Starter

Riddle:

I am a word used to describe people. My first letter may

begin with letter “ a ”. What am I ?

What do you think you are coming to learn about today ?

 FRENCH NOTES: WEEK 11 TERM 1 YEAR 6
TOPIC: DESCRIBING PEOPLE WITH ADJECTIVES
OBJECTIVES: I will be able to:
1. recognize some descriptive adjectives in French
2. list and explain some descriptive adjectives in French and
classify them under masculine and feminine.
3. use some descriptive adjectives to describe people in
French
KEYWORDS: les adjectifs , masculin , feminin
Watch the video on the next slide and answer the
questions that follow
Classify the following adjectives into masculine or feminine.
grande , petit , grosse , petite , gros , grand

MASCULINE FEMININE
grand
 Guess the meaning of the French expressions below using the word bank

he is tall he is short she is tall she short

il est petit = he is short

elle est petite = she is short

il est grand = he is tall

elle est grande = she is tall

 she is fat he is slim he is fat she is slim

il est gros = he is fat

elle est grosse = she is fat

il est mince = he is slim

elle est mince = she is slim

 Translate the passages below in French
1 My friend’s name is Daniel. He is tall and fat.

Mon ami s’appelle Daniel. Il est grand et gros.

2 My friend’s name is Angela. She is short and fat.

Mon amie s’appelle Angela. Elle est petite et grosse

 Describe the following people:

Akua Ama
 Kofi
Kojo
 Joe
Anita
 Madame Charlotte
Monsieur Paul
Plenary
Explain the words below

grand / grande = tall

petit / petite = short
gros / grosse = fat / big
Translate in French

Adwoa is tall and fat.

Adwoa est grande et grosse.
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