“My family” and possessive adjectives
“My family” and possessive adjectives
Key words and phrases
- Les membres de la famille
- Les grands-parents
- Le grand-père
- La grand-mère
- Les parents
- Le père
- La mère
- Les enfants
- Le fils
- La fille
- Le frère
- La sœur
- L’oncle
- La tante
- Le cousin
- La cousine
Learn
“avoir” in the present tense
Possessive adjectives
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FrenchPod101: Talking about family
Watch
Straight through the Channel: Possessive adjectives
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Read
The French experiment: Possessive adjectives
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BBC Bitesize: Talking about your family
Your French corner: Talk about family and friends
Apprendre TV5 Monde: Vocabulary about family
Flemotion: Vocabulary about family
Practice
Learn French with Alexa: Practice the verb “avoir”
Learn French with Alexa: Practice possessive adjectives
IE Languages: Possessive adjectives
IE Languages: Family
EduCandy: Quiz on family vocabulary
Using one of the recommended resources to get writing feedback, respond to the prompt below.
Write a few sentences on your family, friends, or your pets. Indicate the names and occupations of some family members or friends if you can. Pay particular attention to the conjugation and the possessive pronouns.
Using one of the platforms for finding a tutor or language exchange partner, practice the speaking activities below.
Partner Speaking Exercise:
- Draw up your family tree, or find a family photo and show it to your partner. Use the picture as a prompt to talk about your family. Then, ask questions to your partner: “As-tu des frères et sœurs ?”, “Comment s’appelle ton père ?” etc.
Independent Speaking Exercise:
- Using a family tree or pictures, practice describing your family: their names, relationships, what they look like, their occupation, etc.
You can describe a different family, real or fictitious, instead, to practice using a different possessive pronoun than “my”.
You can find instructions and a download link in our flashcards module.
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