can work out what you must have said by using the rest of the sentence.
Partner A�Read each sentence out in French but do not say out loud the word that is crossed out. Take care to say the correct form of the verb. This tells your partner whether you’re talking about one of your friends or more than one. Your partner will choose between two pictures (showing one or more than one).
Then, the connection gets better so you say the whole sentence the 2nd time around. S/he will then complete the sentence in French – so repeat and allow time for writing.
1 | He finishes the homework. |
2 | They choose a book. |
3 | They finish the work. |
4 | She chooses an ice cream. |
5 | He finishes the letter. |
Your partner will then tell you in English what s/he has understood about what your friends do.��Then it’s your turn to listen to your partner.
Version 1
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
Material licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0�
Rachel Hawkes
What did I say?
Imagine you are facetiming (or skyping etc) with a French friend. You are going to imitate one of those conversations where the connection isn’t great and keeps ‘glitching out’ so you can’t quite hear everything that is being said! So, when you are speaking you will miss out some words. You will see whether your partner can work out what you must have said by using the rest of the sentence.
Partner A�Read each sentence out in French but do not say out loud the word that is crossed out. Choose the correct form of the verb and pronounce it clearly. This tells your partner whether you’re talking about one of your friends or more than one. Your partner chooses between two pictures (showing one or more than one).
Then, the connection gets better so you say the whole sentence the 2nd time around. S/he then completes the sentence in French – so repeat and allow time for writing.
1 | Il finit/finissent les devoirs. |
2 | ils choisit/choissent un livre. |
3 | Elles finit/finissent le travail. |
4 | Elle choisit/choisissent une glace. |
5 | Il finit/finissent la lettre. |
Your partner will then tell you in English what s/he has understood about what your friends do.��Then it’s your turn to listen to your partner.
Version 2
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
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Rachel Hawkes
Partner B�Listen to your partner reading out 5 sentences. For each, circle the correct picture (one or more than one person). It is the verb form that tells you this. Then try to complete each sentence that your partner reads out. What have you found out what your partner’s friends do? �Tell him/her in English.
1 | | _______ ____________ les devoirs. |
2 | | _______ ____________ un livre. |
3 | | _______ ____________ le travail. |
4 | | _______ ____________ une glace. |
5 | | _______ ____________ la lettre. |
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
Material licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0�
Rachel Hawkes
What did I say?
Imagine you are facetiming (or skyping etc) with a French friend. You are going to imitate one of those conversations where the connection isn’t great and keeps ‘glitching out’ so you can’t quite hear everything that is being said! So, when you are speaking you will miss out some words. You will see whether your partner can work out what you must have said by using the rest of the sentence.
Partner B�Read each sentence out in French but do not say out loud the word that is crossed out. Take care to say the correct form of the verb. This tells your partner whether you’re talking about one of your friends or more than one. Your partner will choose between two pictures (showing one or more than one).
Then, the connection gets better so you say the whole sentence the 2nd time around. S/he will then complete the sentence in French – so repeat and allow time for writing.
Your partner will then tell you in English what s/he has understood about what your friends do.��Then it’s your turn to listen to your partner.
Version 1
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
6 | They choose a fruit. |
7 | They finish the meal. |
8 | She chooses music. |
9 | They succeed in the exam. |
10 | She succeeds in the test. |
Material licensed as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0�
Rachel Hawkes
What did I say?
Imagine you are facetiming (or skyping etc) with a French friend. You are going to imitate one of those conversations where the connection isn’t great and keeps ‘glitching out’ so you can’t quite hear everything that is being said! So, when you are speaking you will miss out some words. You will see whether your partner can work out what you must have said by using the rest of the sentence.
Partner B�Read each sentence out in French but do not say out loud the word that is crossed out. Choose the correct form of the verb and pronounce it clearly. This tells your partner whether you’re talking about one of your friends or more than one. Your partner chooses between two pictures (showing one or more than one).
Then, the connection gets better so you say the whole sentence the 2nd time around. S/he then completes the sentence in French – so repeat and allow time for writing.
Your partner will then tell you in English what s/he has understood about what your friends do.��Then it’s your turn to listen to your partner.
Version 2
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
6 | Ils choisit/choisissent un fruit. |
7 | Ils finit/finissent le repas. |
8 | Elle choisit/choisissent la musique. |
9 | Elles réussit/réussissent à l’examen. |
10 | Elle réussit/réussissent à l’épreuve. |
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Rachel Hawkes
Partner A�Listen to your partner reading out 5 sentences. For each, circle the correct picture (one or more than one person). It is the verb form that tells you this. Then try to complete each sentence that your partner reads out. What have you found out what your partner’s friends do? �Tell him/her in English.
1 | | _______ ____________ un fruit. |
2 | | _______ ____________ le repas. |
3 | | _______ ____________ la musique. |
4 | | _______ ____________ à l’examen. |
5 | | _______ ____________ à l’épreuve. |
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
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Rachel Hawkes
Partner B – ANSWER SLIDE�Listen to your partner reading out 5 sentences. For each, circle the correct picture (one or more than one person). It is the verb form that tells you this. Then try to complete each sentence that your partner reads out. What have you found out what your partner’s friends do? �Tell him/her in English.
1 | | _______ ____________ les devoirs. |
2 | | _______ ____________ un livre. |
3 | | _______ ____________ le travail. |
4 | | _______ ____________ une glace. |
5 | | _______ ____________ la lettre. |
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
finit
il
ils
choisissent
elles
finissent
elle
choisit
il
finit
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Rachel Hawkes
Partner A – ANSWER SLIDE�Listen to your partner reading out 5 sentences. For each, circle the correct picture (one or more than one person). It is the verb form that tells you this. Then try to complete each sentence that your partner reads out. What have you found out what your partner’s friends do? �Tell him/her in English.
1 | | _______ ____________ un fruit. |
2 | | _______ ____________ le repas. |
3 | | _______ ____________ la musique. |
4 | | _______ ____________ à l’examen. |
5 | | _______ ____________ à l’épreuve. |
Parler / Écouter / Écrire
ils
choisissent
ils
finissent
elle
choisit
elles
réussissent
elles
réussit
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Rachel Hawkes