1. Singulier et pluriel un une le la des des les les (a, the, some)
Here the pupils are introduced to all the words for a/some/the which remain colour-coded blue for masculine and red for feminine. The is an important skill to grasp as most sentences which contain a noun will also contain an article (definite or indefinite). The activity is designed to be interactive whereby pupils can come to the front and press/click on the buttons they believe to be appropriate to the animal featured. They will hear audio telling them whether they are correct or not. Pupils will hear ‘tant pis’ (bad luck) if they choose something inappropriate, or praise & a translation if they choose something appropriate (grammatically correct).
des
des
les
les

2. Pupils should choose blue buttons because they have learnt that ‘un chat’ is masculine/blue. Because they have already learnt ‘un’ chat they should choose that button easily and then follow the blue pattern to get the correct word for ‘the’. un
une le la

3. des
des
les
les
Pupils will hopefully also make the connection with the colour blue here but it can be a process of trial & error. The buttons’ audio will tell pupils whether they are correct or not when pressed. It is important for pupils to grasp that the gender dictates the words used for ‘a’, ‘some’, ‘the’ and not knowing the gender will lead to later frustration!

4. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une le la

5. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

6. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une le la

7. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

8. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une l’ la

9. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

10. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une l’ la

11. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

12. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une le la

13. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

14. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une le la

15. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

16. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une le la

17. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

18. Instructions as per slide 2&3.un
une le la

19. Instructions as per slide 2&3.
des
des
les
les

20. Ça se dit comment en anglais?
some ducks
des canards=
la grenouille =
les moutons=
les chevaux =
un chien =
the frog
the sheep (more than one)
the horses
¿Ça se dit comment en anglais? = How do you say it in English? Here pupils are asked to reproduce the vocabulary and the appropriate word for a/some/the according to the gender/number of the word in question. They might answer orally or write down their answers referring to a vocabulary list if necessary.
a dog

21. Ça se dit comment en anglais?
6.des oiseaux =
7.le chat =
8.un poisson rouge =
9.les ours =
10.un mouton =
some birds
the cat
a goldfish
the bears
Click on the pink button to hear pronunciation of the French nouns.
a sheep

22. Ça se dit comment en anglais?
11.un canard =
12.des chats =
13.l’oiseau =
14.les chiens =
15.le cheval =
a duck
some cats
the bird
the dogs
Click on the pink button to hear pronunciation of the French nouns.
the horse