1. PHONICS REVISION

2. L’alphabet
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

3. Les voyelles E A i U O y

4. Prononcez… la le lu do mi
• fa
• si
• du
• de

5. Combinations of letters
The combination of some letters makes new sounds:
A+I = AI
A+U = AU
E+U = EU
O+U = OU
O+I = OI
EAU
sounds like AU
(eg: oiseau)
In pairs, find at least two examples for each of these combinations

6. Prononcez…
A AI AU/EAU
E OEU/EU I
O OU OI U

7. a / e / i / o / u / ai / au / eu / ou / oi
Écoutez
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Listen to the text in French, and fill in the gaps using the vowels or combination of letters you have learnt:
a / e / i / o / u / ai / au / eu / ou / oi
J’_ _ un styl _ n _ _ r, une tr _ _ sse r _ _ ge et _ ne p _ _ re d _ c _ s _ _ _x.
_ l _ un crayon j _ _ ne et un r _ se m _ _s il n’ _ p _ s d _ f _ _ tre gr _ s _ _ bl _ _.

8. NASAL SOUNDS

9. in / un / im
on / om
an / en
am / em

10. Exception
If any of these combinations of letters is followed by a vowel or a N/M (so it’s double N or double M) the two letters (eg:O+N) are pronounced separately (therefore, it is no longer a nasal sound)
Eg: dictionnaire vs dicton
animal vs ans
fenêtre vs ventre
inutile vs intelligent
une vs un
comme vs compas

11. Practice NASAL SOUND OR NOT? ennemi septembre intelligent image
impossible
poisson
onze
anniversaire
amusant
ordinateur

12. in / im / un / um / on / om / an / am / en / em
12 mins
Activité
Find at least one word for each NASAL sound
in / im / un / um / on / om / an / am / en / em
Be careful with
exceptions!

13. Comment dit-on…? OU OI AI
AU/EAU EU/OEU ON/OM
IN / UN / IM
AN / EN / AM / EM

14. Pronounced final consonant (CaReFuL)
Silent final consonants
air
noir
parc
nul
gros
deux
sous
grand

15. Silent final consonants Pronounced final consonants
Group work
Find as many words as you can to fill in both circles. Be careful with exceptions.
Silent final consonants
Pronounced final consonants
(C, R, F , L)

16. Vowels at the end of words
All vowels are pronounced at the end of words EXCEPT « e », unless it has an accent on it:
joue / joué
It is very important to understand this difference as it often changes the meaning of words
Exceptions: if a two-letter word ends with a « e », you have to pronounce it: le, me, de, te, se, ce, je, ne

17. Le son [é] (‘ay’) é

18. Boucle d’Or et les trois ours
Il était une fois trois ours qui habitaient une petite maison
dans une petite forêt.
Il y avait papa ours, maman ours et bébé ours.
Un jour, maman ours a fait une bonne soupe.
La soupe était trop chaude donc les trois ours sont allés faire
une promenade dans la forêt.
Pendant qu’ils faisaient la promenade, une petite fille s’est
approchée de la maison.
La petite fille s’appelait Boucle d’Or.
Elle s’est arrêtée. Elle a regardé.
Puis elle est entrée dedans.

19. Le son [é] (‘ay’) é

20. combination of the letters
Le son [é]
only at the
end of a word
EXCEPTIONS
les
des
mes
tes
ses
ces
ais
aient
ait ez ai é er
In these 6 articles, the
combination of the letters
E+S makes the sound [é]
BUT ONLY in
these 6 words ! ê et
est

21. Lisez et écoutez
‘il était une fois, trois ours qui habitaient une petite maison dans une petite forêt’

22. Les liaisons
A liaison is a link between two words: the first word ends in a consonant which is usually silent (other than C, R, F, L) and the second word starts with a vowel or a ‘h’.
Examples: trois ours (the ‘s’ becomes pronounced because of the ‘o’ following it)
un hôpital (the ‘n’ becomes pronounced because of the ‘h’ following it)

23. [h] Find as many words starting with a ‘h’ as you can
How do you pronounce them?
‘h’ is a silent letter in French

24. [ ch ] How do you pronounce these words? chocolat / chaud
‘ch’ in French sounds like the English ‘sh’
Do you know any other words with the ‘ch’ sound?

25. [ ill ] How do you pronounce these words?
‘fille’ / ‘gentille’ / ‘taille’
[ ill ] in French sounds like the English [ y ] as in ‘you’ / ‘yes’ in the middle of a word (not at the beginning → illimité / illégal)
Exceptions: mille / ville / village / tranquille
Can you find some other words with the combination «ill »?

26. [ qu ] How do you pronounce these words? quatre / qui
[ qu ] in French sounds like the English [ k ] – never pronounce the ‘u’ after a ‘q’
Can you find any other words using the sound [ qu ] ?
5 mins

27. Reading activity In pairs, read the text page…
Make sure you take every phonic rule we have learnt so far into account:
1. vowels sounds
2. combinations of letters
3. nasal sounds (and the exceptions)
4. silent letters at the end of words
5. the [é] sound
6. liaisons
7. h / ch / qu / ill